The new issue of The Southern Yarn is here, after some delays at the end of the production chain. Enjoy it in full colour here, or patiently await your glorious monochrome rendition through the post.

Here’s the editorial to get you started…

Winnipeg is home to an amazing diversity of nationalities, with over 100 different countries of birth. It is probably not unique in that respect. However, it is certainly near the top of the class in the extent to which so many of these various ethnicities strive to keep their culture alive. Evidence for this, on a large scale, is best seen in the number of cultural groups that participate in the annual Folklorama festival. This year there will be 45 unique ethno-cultural Pavilions throughout the city from August 2nd – 15th. Our DUCW is long past being able to join that list, but we do manage to stay true to our roots in other ways – Our Australia and Waitangi Days and ANZAC Day being the most public – not to mention this little newsletter.

Regular readers will notice the frequent articles related to the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. There is an obvious reason – WW2 vets who came to Canada under that Plan formed the genesis of the Club upon their return after the war. This issue is no exception – see p.6, with thanks to Bomber Command Museum of Canada (Nanton, Alberta) for their permission to freely use content from their website.

Thanks also to contributors Peter, Judy, Pam Sabourin, Dennis Woodford, Jenny and Lucia, as well as the faithful support of our advertizers.