Most people when they
look back on where they came from and "how things were
back then!" tend to have pleasant memories. School
days, friends or perhaps a first kiss come to mind. But
sometimes our memory shuts out the more difficult,
dangerous pr even dumb things we did. Such was the
case for Old Gander.
One might expect that Gander
Newfoundland would not have much of a musical history.After all, it
was built out of nothing, along a railway track, miles
from any real civilisation. But surprisingly,
music took root in many forms and ways.
To get aircraft safely across
the Altantic meant having an excellent meteorological
reporting system. This article explains the weather
ships that supported Gander's met services.
Most people think that
construction in Old Gander was done in the late 1930s and
early 1940s, Even if one makes an exception for the new
Gander Terminal, the 1950s saw constant runway
improvement. This articles tells the story from the
ealier thougth about longer runways to how itwas carried
out, with some unforseen consequences.