Ted Arsovsky:  

Life's been ... well "It's been a slice" you might say. My timeline reveals much travel through the 70's. Acquaintances were made during and since high school, though we've lost many of their trails. My 80's resembles a Canadian version "How I Met Your Mother". I met and married Jacqueline in 1982, and our daughter was born in 1985. Our 90's were like climbing Pike's Peak over and over. My experience has brought me a vast array of employers. My wife, Jacqueline had worked 15 years for a homebuilder until 1999. She then joined Canadian Tire ... 15 years and counting! In our family, she's been the rock. The millenium brought us a lot of diversity. After 51 years of the GTA, we moved to Niagara Region in 2004. Jackie's hometown was Welland, which is home to one of Canadian Tire's head offices. In 2005, we opened Creative Nest, an arts centre for learning and appreciation, though some may have learned while far less seemed to appreciate. Unfortunately, we had to close in 2007. In 2006, I did what probably should have been done long ago, after observing the fledgling affluence out west while cycle-touring through in the mid-seventies. At Jobgym, I met a French-Canadian who, fed up with finding no work here, headed to Alberta's Oil Sands. Three months later, he called to say he was earning twice what he could have made here! By the end of August I had the Caravan packed heading west by Labour Day. I've been driving coaches Oil Sands transportation companies off and on ever since. This year (2009) has brought a bit of...Expand for more