Huron-Perth Boomers Winter 2023-24
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y Elizabeth Bundy-Cooper<br />
LOCAL SPOTLIGHT<br />
He is a Toronto-born<br />
actor who went from<br />
entertaining audiences on<br />
the stage to becoming a<br />
‘birddog’ pilot looking for<br />
forest fires deep in northern<br />
Ontario. Meet David Kirby,<br />
whose keen eye and precision<br />
flying skills helps keep blazes<br />
under control and saves lives.<br />
Elizabeth Bundy-Cooper (EBC): How long<br />
have you lived in Stratford and what theatre and<br />
film/TV have you been in?<br />
David Kirby (DK): I met my wife, lighting<br />
designer Louise Guinand, in 1994 when we were<br />
doing a play in Edmonton and I moved to Stratford<br />
in 1995 and we got married. I have performed at<br />
the Stratford Festival (eight seasons), Grand Bend,<br />
Victoria Playhouse in Petrolia, and in Toronto and<br />
Vancouver. I have also performed in the Star Trek TV<br />
‘Share your personal or family story with future generations’<br />
• We record you telling your stories and<br />
transcribe your words<br />
• We suggest writing prompts to help<br />
you recall important memories<br />
• We research your family history<br />
• We write and edit your stories<br />
• We publish a custom-made book or<br />
other creative memory project<br />
__________________________________________<br />
ARLEN WIEBE<br />
Personal Historian<br />
at Your Life Stories<br />
www.your-life-stories.ca<br />
arlen.wiebe.writer@gmail.com<br />
226-668-3352<br />
WINTER <strong>2023</strong>/<strong>24</strong> • 5
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