Rob Armstrong:  

Life MY FAMILY TRANSFERED TO CFB RIVERS IN 1956 FROM CFB SHILO. WE SPENT A LONG TIME THERE AND I GREW UP AS 'PRAIRIE FLATLANDER'. BROOKE SCHOOL WAS THERE FOR KINDERGARDEN THRU TO GRADE 8 THEN OFF THE THE TOWN OF RIVERS TO THE COLLEGIATE. THERE I COMPLETED GRADES 9-11 AND MET SO MAY PEOPLE AND MADE SO MANY FRIENDS. THE SUMMER OF 1969 WE LEFT & THAT MEANT I WAS ABOUT TO LEAVE A LOT OF THEM BEHIND; THE ONES I SPENT SO MANY YEARS TOGETHER WITH. WE LEFT RIVERS AND SETTLED IN PENTICTON, B.C. MY DAD RETIRED THERE, FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE, AND I FINISHED MY LAST YEAR OF SCHOOL AT PENTICTON SENIOR SECONDARY HIGH SCHOOL. MY FINAL YEAR IN SCHOOL IN PENTICTON WAS SHORT LIVED DUE TO THE FACT THAT EVERYTHING WAS NEW AND I FELT LIKE I WAS STARTING OVER. I MADE MORE FRIENDS, BUT THIS WAS MY LAST YEAR ANYHOW. THAT YEAR JUST DIDN'T SEEM TO GO BY SOON ENOUGH ALTHOUGH WHEN IT DID, I WENT EAST TO EDMONTON IN SEARCH OF OLD FRIENDS, MET UP WITH SOME AND LIFE GOES ON. I WENT TO TECH SCHOOL (HEAVY DUTY) AND MOVED (MYSELF) TO EDMONTON, LASTING FOR 13 YEARS. DURING THAT TIME I GOT MARRIED IN 75', WE HAD 2 BOYS (BORN 1979 & 1983)AND WE ALL MOVED TO B.C. IN '87. WE HAVE LIVED IN COQUITLAM FOR 17 YEARS NOW AND LOVE B.C. I HAVE BEEN BACK TO RIVERS TWICE AND REALLY ENJOYED IT. BOTH TIMES WERE SHORT, BUT I DID HAVE TIME TO SEE THE DETERIORATING BASE. I SPENT MOST OF MY GROWING-UP YEARS THERE. IT WAS A GHOST TOWN. ALTHOUGH THE "TOWN" (OF RIVERS)WAS STILL SURVIVING; I COULD SEE IT WAS NOW NO MORE THAN JUST A SMALL TOWN; BECAUSE I COULDN'T FIND ANYONE I KNEW. I WOULD LOVE YOU GO BACK SOMETIME FOR A REUNION OF SOME SORT. I AM FINALLY GOING TO UPDATE MY PROFILE: FEB/2008 IN 2005 I STARTED MY OWN BUSINESS. A BIT LATE IN LIFE, BUT I HAVE THE BEST BOSS OF ALL. MY WIFE & I PURCHASED A PIECE OF LAND WITH A HOUSE & SHOP IN MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. FROM HERE I CAN GO IN EVERY DIRECTION TO TAKE ME TO MY NEXT JOB. I REPAIR AIR CONDITIONING ON OFF ROAD EQUIPMEN...Expand for more