RICHARD ALLEN SCOTT - Through the Years

RICHARD ALLEN SCOTT
THROUGH THE YEARS
A CAREER IN SCARLET
1967
Adult Life Begins
While ensuring that my medical and dental pre-engagement
appointments are completed before my 19 th birthday in
February, I took employment in January in the accounting
department of the Saskatchewan Power Corporation (SPC)
head office in Regina…working for my former guitar teacher.
I remember checking numbers on reams and reams of
computer printouts…boring.
SPC Building - Regina
I could walk to work as it was the same distance that I had to
cover returning from those many after-school pool games
with Bill Daniels downtown. So, no big deal. I had no wheels.
Unfortunately, SPC
went on strike about a
month after I had
started work. I quit.
And it was a good
thing I did, as I was
told as I was joining
the RCMP, that had I
stayed and picketed,
my career may have
been jeopardized.
Who was I to question
that!
I received notification
from the RCMP that I
could report to Depot
Division on my 19 th
birthday, February 25 th .
In my room – anxiously waiting - 19 years old - 1967
That was, however, a Saturday, so I begged for a deferral until Monday the 27 th just so I could
have one last hurrah as a civilian…not that I can recall any spectacular events that weekend.
June 2017
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