David Milton McGowan

Responsible? Responsible for … Responsible to … This is the Soda Creek lockup in the 1880s If it was decided you were responsible for some malfeasance you had the opportunity to stay here until you could be transported to Oakalla Prison. No "country club" incarceration available. This is a group of Chinese immigrants arriving at the William Head Quarantine Center in 1917. Following 30 days here (minimum) they had the opportunity to enter Canada ... with the very little they had or could bring with them and no hand-outs. However, they still wanted to come. The camp below is the marvelous accommodations supplied. You were supplied with whatever food the center could acquire from local farms or warehouses. Too bad about your religious eating requirements.     Much of my last post was about responsibility. That is, about those who did not accept responsibility for their actions which contributed to what happened. On the other hand some accepted responsibil...

I have posted in several places and on several occasions that I find it disgusting that those who commit crimes against people and society are turned into celebrities by the “traditional” media and the victims are seldom mentioned. I think it should be handled the other way around. The victims should always be mentioned and those who have committed the initial crime which created the problem should be mentioned as seldom as possible. Yet six weeks after we received information about actual events we are still getting the wrong information from the “traditional” media. Perhaps the “traditional” media are continuing their biased, unfair coverage of the Stanley trial because they realize that they, as much as anyone else are responsible for what happened. If the five people in the SUV from Red Pheasant First Nation had any idea that they where responsible for their own actions and subject to the consequences of those actions, perhaps they would not have acted as they did. Howev...

I've done a few interviews but only three that have been recorded and concern my writing. Here is one done a few years ago for Cold Coffee Cafe. The picture was done by the same person who did the cover for "The Makine Of Jake McTavish", Tracy Wandling. Check out her design and her art work at https://www.tracywandling.com/ or hunt her up on Facebook. Spotlight Interview With Author D. M. McGowan Author D. M. McGowan writes historical fiction about the settling and opening of Canada ’s West. “The Great Liquor War” – 1998 – Daison Publishing / “Partners” – 2008 – Strategic Book Publishing / “Homesteader: Finding Sharon ” – 2009 – Strategic Book Publishing. Dave was born in Collingwood, Ont. and has lived in Owen Sound , Caledon , Heathcote, (in BC) Ft. St. John , Vancouver , (back to Ont.) Jarvis, Oshawa , Windsor , (Alb.) Calgary , Ft. Saskatchewan , (BC) Kelowna and Dawson Creek . He has been a cowboy, forest firefighter, heavy equipment operator, farmhan...