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Thank you to our sponsors for their generous support.

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• Clive Court - A Life Membership Award winner of the Canadian Public Relations Society,
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• Michael Close, author of the new Paradigm Shift ebooks, the Workers series and others,
• Ty Reveen - appearing at the St. John Imperial Theatre this month, 
  
• Brent Smith, owner of The Vanishing Rabbit Magic Shop, and
• Ryan Pilling's "Tips & Tricks for Magicians" newsletter!
  

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Aaron Matthews at Canada's Wonderland and in Magical Extravaganza with Sean Watson

From the July 4th Facebook post by The Magic of Aaron Matthews:

 

 

From the July 5th Facebook post by The Magic of Aaron Matthews:

 

 

 

 

Broken wand: Rick Poltaruk

Our condolences to Rick's family and friends at this difficult time.

 

From the July 3rd Facebook post by Paul Bagley:

Papa Rick's Obituary

Rick Poltaruk  April 20th 1951 – June 23rd, 2021

It is with mixed emotions we say farewell to Rick Poltaruk who succumbed to Lymphedema on June 23rd 2021, in Calgary Alberta.

Rick is survived by his mother Helga, daughter Shawna along with three grand children, brother Randy (Bonnie) niece Marinna (Kevin), and nephew Ryan (Mara).

Rick, a pastor, musician, magician, comedian and actor was well known as an entertainer living in Yellowknife, Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary and Winnipeg, showcased his talents everywhere he found himself, and left his mark, many of us can only imagine

Rick, a devote Christian, found solitude in faith, loved life and dedicated himself to others through his talents. As a Pastor, working with the Mustard Seed bestowing himself to help the homeless became the only accomplishment he truly valued.

Rick’s life was his joy, pride and pleasure - to miss him is an understatement. Our grateful heart will treasure memories we share, and his legacy will live on through the music we sing and the stories we tell. May he walk beside us every day.

Donations would be appreciated to the Mustard Seed of Calgary Alberta.

[With thanks to Derek Selinger for sharing the obituary with us.]

Big Trick Energy on Netflix

From the July 1st Tweet by Chris Ramsay:

#BigTrickEnergy coming to @netflix this Thursday! pic.twitter.com/A18awU6JdW

— Chris Ramsay (@chrisramsay52) July 1, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

It's Canada Day

"Canada Day, observed on July 1st, is a national holiday marking the anniversary of Confederation in 1867, when the British North America Act came into effect. It was originally known as Dominion Day until it was renamed in 1982."
-- from The Canadian Encyclopedia

 

From the June 1st article "Where to donate to support survivors of residential schools ~ Six organizations you can turn your attention to" at Macleans:

The horrifying discovery was met with grief and mourning over the weekend, reigniting an ongoing conversation about the intergenerational trauma caused by Canada’s residential school program. Here is how you can help organizations across the country that are working to support survivors and further reconciliation.

Read more and donate.