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Article #63697Re: A Stamp For Gilles Villeneuve
From: Melvin Klassen
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 1994 19:33
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 1994 19:33
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vernk@carver.dataflux.bc.ca (Vern Klukas) writes: >am983@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Pierre Bourque) says: >>Gilles Villeneuve was one of the all time greats. No doubts. >>For the past two years , I have been lobbying the Canadian Government >>to honor he memory of Canada's greatest racing legend by issuing a >>stamp in his honor. I am still working on it. And now I turn to you. >>If you support this initiative, please email me directly >>and I will forward your support to the Prime Minister of Canada directly. >>Villeneuve died over 12 years ago. Canada Post issues tons >>of silly stamps bearing the likeness of birds, flowers and >>the British Queen of Canada. At the same time, Villeneuve has >>been honored with stamps by a variety of countries. But not his own , Canada. >>It is time. Let's do it. >>Whether you are Canadian or not, please email me your support. >>Pierre Bourque pierre@well.com am983@freenet.carleton.ca >Vern Klukas vernk@carver.dataflux.bc.ca > or ug141@freenet.victoria.bc.ca or inkspot@carver.dataflux.bc.ca First, let's honour the late Billy Foster, who came from Victoria, and was the first Canadian to qualify for the INDY 500.
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10e16d,82114a00a003d037 X-Google-Attributes: gid10e16d,public X-Google-Thread: 106cdd,82114a00a003d037 X-Google-Attributes: gid106cdd,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1994-09-17 10:47:00 PST Newsgroups: bc.general,rec.autos.driving Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!bga.com!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!math.ohio-state.edu!scipio.cyberstore.ca!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!news.UVic.CA!sol!klassen From: klassen@sol.UVic.CA (Melvin Klassen) Subject: Re: A Stamp For Gilles Villeneuve Message-ID: <1994Sep16.193313.27802@sol.UVic.CA> Followup-To: can.driving Sender: news@sol.UVic.CA Nntp-Posting-Host: sol.uvic.ca Organization: University of Victoria, Victoria B.C. CANADA References: <vernk-1309942254190001@ylw-ppp-13.cyberstore.ca> Date: Fri, 16 Sep 94 19:33:13 GMT Lines: 20