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Rose Gibbs recently published a book about Jamaica titled Island of Plantations: A Jamaican Reflection, about the history of Jamaican villages and towns that are a part of her family’s past. It is available on Amazon.

The Burden of Memories was published by Latitude 46 in May 2022. In it, two sisters unravel a secret long kept by their mother about their father, who was a doctor in Canada’s Italian campaign during the Second World War. .

Paul Bennett has recently published a fascinating collection of vignettes providing a unique perspective on various events and developments, such as the death of his grandfather in the First World War, the 1970 October Crisis, interviews with Indo-Chinese refugees applying for immigration to Canada, the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, and a trip to North Korea. The book, On the Border, will appeal to those with an appreciation for the diversity of life’s experiences and to those willing to take a chance. The book is illustrated by Khmer Rouge survivor Anouk’chet Suong. 

Rietta Wadman-Mills is happy to announce that she is enjoying retirement from a 30-year elementary teaching career at Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board and Limestone District School Board. 

Paul Thompson was recently appointed deputy minister/deputy receiver-general in the Federal Public Services and Procurement Canada. He was recruited directly upon his graduation from Queen’s and has held a number of senior leadership roles since that time. Paul follows several family members who are Queen’s graduates: his grandfather, Elwood Thompson (BA’24), was a respected elementary school principal in Kingston for over 30 years; his father, Keith P. Thompson (Arts’51), was a secondary school inspector and later a school superintendent in Perth County; and two nieces, Katie Squires Thompson (Artsci’12) and Emma Squires (Com’14), both of whom have leadership positions and currently live in British Columbia. Other family members are likely to follow in the Queen’s tradition.