Edmond J. Ciosek – Cumberland
Edmond J. Ciosek, 77, of Cumberland, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 25, 2021, at home.
Affectionately known as Ed, he was the only son of the late Edmond & Mary (Groch) Ciosek.
Ed met the light of his life, his beautiful Laurie Jean Ciosek (McDevitt) and they were married for 38 years and together they created a beautiful family. Ed was adored by his two sons, Stephen and Phillip August, his daughter Arianna Servant, her husband, Tim Servant, of Attleboro Falls, Mass., and their children Edelman and Teverly.
From an early age, Ed was a very dedicated student and became a lifelong learner. After attending St. Patrick School in Valley Falls, he went on to graduate from Cumberland High School in 1961. Ed then attended Dean Junior College (1963) and continued his education at Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, graduating in 1966. After proudly serving in the United States Army (Honorable Discharge - 1972), Ed would later go on gradu
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Canada has begun a 30-day halt to flights from COVID-19 hotspots of India and Pakistan in an attempt to counter the virus variants.
“We’ve been saying for over a year, now is not the time to travel,” said Transportation Minister Omar Alghabra. “Our government continues to take unprecedented action to protect the health and safety of all Canadians.
As well, the land border between Canada and the United States has been closed to non-essential travel for a year.
It will continue to be shut at least until May 21 with more extensions possible.
“As cases rise and variants of concern continue to emerge across the country, we will continue to do what it takes-for as long as it takes-to keep Canadians safe,” said Public Safety Minister Bill Blair.
Canada halts flights from India, Pakistan By Jim Fox
Canada has begun a 30-day halt to flights from COVID-19 hotspots of India and Pakistan in an attempt to counter the virus variants.
“We’ve been saying for over a year, now is not the time to travel,” said Transportation Minister Omar Alghabra. “Our government continues to take unprecedented action to protect the health and safety of all Canadians.
As well, the land border between Canada and the United States has been closed to non-essential travel for a year.
It will continue to be shut at least until May 21 with more extensions possible.
He was 104.
In addition to emerging mostly unharmed from the wartime munitions blast that devastated Halifax, Snair walked away from one of the worst train accidents Canadian history: the 1942 Almonte train wreck that killed 39 people.
In his 50s, he survived a bout with cancer; in his 60s, a highway crash; and as a centenarian, most of his second pandemic.
He once told an interviewer he didn’t believe God played any role in his repeated acts of survival.
“No, it’s just something that happened and I happened to be there,” Snair explained. “I’ve just been in the right place at the wrong time.”