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The wild Canadian boys who joined with Latvian refugees in Deeside to boost the war effort


The wild Canadian boys who joined with Latvian refugees in Deeside to boost the war effort
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Thousands of Canadians and Newfoundlanders in Deeside to boost the Allied effort.
He was just a small boy when he lived through the hectic years of the Second World War in Ballater.
Yet Ian Cameron has never forgotten the arrival of thousands of Canadians and Newfoundlanders in Deeside to boost the Allied effort and how they brought with them such marvels of machinery as crawler tractors, four-wheel-drive trucks, high lead winches and modern sawmills.
Ian, who is now 83, but retains a fascination for the minutiae of history and heritage, has written a new book The Story of Forestry on Royal Deeside – and it’s a riveting account which stretches all the way from the Ice Age through two global conflicts and into the digital sphere. ....

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New hope for 'last remaining casualty of Storm Frank' as business eyes vacant Ballater high street property


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An empty shop in Ballater described as the “last remaining casualty of Storm Frank” could soon be back in use, five years on from when severe flooding ravaged the Deeside community.
The infamous storm caused millions of pounds worth of damage across the country, but the village of Ballater was impacted particularly badly, as the River Dee burst its banks and huge parts of the community were left underwater. ....

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Deeside writer and illustrator duo publish new children's book on the importance of bees


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Author Sabine Muir, left, and illustrator Agnieszka Brozek, right, have created a new book called The VIBs: The Very Important Bees.
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A Deeside author and artist children’s book duo have been very busy bees during lockdown and created a brand new story for youngsters about one of the world’s most important insects.
Illustrator Aga Brozek and writer Sabine Muir have previously worked on two other children’s picture books about wildlife, including “I’m Not That Scary” about a spider called Webster, and “Josephine, Drama Queen” about Aberdeen’s famous gulls. ....

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