This page is sponsored by: Denver Montclair International School offers full‑immersion, bilingual education in French, Mandarin Chinese and Spanish to students in 3 years old through 5th grade, and is pursuing authorization to become an IB World School to offer the Middle Years Program in grades 6–8. www.dmischool.com     Canada Colorado Association interview by Pierre G. Boissé   September 18, 2011   Canada Colorado Interview With Our New Director Peter Martinek   Birthplace:  Toronto, Ontario 1967 Family growing up:  Our family owned a small resort at the base of Blue mountain in Collingwood Ontario called Tyrolean Village Resorts.  The resort provided accommodations to skiers in the winter and summer activities in the summer.  My summers were spent, painting chalets, cutting grass, lifeguarding at the pool.  The family was very close and we were all very involved in the activities of the business. Lifestyle:  With my Mom being Canadian and my Dad from Czechoslovakia, we had a great influence on us from the two nationalities.  People were always stopping in to visit and it was like an open door policy for all the family friends who were up visiting for the weekend.  I have an older brother, Denis who is married to Snezhana from Belarus.  They have  a new Baby named Nicholas.  They live in Collingwood and work at the resort.  My younger brother, Paul is also married.  His wife Stephani is a local celeb with her bike racing and they live on the shores of Georgian Bay in Craigleith.  Paul works at Tyrolean Village and is also a real estate broker in the area. Activities and Hobbies: I grew up skiing at Blue Mountain and continue to ski here in Colorado, without all the ice.   I play tennis in a local neighborhood league.  My hobbies are a 1981 corvette that my son and I brought back from Collingwood that was my Dad’s and a 1971 Triumph TR6. Traditions:  At Christmas we followed the European tradition by celebrating Christmas Eve and we still continue make a schnitzel dinner with potato salad with caviar, and lentils which if you eat will bring prosperity in the new year. I recently read “unbroken”, a true story about inner strength and a will to live through anything. I attended Georgian Bay Secondary School High School and then graduated from Collingwood Colligate High School.  After high school I went to McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario and graduated with a B.A. Economics in 1990 After graduating I went to Europe with my two brothers and friend from home for a 3 month backpacking trip. I met my wife Suzy at a youth hostel named the Pink Palace in Corfu Greece.  She asked me to dance after the Ouzo and plate breaking party. We spent two days in Corfu and went our separate ways, we ran into each other again in Berlin, she was on one side of the Brandenburg gate and I on the other and we met up again.  After coming back home we started to travel back and forth from Washington DC to Collingwood, or meeting half way to see each other. We married 14 months later.  We have been married for almost 19 years. Andrew is 17 and a senior at Cherry Creek High School.  He is playing tennis and is passionate about road biking.  Emily is 15 and a sophomore at CCHS.  She is playing sophomore Volleyball. I have been in the building industry for 16 years. I started working for a lumber and truss manufacturer supplying to all the home builders in Colorado.  We then moved back to Canada for 18 months to work on an expansion of Tyrolean Village.  Upon coming back to Denver I was hired as the Purchasing Manager for Watt Homes Colorado and then a project manager for a company building commercial projects.  I spent 3 years with another company managing residential construction for new homes and scrape off projects in the Cherry Creek, Hilltop and other Denver neighborhoods.  Far North Development was established in 2003, I started out building both residential and commercial projects and now primarily work on commercial tenant finish build outs.  Our projects include restaurants, Fitness facilities, medical clinics, office remodels and new construction.  I enjoy building business spaces for people.  I often work very closely with the owners themselves and help create these places they imagine.  I assist them through the difficult process of constructing their places of business, owners know what they do best in their industry and they are often left to fend for themselves when they lease a space and the requirements to build it.  This includes engineering, permits, architectural drawings, fire and safety.  I can walk them through this and give those real costs and guidance to complete their project.  Proudest accomplishment:  Making family time, I try not to work weekends and holidays and be active in my children’s lives.  We go to their sporting events and follow with the activities they have chosen to do.  This summer I spent a week with Andrew and 6 friends while they did a 820 mile bike ride from Denver to Purdy Missouri.  I was part of the “SAG wagon” for the “Bike to (camp) Barnabas” to raise money for the camp which supports special needs. I moved to the US in 1993, Suzy is from Kentucky and we moved there from Collingwood.  Andrew was born there in 1994.  Suzy’s brothers both lived in Colorado and prompted us to move here too.  We lived in Louisville, CO for 2 years, went back to Canada for 18 months and then back again to Colorado for the last 14 years. The biggest adaptation was trying to work my way into the work force, especially in Kentucky.  It was difficult after working for a family business for so long and then having absolutely no contacts to feed from.  Starting my company when I did was easier since I had already established roughly 8 years of contacts to work with. I miss the access to water here in Colorado; I have yet to go to Chatfield Reservoir!  Also my family, we do not have any family here and always look forward to visitors. I would like to somehow share my time between Canada and Colorado, not sure if I would take by business up there or just do it for leisure. I heard of the CCA from our friends Gerry and Katherine Parent, they saw us flying our Canadian flag outside of the house for Canada Day and quickly introduced themselves and became fast friends.  They have since moved back to Barrie Ontario, not far from Collingwood and we get together when we are there. I enjoy meeting everyone at the events and finding out what brought them here and where they came from.  Sometimes we have some of the same friends back home and often they have been to Collingwood and skiing at Blue Mountain. Co- Sponsored By: La Petite Ecole, Unique, In-home French / English Pre-School. Full days -- 18 months to Kindergarten. Language, Math, Art, Field-Trips, Home-cooked meals and much more! E. Hampden and I-225 Call Patricia Ayité at 720-482-9693 www.lapetiteecoledenver.com

Canada Colorado Association interview by Pierre G. Boissé Jeff O’Neill President and Chief Executive Officer Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc. www.einsteinbros.com   October 2010   I met Jeff at his office and we talked about so many things that it will be hard to resume. We talked about the fact that all of the Board members are purely on a volunteer basis but most importantly about Jeff’s career and visions, family, sports (with an emphasis on hockey) and a bit of religion and politics (not included). I hope you enjoy reading this as much as I enjoyed my time with him. Pierre   Jeff began his career in Marketing with The Quaker Oats Company and held a variety of progressive positions in both marketing and sales in Canada before moving to the U.S. with Quaker in 1994, where he led the Quaker Wholesome Snacks Division as VP Marketing. In 1999, Jeff joined Pepsi Co as President of Pepsi Cola Canada.  Under Jeff’s leadership the company underwent a period of significant innovation and market share growth expanding their Brand presence in such well known areas as Aquafina Bottled Water, Starbucks Frappuccino and popular Line extensions of Brand Pepsi. In 2002 PepsiCo acquired the Quaker Oats Company and Jeff returned to his old Company in Chicago to help lead the integration of the Quaker Oats/Gatorade acquisition. In 2005 Jeff joined Priszm Income Fundas the President and COO. Priszm is a publicly traded Restaurant on the Toronto Stock Exchange with a portfolio of popular brands such as Pizza Hut and Taco Bell and is also one of the largest Independent KFC Franchisees in the World. In January 2008 Jeff was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Priszm. In December of 2008 Jeff returned to the USA as President/CEO ofEinstein-Noah Restaurant Group a National Chain of Bagel Bakeries that is publicly traded on the NASDQ stock exchange with their Headquarters in Denver Colorado. Throughout his career Jeff has been involved in numerous industry functions, including positions as an Executive member of the Consumer Products Council of Canada, Chair of the Canadian Soft drink Association and a Director of Corporations Supporting Recycling. He is currently a Director of Rocky Vista University, an Ostepathic Medical School located in Parker, Colorado. Jeff holds an Honors Bachelor of Commerce Degree from the University of Ottawa. Outside of work, Jeff and his family enjoy hiking, biking and skiing. Questions: 1.     Where is your place of birth? Brockville Ontario a small Town on the St Lawrence River in the Thousand Island area… but grew up in Ottawa. 2.     Describe your family growing up. A lot of sports (hockey, waterskiing, football and weekends at the Lake) I worked in my Fathers Road construction business from the age of 16 through University 3.     Did you have a particular lifestyle growing up? Very busy…with 4 siblings there was always action at our house with friends and family (travel hockey kept me busy in the winters and we were expected to keep up with our school work as a priority). 4.     Tell me about your siblings? An older brother and sister and a younger brother and sister… my older brother was CEO of Molson for 6 years at the time they sold to Coors. 5.     What are/were your favorite activities/hobbies? Love to ski and golf with my wife Joanne and our 3 children 6.     What is your fondest memory?  I would say hanging out on weekends at the cottage waterskiing and playing tennis with friends and family around. 7.     What are your family traditions? With our own family it is Christmas in Beaver Creek skiing, midnight mass and a big family gathering on Christmas Day. 8.     What are your favorite books? I enjoy history books and just finished The Longest Winter about the Battle of the Bulge, as well as What the Dog Saw by a fellow Canadian Malcolm Gladwell. I always have about 4 books going at the same time…it’s a problem! 9.     Where did you attend school? I was playing hockey in Ottawa and working quite often for my Father’s company and so stayed in my home Town of Ottawa and went to the University of Ottawa (Until recently I sat on the Dean’s advisory council for the business school at UofO). 10.  How did you meet your wife?  We were High school sweethearts and went to University together and got married shortly after graduating 11.  How about your children? Our oldest lives in Denver and works at a local Advertising Agency, our son has just graduated with his Masters in Journalism and is Interning with NPR in Washington and our youngest is in her final year of College at the Illinois Institute of Art getting her degree in Interior Design. 12.  Describe your professional career history. I started my career at the Quaker Oats Company in Brand Marketing, moved to the U.S. with Quaker in the early 90’s. Joined Pepsi Cola in the late 90’s as President of Pepsi in Canada…shortly after Pepsi bought Quaker and I went back to Chicago to help with the acquisition. Was also the President/CEO of KFC Canada for 3 years prior to accepting the CEO job with the Einstein Noah Restaurant Group in late 2008. 13.  Tell me about your company. We are the largest Bagel Bakery and one of the Top 200 Quick Service Restaurants chains in the United States with about 700 locations and 7500 employees. In addition to owning Einstein Bagels we also own Noah’s Bagels on the West Coast and Manhattan Bagels in the North East. We are just starting to Franchise our brand which is a very exciting time for our Company. 14.  What is your proudest accomplishment?  I would say the day Diet Pepsi surpassed Diet Coke as the #1 Diet Cola in Canada (obviously a big day in the Pepsi world), and becoming CEO of such a high potential company like the Einstein Noah Restaurant Group. But I am also very proud to see my kids develop into young adults working on their own careers. 15.  When did you move to the US and what motivated the move? Around 1992 a progressive move to advance my career opportunities in the Quaker Oats Company. I became the VP Marketing of the Whole Snacks Division (think Granola Bars!) 16.  What is/was your biggest adaptation to the US? I think it was the lack of an International perspective from the news…Canada carries a more global perspective than the USA in many ways when it comes to news coverage. 17.  What do you miss most about Canada? Being close to our Lake home CBC TV and Radio (especially Hockey Night in Canada). 18.  What are you looking for in the future? Building the Einstein Noah Restaurant Group into a great place to work in a fast paced environment. Building our home in Denver and the mountains. 19.  How did you hear about the Canada Colorado Association? Through an acquaintance at Pinehurst Country Club. 20.  What do you like most about the Canada Colorado Association? While we are new members I think it is the opportunity to connect with fellow Canadians and sharing our unique experiences both from our childhood and living in the beautiful state of Colorado.

Date:                        May 4, 2010 Interviewer:  Pierre G Boissé Featured:       Alfred E. (Al) Troppmann                    President, US Buildings                    PCL Construction Services, Inc.                    Denver, CO.                         Where is your place of birth? Bremen, Germany Describe your family growing up. Our family immigrated to Canada in October 1949, settling into Camrose, Alberta.  I arrived as a babe-in-arms.  My father, a farmer, was already over 65 years old and basically retired.  My mother was a homemaker.  Prior to arrival in Canada, mother was the village school teacher.  In Canada, my brothers and sisters worked to support the family.  Since I was the last born, I was the beneficiary of my siblings’ hard work. What are/were your favorite activities/hobbies? I generally enjoy all sorts of spectator sports; especially basketball, hockey, and football.  I enjoy skiing but I really do need a hobby! What are your fondest memories? There are many fond memories over all these years.  Family memories include the university graduation of my children and the birth of our grandchild, Walter. Professionally: Working in China.  Three years prior to arriving in Denver, I lead our company’s quest to build the Shanghai stock exchange headquarters.  After fourteen months of effort and many trips to Shanghai we were unsuccessful in securing the project, which was ultimately constructed by a local contractor.  The beautiful building was designed by Canadian Architect WZMH. Another unique experience was an audience with the founder of Transcendental Meditation, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.  As manager of our Toronto district, we were negotiating with his development group to build a Vedic University and Relaxation Facility in Niagara Falls, Ontario region.  To facilitate the contract signing we traveled to Vlodrop, Netherlands to meet Maharishi Mahesh Yogi at his new facility.  Ultimately the project did not proceed. The last interesting memory was experiencing working in four different provinces in Canada.  Each Province offered different challenges. What are your family traditions? Not many traditions, with the exception of celebrating Christmas together with our family. What are your favorite foods? A great rib eye steak…medium rare with a wonderful red wine!  Also enjoy Chinese food. Where did you attend school? Grade school and high school was in Camrose, Alberta.  Attended Northern Alberta Institute of Technology in Edmonton, Alberta; graduated in Architectural Technology. How did you meet your wife? I met my wife, Frances, in the 8th grade at St. Patrick High School in Camrose, Alberta.  She just moved into the “city” from her farm in Duhamel, just 20 miles away.  My attraction was her interest in sports and the fact that she was the smartest in our class.  Our first date was arranged by my best friend.  The result was obvious – she mentored me through school and our partnership has lasted over 45 years! Do you have children? We have two adult children, Leticia and Joseph.  They are married and live in Ottawa and Toronto, respectfully.  They endured relocating with their parents eight times to four different provinces in their childhood years.  They lived in Vancouver, Lethbridge, Edmonton, Winnipeg, and Toronto. Tish is now a medical doctor and Joe is an architect. Describe your professional career history. Following graduation from NAIT it took me three years to find Poole Construction, which is now PCL Construction Services, Inc.  I’ve been with my company for 37 years; fifteen of these years stationed at our US Head Office in Denver.  Our company has 23 business units across North America.  PCL is Canada’s largest contracting company and the 7th largest in USA.  We operate in civil, industrial, and commercial building market sectors having annual billings in excess of $5 billion.  My proudest accomplishment was being promoted to president of PCL Services (buildings) and becoming a member of our Board in 1996.  What is/was your biggest adaptation to the U.S.? Doing business in the US is much more complex and tougher, mainly because of the high level of competition and owners wishing to create unique contracts vs. using industry standards.  Owners have many more options for our construction services.  Our cultures although similar are different in many ways, which we must respect.  People are very friendly but still somewhat provincial; certainly in the world of business.  US is much more litigious than Canada. What do you miss most about Canada? I miss St. Lawrence Farmers Market in Toronto – the best food (Peameal bacon bun) and the best place to watch both people and the world pass by on a Saturday morning.  I of course miss our friends and family. What are you looking for in the future? Now that retirement is nearing, it’s time to accelerate our personal lifestyle planning.  The obvious is hoping for great health allowing us the ability to tour the world.   How long have you been with the CCA? Well, I’m uncertain, at least ten years I believe.  Once I heard about the organization, my wife Frances (who is now on the board) and I joined and have thoroughly enjoyed being a member.  Through CCA we have developed many new friendships. What do you like most about the CCA? Meeting and partying with fellow Canadians that have moved to Denver over the years.  In fact our grandson, Walter from Ottawa, already attended last year’s Steak & Lobster Party!  Most attendees know what the CFL is and some actually like the Toronto Maple Leafs!   Visit PCL

Interviewer: Pierre G. Boissé Date:              September, 2010 Interviewee: David Milstead is a freelance financial journalist whose main client is the Globe and Mail. He worked there briefly as an employee in 2009 before deciding not to move his family to Toronto. He was finance editor of Denver’s Rocky Mountain News, where he wrote about corporate finance, executive compensation, banking, pensions and accounting until the newspaper closed in February 2009. He joined the News in April 2001 from The Wall Street Journal, where he worked for the paper’s Southeast Journal regional section. Before that, he was business editor of a small daily in his native South Carolina and worked at a business journal in Cincinnati, Ohio. David’s mother is from Saskatchewan. He has spent a portion of nearly every summer in Saskatoon, where he’s played more holes of miniature golf at the Putt ‘n’ Bounce on 8th Street than at any other mini-golf course. He obtained his Canadian citizenship in 1998, well before he knew that the U.S. financial system would collapse while Canada’s would not. He is a graduate of Oberlin College in Ohio with majors in economics and political science. Milstead has individually or jointly won nine national awards from SABEW, the Society of American Business Editors and Writers, since 2002. He’s a frequent speaker on financial topics at SABEW conferences. He passed the Level I exam in the Chartered Financial Analyst program in December 2007. David is married to Jennifer, a middle school teacher. They have a son, Elliott, who is two years old. David is a lifelong Dodgers fan but claims the Blue Jays are his favorite American League team. He has more than 30,000 songs on his iPod and sees Ian Tyson every time he comes to Colorado. Where is your place of birth? Rock Hill, South Carolina, to a Saskatchewan mother and an American father. Describe your family growing up. I’m an only child and the only grandchild for both sets of grandparents. I was spoiled, but only with attention, since everybody in the family was a teacher or a farmer. Did you have a particular lifestyle growing up? My parents are PhD sociologists who settled in a small South Carolina town where the state teachers’ college (later a university) was located. I went to the poorer of the two high schools and was one of only a couple of kids out of 400 graduating to go to an out-of-state college. What are/were your favorite activities/hobbies? When I was eight years old, I discovered rock and roll and baseball. I haven’t developed any competing interests since. I ran out of room on my iPod at about 34,000 songs, and I run my own fantasy baseball league, made up mostly of journalists. What are your family traditions? My parents and I always hit the road in the summers and visited my grandparents, one set in New Jersey, the other in Saskatchewan. I gave up a lot of activities – band, playing baseball – because it was more important to me to see my grandparents. I didn’t realize then how strange and wonderful it was to have so much precious family time. What is your fondest memory? My grandfather lived in Tadmore, a town of about 40 in southeastern Saskatchewan. He worked for CN there before becoming a farmer. When we used to visit him, we could hear the trains coming from miles away. It gave me time to run out of the yard, through the intersection where no one was ever driving, and run down to the tracks to see the train and wave at the engineers. What are your favorite foods? My grandmother’s pyrohy (pierogies). The pyrohy skill seems to be diminishing each generation in our family. I’m a good cook, but I’m hopeless with dough. I like almost everything else, particularly sausages, red meat, pasta and cheese. That’s a problem. Where did you attend school? High school in Rock Hill, S.C.; college at Oberlin College outside Cleveland. Oberlin was the first American college to accept blacks and the first to accept women. How did you meet your wife? We worked at the same newspaper in South Carolina. She’s since left journalism and become a teacher. Describe your professional career history. Nothing but journalism since graduation in 1994, almost all of it financial journalism. I’ve worked in Cincinnati (love the chili) my hometown in South Carolina and in Denver. And Toronto, briefly. Tell me about your company. Hopefully, you all know the Globe and Mail. I was hired last year as a full-time employee, but realized I didn’t want to move my family to Toronto because of the cost of living and because my wife would have to give up a job she loves. So I returned to Denver, and I write for the Globe on a freelance basis. I can be found most often in the Globe Investor section of the Report On Business. What is your proudest accomplishment? When I passed the first level of the chartered financial analysts’ exam in December 2007, I told my boss, “This is the hardest thing I’ve eve done.” Then I had a child! Another proud accomplishment is serving as treasurer of the Denver Press Club and turning it around from insolvency in 2006 to the stable organization it is today. Most business journalists don’t get a chance to run a business – and succeed. What is/was your biggest adaptation to the U.S.? I’ll turn it around – my biggest adaptation to Canada was getting used to how civil the society was. Christie Blatchford’s columns about the couple suing the Ontario Provincial Police for their abandonment in the face of aggression by the local natives were just stunning to me. As we know, American police, for better or worse, don’t just stand by and do nothing when confronted by aggression. What do you miss most about Canada? I am quite fond of Saskatoon, where my grandmother still lives and where I’ve spent more than a year of my life, in sum. I love those prairie skies. What are you looking for in the future? A clearer picture of my professional future. I’ve taken steps to exit journalism and enter the finance sector, but I haven’t found a good match for me yet. I’m very skeptical of the future of professional journalism in this world of self-publishing and tweeting amateurs. How did you hear about the Canada Colorado Association? I attended an event a year or two before the Rocky Mountain News closed. My boss assigned me any Canada-related story because of my background. What do you like most about the CCA? It’s nice to have a local group that allows personal connections among people with the common tie of Canada. Canada is special and it’s nice to be able to celebrate it from here.

Anton's Story   a young Boy, his Friend & the Russian Revolution   By Dale Eisler, a great friend of the Canada Colorado Association and Consul General for Canada in Denver, Colorado. See Anton’s Story, a novel by Dale Eisler   Date:               April 16, 2010 Interviewer: Pierre G Boissé   Featured:      Dale Eisler                         Consul General of Canada, Denver CO                         at Department of Foreign Affairs, Government of Canada   Where is your place of birth? Regina, Saskatchewan Describe your family growing up. When I was born, my father managed the local Co-Op store in the small town of Mankota, in southwest Saskatchewan. He briefly managed a hardware store in Shaunavon before buying a small, corner grocery store in Moose Jaw, Sask., which was where I grew up until my second year of high school. My mother was a mother/housewife who helped in the family store, which really was a family effort. My older sister and brother and I would help out, stocking shelves and making deliveries. Did you have a particular lifestyle growing up? We were a pretty typical family that sometimes had to struggle to make ends meet. I remember the first new car my parents got wasn't until I was 14 years old. As a family, we were regular churchgoers. Do you have any siblings? I was the youngest of three kids. My sister Marilyn is the oldest. My older brother Terry died three years ago. What are/were your favorite activities/hobbies? Growing up I was quite active in sports, playing hockey, baseball and football. Now, in terms of sports, I really enjoy playing golf and watching hockey and football whenever I get a chance. I also like to read and given the 24 years I spent in journalism before joining the Government of Canada, I still like to write. In fact, I've just finished a novel that I hope will be released this June. It's a novel, set in Russia from 1919-1925 that ends in Saskatchewan. What is your fondest memory? I would say the birth of my daughter Paula and my two granddaughters, Madeline and Genevieve. Nothing can match it. What are your family traditions? Birthdays are important, especially now with grandkids. So my wife Louise and I make it a point to be there for their birthdays. We always spend Christmas together as a family. What are your favorite foods? I hate to admit it because I eat too much of it, but thick-crust pizza is likely my favorite. I also like Thai food. Where did you attend school? I went to St. Agnes elementary school in Moose Jaw, then one year at St. Louis College High School before finishing the last three years of high school at Campion College in Regina. I then went to the University of Saskatchewan, Regina Campus (now University of Regina), the University of Toronto and Vermont College, Union Institute and University. How did you meet your wife? Louise and I met on a blind date in high school. I was in Grade 12 and she was in Grade 10, my high school sweetheart. Do you have children? Yes, one daughter, Paula. She grew up in Regina and lives there now. After finishing university she married. Describe your professional career history. I spent 24 years in journalism, mostly in Saskatchewan, with daily newspapers and Maclean's Magazine. I was briefly in Calgary for Maclean's before joining the federal government in 1998 as Assistant Deputy Minister of Communications at the Department of Finance. I later became Assistant Secretary to Cabinet in the Privy Council Office before coming to Denver as Consul General in late 2007. Tell me about the Consulate. The Consulate General in Denver was established in 2004 and covers the four-state region of Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and Montana. We have a staff of 21. What is your proudest accomplishment? In order, my marriage, birth of our daughter, birth of our granddaughters and the release of my last book in 2006. What is/was your biggest adaptation to the U.S.? There really hasn't been any major adjustment. As Consul General the personal transition has been pretty smooth and Louise and I have been warmly welcomed, especially by the folks at the Canada-Colorado Association. What do you miss most about Canada? Tim Horton's, family and friends. What are you looking for in the future? I guess like most people, health and happiness. What do you like most about the CCA? The people. They are truly great to be with. When we get together it makes you feel like you're back home in Canada.   Official Gov Bio: Dale Eisler (BA in Political Science, the University of Saskatchewan, Regina Campus; MA in Political Science, Vermont College, Union Institute & University). Prior to joining the Canadian Federal Government, Mr. Eisler had an extensive career in journalism, including daily newspapers, weekly newsmagazines, syndicated opinion columns, radio and television. He was also a sessional lecturer in journalism at the University of Regina. In addition, Mr. Eisler was involved, at an ownership level, in private business for 13 years. In 1998, he was appointed Assistant Deputy Minister for Consultations and Communications with the Department of Finance in the Government of Canada. In 2004, he was appointed Assistant Secretary to Cabinet (Communications and Consultations) at the Privy Council Office, which was the most senior communications position in the Canadian Government. In 2006, Mr. Eisler was the recipient of the Saskatchewan Commemorative Medal in recognition of his contributions to the province and society. He is the author of two books, most recently False Expectations: Politics and the Pursuit of the Saskatchewan Myth, published by the University of Regina in 2006. In 2007, he was awarded the University of Regina's distinguished alumni award for professional achievement Dale and his wife Louise took up residence in Denver in November 2007. They have one daughter and one granddaughter.   http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/denver/offices-bureaux/dale_eisler.aspx?lang=eng&menu_id=252&menu=L     Biographie (Français): Dale Eisler est diplomé en sciences politiques de l'université de Saskatchewan, campus de Regina; il possède une maîtrise en sciences politiques de l'université du Vermont, Union Institute & University. Avant de joindre le gouvernement fédéral canadien, Mr Eisler a fait carrière dans le journalisme. Il a travaillé pour la presse écrite quotidienne et hebdomadaire; il a été éditorialiste et à également œuvré pour la radio et la télévision. Il a été chargé d'enseignement en journalisme à l'Université de Régina. Mr Eisler a travaillé pour son propre compte durant 13 années dans le secteur privé. En 1998, il fut nommé sous-ministre de la communication et des consultations au sein du ministère des finances dans le gouvernement canadien. En 2004, il devint secrétaire adjoint du Cabinet, chargé de la communication et des consultations au Conseil privé en occupant la fonction la plus importante en termes de communication au sein du gouvernement canadien. En 2006, Mr Eisler a reçu la médaille commémorative de Saskatchewan en reconnaissance de sa contribution à la province et pour ses activités sociales. Il est l'auteur de deux livres, dont le plus récent est False Expectations : Politics and the Pursuit of the Saskatchewan Myth publié par l'Université de Regina en 2006. En 2007, Dale Eisler a reçu le prix du lauréat remarquable de l`université de Régina pour sa réussite professionnelle. Dale et son épouse Louise ont éli domicile à Denver en novembre 2007. Ils ont une fille et une petite-fille.   http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/denver/offices-bureaux/dale_eisler.aspx?lang=fra&menu_id=263&menu=L

Interviewer: Pierre G. Boissé   Date:                        June, 2010   Interviewee:            Jim Wiste Owner: The Campus Lounge, Wiste Enter Inc. & Ex- professional ice hockey player.   Where is your place of birth? Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada Describe your family growing up. My father worked for the railroad as a conductor in Moose Jaw. My mother was a housewife. We had a normal, modest, but happy family unity. I had one brother. What are/were your favorite activities/hobbies? I enjoyed hockey and golf. What are your fondest memories? My fondest memories are celebrating holidays, especially Christmas. What are your favorite foods? Everything! Turkey, Chinese, Steaks… Where did you attend school? I attended Central High M.J. and the University of Denver. How did you meet your wife? Playing hockey. Do you have children? I have one daughter, Courtney, who is an interior designer and housewife. Describe your professional career history. I played professional hockey for approximately ten years.   Tell me about your company. Wiste Enter Inc. is involved in rental properties, investments and owns and operates a sports bar.   What is your proudest accomplishment? NCAA Champion College, College All American Pro Career. What do you miss most about Canada? The people. What are you looking for in the future? Good health and happiness… and growing up with my grand daughter!   How long have you been with the CCA? Too many years to count. What do you like most about the CCA? I like to be a part of the Canadian heritage, meet fellow Canadians and keep in touch with old friends from Canada.   Short Bio: James Andrew Wiste(born February 18, 1946) is a retired professional ice hockey player who spent many seasons in the National Hockey League. He was an original member of the Vancouver Canucks upon their entry into the NHL in 1970.   Wiste was a college hockey star at the University of Denver, where he was named a Western Collegiate Hockey AssociationFirst-Team All-Star and NCAA First-Team All-Americanin both 1966–67 and 1967–68. He would also lead Denver to a memorable triumph over the University of North Dakota in the 1968 NCAA Championship game.   Following his graduation, Wiste was signed by the NHL Chicago Black Hawks in 1968, one of three University of Denver teammates to join Chicago along with Keith Magnuson and Cliff Koroll. He would establish himself as a quality scorer in minor-pro. Unfortunately, in his starting year in Chicago, he broke an arm. So Wiste’s beginning with the NHL was difficult because of his injury. He found it hard to get ice time on a deep Black Hawk team.   Then came the 1970 NHL Expansion Draft and Wiste was claimed by the Vancouver Canucks. He was a member of the inaugural Vancouver Canuck squad in 1970–71, but again unfortunately… he literally broke a leg.   Wiste was one of many NHL players to jump to the rival upstart World Hockey Association for the 1972–73 campaign, signing with the Cleveland Crusaders. In Cleveland, he would experience the most successful portion of his career, recording totals of 71 and 58 points in his two years there.   Wiste moved to the Indianapolis Racers for the 1974–75season with a total of 13 goals and 41 points.   Even with multiple injuries, Wiste recorded 1 goal and 10 assists for 11 points in 52 NHL games and added 64 goals and 108 assists for 172 points in 228 WHA contests.   It's all in the stories that go around in the Campus Lounge (which he now owns), a great hanging place for all Denverites, hockey players and DU students. Stop by and say hi! He will also be playing in the Third Annual (Almost On) Canada Day Golf Classic… Good Luck!