Doran Kragero:  

'71 to 91' and '94 to 2008' Worked in Stewart BC at the Granduc copper mine (in the middle of a mountain for 2 yrs (underground planner and ventilation technician. Wife complained constantly and left for Consolidated Canadian Farady nickel mine east of Ont. Man. border. Worked as maintenance and operations shift foreman. Wife complained constantly so left after 8 months and went to College in Thunder Bay for 1 yr. as heavy equipment mechanic (diesel). Went to work at Case Equipment in Thunder Bay for 1 yr. Wife complained constantly. Had a daughter 1 1/2 yrs after marriage and a son 3 1/2 yrs after marriage. Wife complained about that too. She finally stopped most of her complaining after we moved from Thunder Bay back to her Home area. Went to work at Sherman Mine (open pit iron ore) in Temagami Ont. I refused to live in New Liskeard or Haileybury and instead bought a home in Cobalt - the smallest town and friendliest town of the Tri-Towns. She complained about that too. We were burnt out in the summer of 77 when 138 families were displaced in the Cobalt fire. I worked at the mine as a millwright, foreman and maintenance planner until the mine shut down April 1st 1990. That was not an April fool's joke. The wife kicked me out the same day the mine shut down. Thought the complaining would stop but she's still at it. When the ex-wife kicked me out I was devastated. I had lost my family, my house (which was paid off) my job, and just 6 weeks before my best friend - my Dad - who died on Valentine's Day. At that time my self esteem was pretty low and I spent a lot of time crying and wondering why. Worked a few jobs - driving truck, heavy equipment mechanic but they were all 89 day wonders - laid off but come back in a week and be re-hired so they didn't have to pay benefits. About 6 months after ...Expand for more