Efforts underway to rejuvenate Cenotaph
In August 1914, the British Empire, which included Canada, issued a call to arms to combat Germany’s invasion of Austria. Expecting a short and glorious war, enthusiasm was high. But then reality set in. The First World War lasted four years. For a nation of only eight million people, Canada’s war effort was remarkable. 620,000 […]
To run or not to run…
On July 6, Dunedin’s Peter Taylor knew there was only one answer to that question. He was at the start line for his second Sinister Seven – 148 kilometres, 7 stages ranging from 12 to 35 kilometres, with elevation gain/loss of 5,320 metres that must be finished in less than 27 hours. Last year, Taylor […]