Byline
Tom Lessard
1937–2023
Keeping the Peace
Tom Lessard is the publisher’s father, and his column recalls his time as a member of the Royal Canadian Regiment based in London, Ontario and his years as a United Nations peacekeeper in Germany, Cyprus and Egypt. Tom is an ardent Montreal Canadiens fan.
44 stories · May 31, 2007 to July 14, 2010 · Keeping the Peace
- Thanks for entertaining us, CaseyJuly 14, 2010 · Vol. 4, No. 3In print
- How it all beganJune 16, 2010 · Vol. 4, No. 2In print
- The Grand TourApril 22, 2010 · Vol. 3, No. 15In print
- Daylight losing timeMarch 19, 2010 · Vol. 3, No. 14In print
- Learning the ropesFebruary 21, 2010 · Vol. 3, No. 13In print
- ROTF not LMAOJanuary 29, 2010 · Vol. 3, No. 12In print
- Lighten up, Tom!January 2, 2010 · Vol. 3, No. 11In print
- Deserving tributesNovember 26, 2009 · Vol. 3, No. 10In print
- The bottom line on sewersNovember 5, 2009 · Vol. 3, No. 9In print
- Tom makes a splashOctober 4, 2009 · Vol. 3, No. 8In print
- Reflections on CreditonSeptember 17, 2009 · Vol. 3, No. 7In print
- Reunited and it feels so goodAugust 24, 2009 · Vol. 3, No. 6In print
- Learning to swimAugust 15, 2009 · Vol. 3, No. 5In print
- Feelin' alright in JamaicaJuly 23, 2009 · Vol. 3, No. 4In print
- A break from the heatJuly 17, 2009 · Vol. 3, No. 3In print
- Holy tourism, Batman!June 18, 2009 · Vol. 3, No. 2In print
- Boys will be boys in BeirutJune 8, 2009 · Vol. 3, No. 1In print
- Tourism during a (Suez) crisisMay 6, 2009 · Vol. 2, No. 18In print
- Go West - to FrankenmuthMarch 22, 2009 · Vol. 2, No. 17In print
- Boys’ day outFebruary 17, 2009 · Vol. 2, No. 16In print
- Windsor’s good eatsJanuary 18, 2009 · Vol. 2, No. 15In print
- Another year olderDecember 17, 2008 · Vol. 2, No. 14In print
- Go west, young manNovember 15, 2008 · Vol. 2, No. 13In print
- Running for officeNovember 3, 2008 · Vol. 2, No. 12In print
- Toilet humourSeptember 28, 2008 · Vol. 2, No. 11In print
- Wanted: vacuumsSeptember 15, 2008 · Vol. 2, No. 10In print
- A cat and mouse taleSeptember 3, 2008 · Vol. 2, No. 9In print
- A day at the beachAugust 16, 2008 · Vol. 2, No. 8In print
- Remembering the early days in Huron ParkAugust 2, 2008 · Vol. 2, No. 7In print
- One night wasted at the AlbatrossJuly 20, 2008 · Vol. 2, No. 6In print
- One for the history booksJuly 3, 2008 · Vol. 2, No. 5In print
- A divorce in CyprusJune 26, 2008 · Vol. 2, No. 4In print
- What a trip!June 12, 2008 · Vol. 2, No. 3In print
- The grand prize: a rooster that lays eggsMay 27, 2008 · Vol. 2, No. 2In print
- A little prankMay 13, 2008 · Vol. 2, No. 1In print
- April 1968: Centralia’s bar sceneApril 14, 2008 · Vol. 1, No. 19In print
- You think this winter’s bad! Remember 1971?March 12, 2008 · Vol. 1, No. 18In print
- Elmer's wakeFebruary 14, 2008 · Vol. 1, No. 17In print
- Cherishing memories of a Cypriot ChristmasDecember 14, 2007 · Vol. 1, No. 15In print
- The ten-miler: army takes physical education to a new levelSeptember 14, 2007 · Vol. 1, No. 10In print
- Educating TomAugust 29, 2007 · Vol. 1, No. 9In print
- (Did Tom deserve award?) Somebody thought soAugust 15, 2007 · Vol. 1, No. 8In print
- The trip to Egypt: Christmas 1956June 13, 2007 · Vol. 1, No. 3In print
- Deep trouble: Cyprus, 1970May 31, 2007 · Vol. 1, No. 2In print