About Me

For 50 years, beginning in Orillia, Ont., I’ve checked the scores and standings to see if the Montreal Canadiens have won or lost and whether I’m going to have a good day or not. I should actually root for the Vancouver Canucks  because now I live north of Vancouver in Powell River, but I’m not, and this goes against Don Cherry’s beliefs about cheering for the local team. I’ve lived in Toronto, Calgary, and Ottawa too, but alas, I have no feelings for these teams whatsoever. And as long as Canucks fans and others tell me how much they dislike the Habs, then I’m going to dislike their team too. What do they expect?

Personally, I’m a BC Ferry worker and have a nice palm tree in my backyard, which was always my dream. (Some palm trees grow on Canada’s west coast, believe it or not.) I dove head-first into the counter-culture during the 1960’s, grew my hair long, and hitchhiked across Canada three times, with little money and sleeping in ditches and fields, mostly before I could even shave. Then I grew up, sort of, and drove tractor trailers for most of my life before coming to Powell River. I’m a fairly good pool player, a husband, a father, a grandfather, a fan of the Beatles and Bob Dylan, and was a good hockey player a really long time ago. I was also a long-time newspaper columnist and freelance writer. I’ve been to Russia six or seven times and Europe several times, and have had itchy feet, like a gypsy, all my life. And through thick and thin, I’ve always loved the Montreal Canadiens.

If for any reason you’d like to email me, my address is dlkane@shaw.ca.