I was upset at reading the article in the July 3 issue of Western People, “Signing Off.” Sean Pratt questions whether Peter Gzowski, having lived less than a year in Moose Jaw and over 40 years ago at that, was qualified to comment on the “heartland,” as the prairies are often referred to.
Peter Gzowski’s Morningside could have chosen any of a dozen Canadian cities to air their final program. Instead, they chose Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, in the lobby of the newly constructed Temple Garden mineral spa, another prairie first.
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Moose Jaw is The Friendly City, a place where one walks into a restaurant, store, bar, or any other of its numerous establishments, only to be greeted with a healthy “Hi, how are you?” I don’t think Moose Jaw or Saskatchewan need make excuses as to why Mr. Gzowski would choose this site for his grand finale. The warmth and friendliness of this great city and surrounding areas is quite typical of prairie people, although I will attest that few places exemplify this better than Moose Jaw.
As prairie people, I believe we no longer have to justify as to why anyone would ever want to live here, or host a national radio program.
I for one believe that the Canadian prairie is indeed the land of the future, and while Peter Gzowski may have only lived here a short while, his love of the heartland proves two things. Mr. Gzowski was a fast learner with a keen sense of observation!
– John Hamon,
Gravelbourg, Sask.
