DiscoverThe Just Drew Podcast#26 - Marie Walmsley - Cape Breton, Coal Mining, 911 Dispatching, 1950's Women's basketball, Raising a Family
#26 - Marie Walmsley - Cape Breton, Coal Mining, 911 Dispatching, 1950's Women's basketball, Raising a Family

#26 - Marie Walmsley - Cape Breton, Coal Mining, 911 Dispatching, 1950's Women's basketball, Raising a Family

Update: 2025-01-10
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Todays guest is Marie Walmsley. She was born and raised on Cape Breton Island in a coastal coal mining town in the 1940's and 50's. She later moved to Hamilton, Ontario where she worked as a phone operator for Bell Canada, raised a family of 5 and later worked and retired as a 911 dispatcher. She is now a loving grandmother of 9 grandchildren and one great grand child, myself being one of them. Yes today's guest is my Nana. She loves drinking beer and margarita's. She's a super fan of hockey and the Toronto Maple Leafs. she is also a card shark on the poker tables.

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#26 - Marie Walmsley - Cape Breton, Coal Mining, 911 Dispatching, 1950's Women's basketball, Raising a Family

#26 - Marie Walmsley - Cape Breton, Coal Mining, 911 Dispatching, 1950's Women's basketball, Raising a Family

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