Rob Notley:  

I have a lot of good memories of Woodlands and of growing up in Mississauga. I have done a pretty poor job of staying in touch with people, but still find myself thinking about where people are, what they're doing - especially as I approach the milestone of 50 YEARS OLD (Holy s**t!!!) After Woodlands, I got a degree in Mechanical Engineering from U of Waterloo. The most fun that I had during those 4+ years was a summer that I spent washing windows with Tim Gent and George Munro. I have never laughed as long or as loud. I miss both of them very much (RIP x 2). For the next five years I worked for Westinghouse Canada. During this period I lived in Libya, Pennsylvania, California and finally Saudi Arabia. I was building power plants, and really enjoyed the excitement of moving around and seeing different parts of the world. I started playing rugby - my Saudi team competed in the largest 10-a-side tournament in the world (in Dubai). The thrill was diminished when I got pancaked by a member of the British Navy team in front of a packed stadium. While in Pennsylvania I met my wife (Philis). We got married in 1987, and I became the proud stepfather of Shad and Steve (they were eight and six years old, respectively, when I met Philis). Shortly after we left Saudi in1989, our first daughter, Siobhan, was born. I decided to look for a job that involved less travel, and went to work for Fluor Daniel (a huge, global, engineering/construction firm). Although I wanted to work in Fluor's office in Southern California, they offered me a position in a new off...Expand for more