Alumni Association of Southern Alberta presents "10th Annual Calgary Leacock Luncheon"
Guest of Honour and Lecturer Catherine Ford
Catherine Ford possesses what can only be called superhuman
intellectual abilities. As a journalist, her razor-sharp wit and
Sherlock-Holmesian powers of analysis took her from one side of
Canada to the other over a 40-year career in the industry. The
winner of 10 Western Ontario Newspaper Awards, she wielded her
mighty pen as a national columnist for CanWest News Service, based
at the Calgary Herald, until her recent retirement. Her graceful
exit proved once again that her insights border on clairvoyance,
since the newspaper industry has definitely seen better days. Her
most recent book, Against the Grain, celebrates Alberta and the
fact that the majority of its citizens seem to dislike everything
she stands for. But this western wonder woman won’t back down. She
continues to make the province her home either because she loves it
or just because she likes a challenge.
Moderator: Derek Drummond, BArch’62, F.R.A.I.C.
William C. Macdonald Emeritus Professor of Architecture, McGill
University
Cost: $50 CDN
Online registration is available on Alumnilife.