RICHARD ALLEN SCOTT - Through the Years

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RICHARD ALLEN SCOTT THROUGH THE YEARS money of my own. So, for parents who were never well-off, I was quite spoiled over the course of my life thus far. I had to leave the band due to my prolonged absence and their schedule. It was a sad day. Still being a British subject and not a Canadian citizen, I obtained my first British passport and began the adventure. My chipped front tooth happened when I was 8 years old. I whacked my face on the steering wheel of a bumper car at a fair in England while driving with my aunt Stella, just like in this photo. Luckily it didn’t quite reach the tooth nerve, so stayed intact until I was able to get it capped when I was 19 or 20 (and it was covered by my dental plan!). 17 years old - 1965 Flying for the first time in my life out of Regina on August 31 st 1965 on a little 4- propeller Trans Canada Airlines Viscount, I flew to Winnipeg, and from there to London, England, this time on a DC-8 jet. My trip was described in nerdy detail in a 6-page, typed ‘diary’, most of the details of which I had completely forgotten until re-reading it. Amazing the number of people and old school chums I was able to connect with. And I certainly dragged my grand-parents around…out every day…they must have been exhausted and glad to see me leave…after all they were 66 years old! Back home in Regina on September 21 st . 1965 it was time to get serious with my thus-far pampered life and get out there in the big world to earn my keep. I couldn’t go to University as my Grade 12 marks were too bad for entry and besides, my parents could not have afforded it. Even though Christine was on a scholarship, they still had to support her at McGill. So…what to do…17 was considered quite young to seek a serious job, but Dad did his best with his ‘cronies’ to find me employment. I applied for a position at the Regina Leader-Post newspaper, but didn’t get the job, so I worked as a labourer for a while with Dad and his landsurveying. Hated it. I was not cut out for manual, outdoor work, and to be successful in surveying one needed very strong math skills…something I was very definitely without. June 2017 81
RICHARD ALLEN SCOTT THROUGH THE YEARS Next came an application as a Manager-Trainee with the Hudson’s Bay Company, Northern Stores Division. The position entailed the requirement that I move around northern Canada for years to gain experience for eventually managing my own Hudson’s Bay store. I was accepted. What was I thinking? I think it was November that I was flown out of Regina to Edmonton, where I changed to a small plane (Douglas DC-3) for a flight to Fort McMurray, Alberta. There were no roads – it was a fly-in post. From there I was driven (all gravel roads) to Waterways, Alberta, a tiny, almost completely native community just outside of Fort Mac. The place wasn’t much more than this. I went into immediate depression. The store that I was to work in had living quarters for the manager and his family, and an attic room for the trainee…me. Didn’t have a much of a commute every day. I learned to become a butcher, as much of the meat for the store was delivered in ‘large pieces’. The store’s main purpose was to feed the natives and buy their trapped beaver pelts…which I became quite proficient at. I remember that they bought pig’s feet in great quantities. A top seller. I learned quickly…ordering, stocking, cleaning, etc. and did get along with the customers. I even had a pair of mukluks hand-made for me by one of our elderly native clients. As for entertainment, there was another store in Fort McMurray where a handful of young men like me were working. I would take a taxi from my store to theirs where we would hang around and drink. Nothing else to do…especially in winter! By the time January 1966 rolled around I had had enough of ‘roughing it’, and being frozen, so I pleaded with Mum and Dad to fly me home…it was at their expense since my contract called for a specific period of service before I could be released. God bless them…they “got me the hell out of Dodge”, and home to comfort and security in Regina. Now you know why I appreciate Regina. June 2017 82
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