Photo of the Week 2023-06-19

 

Five years ago today, my numbers came up and I retired. Technically, I was employed until then end of June but used accumulated vacation time to ensure that I didn't work a day after turning 60. It was the end of an instalment in my book of life and the beginning of a fun new one. That next instalment is currently under development and with continued good fortune it will be full.

I'm thankful for the career I had through the succession of corporate iterations, OAKS Precast / Standard Industries / Lafarge Canada / LafargeHolcim. The arrival of this anniversary, had me thinking back, running through memories acquired over a few decades. Perhaps predictably, it led to my photo archive where I came across these from a vacation stay in Montreal ...

 

' Corporate Office '

 

 

I never visited that office in all the years I worked for the company, and by the time I made this photo in 2009, the legal corporate entity was no longer Canada Cement. Corporate offices had relocated elsewhere, many changes had taken place and more were on the horizon. Some things change for the better, some don't. Much depends on our own perspective...

 

DJE