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Category Archives: Toughest School in North America

“Toughest School in North America”

That’s what the Knights of Columbus article my father flashed at me called the school. Ted Byfield used the term to recruit teachers for a dollar a day.  Judge for yourself.

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Chapter 27. My Last Open House

By Richard de Candole | March 21, 2022 - 6:00 am |May 21, 2022 St. John's Cathedral Boys' School of Manitoba, Toughest School in North America
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Chapter 27 of the Toughest School in North America by Richard de Candole. Will Open House happen? Will the Class of ’68 graduate? Click here for the full article →

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Class of ’68: Twenty years later

By Richard de Candole | March 25, 2022 - 5:00 am |May 21, 2022 St. John's Cathedral Boys' School of Manitoba, Toughest School in North America
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Last chapter of the Toughest School in North America by Richard de Candole. What happened to the Class of ’68? Click here for the full article →

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For Immediate Release – 1 June 2022

By pierre@bedard.com | June 1, 2022 - 5:48 pm |June 8, 2022 liner notes, Toughest School in North America, Writing Samples
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three border stories is aptly named – three stories taking place near the US/Canadian, US/Mexico, and the Laos/Thailand/Myanmar borders. Click here for the full article →

Pierre reviews RYP’s The Adventurist

By pierre@bedard.com | July 31, 2022 - 2:40 pm |September 27, 2023 Toughest School in North America
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Come Back Alive. That’s his theme and tagline. I read The Adventurist, you should, too. No lily-dipping here. Five toques! Click here for the full article →

Producing Toughest School in North America

By pierre@bedard.com | May 28, 2022 - 8:25 pm |April 8, 2023 liner notes, Toughest School in North America, Writing Samples
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I put together a toolchain used to publish a 70,000 word book in four months. DM me know if you want to hear me bloviate about it. Click here for the full article →

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