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  • Peter Menzies

    Three decades in newspapers, 1 National Newspaper Award. 10 years as a CRTC Commissioner/vice chair, six years running the Royal Sask Museum, Alberta Centennial medal, Saskatchewan Jubilee medal.

  • Peter Stockland

    Peter Stockland has been Publisher-Editor of The Catholic Register, Publisher of Convivium Magazine and Editor-in-Chief of the Montreal Gazette. He is in the MFA program at St. Thomas University, Houston TX.

  • Anna Farrow

    Freelance writer. My interests are catholic. My drink of choice is an Old Fashioned, just in case you're buying.

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