Kim Kinrade
1) Road Food
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Sex, drugs and rock and roll was the credo of the 1970's musicians who thought the wave would go on forever. For Jannie Mack and the Silver Track their meteorological rise comes to an abrupt end on a warm June night in 1975 when Jannie disappears after a record release party. Twenty years later her daughter and a former band member lead a nation-wide crusade to find out what happened to her.The story begins in august, 1975, in Banff National Park,...
2) Ice Break
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20th Anniversary EditionThis exciting, edge-of-your-seat action-adventure deals with environmental extremists, animal rights activists and international fishing rights in the always troubled waters of the Canadian Grand Banks.ICE BREAK is the account of the CCGS "Canadian," a large, Russian-built icebreaker purchased by Canada, that's equipped with a secret navigation and weapons-control system. The highly anticipated maiden voyage of the CCGS Canadian...
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Indicted for murder in one of the worst crimes against the Northwest Mounted Police in their storied history 16 year-old Harley Melanson escapes to join the Canadian army, which is heading off to fight in the mud of Flanders during World War I. Behind him is Robert DeWolfe, an inspector with the newly-formed Royal Canadian Mounted Police, who is one step behind him in, what eventually turns out to be, an 84 year chase.While eluding the police inspector,...
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After Quebec votes for separation in a rigged election from Canada armed forces from the newly-established, "Republic of Quebec," aided by a right-wing French government, conduct sabotage against Canadian bases.Canadian Prime Minister Jason Carruthers, a former United Nations Major-General, haunted by the recent death of his wife, dons his old uniform to combat Gilles Beauchamp, the charismatic premier who will stop at nothing to make Quebec independent.Embroiled...
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One of America's dreams is to build a fast link between Alaska and the "Lower 48." With the advent of "magnetic levitation" technology the project finally becomes a reality, allowing the train to travel the 5000 kilometers from Fairbanks to Seattle at speeds of over 500 kph. Linked with this rail is a pipeline for a commodity that America, especially those states in the southwest, will need in critical amounts: water. Ice melt from three large glaciers...
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Called the "Thermopylae of Canada," the Second Battle of Ypres in April, 1915 - in Belgium – was the coming-of-age for Canada's fledgling army when a small force of the Canadian Expeditionary Force withstood two weeks of vicious onslaughts by a powerful and yet-unbeaten German army. To compound this David vs. Goliath story was the German use of poisonous gas, the first in modern warfare. This determined defence by the small Canadian force and their...
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The year 1969 was one of the most pivotal years modern history: the first moon landing; Woodstock; the Tate-LaBianca murders; the first trans-Atlantic flight of the Concorde; and the end of the 1960's revolution on the blood-soaked track of Altamont Speedway in California.The beginning of this negative synergy was in the form of a body found on the bottom of a swimming pool in southern England on July 3rd. The founder, artistic driver and symbol of...