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Tannis Drysdale.


TANNIS DRYSDALE, Councillor, Town of Fort Frances Fort Frances, town (1991 pop. 8,891), SW Ont., Canada, on Rainy River, opposite International Falls, Minn. It is chiefly a lumbering center with sawmills and a pulp and paper factory. Tourism is also an important industry, with abundant fishing and hunting nearby.  

Do you have a motto to live by?

Fortes Fortes is a fairly rare family name in Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries (Spanish pronunciation: FOR-tes, (Brazilian) Portuguese pronunciation: FOR-cheesse). Famous Fortes include:
  • Corsino Fortes (b. 1933), a Cape Verdean poet
  • Joe Fortes (d.
 fortuna adiuvat--fortune favours the brave.

What is the funniest thing that has happened to you?

A friend and I had just endured two days of camping in cold weather and torrential rain. When the clouds broke, we wrung wrung  
v.
Past tense and past participle of wring.


wrung
Verb

the past of wring

wrung wring
 out our clothes and the tent and went out for a walk. We passed a large motor home and a lady appeared at the door and shouted "Do you girls have any way to make coffee?" Indignantly in·dig·nant  
adj.
Characterized by or filled with indignation. See Synonyms at angry.



[Latin indign
, we both replied NO and stomped off. We were 5 minutes down the road before it struck us that she was offering, not asking.

What are some of the daily comfort items you can not do without?

Coffee, five or more cups a day!

Who would you gladly work for for free?

Who haven't I worked for free for? I pick work by following my passions not my paycheques. It seems to always balance out.

It's time It's Time was a successful political campaign run by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) under Gough Whitlam at the 1972 election in Australia. Campaigning on the perceived need for change after 23 years of conservative (Liberal Party of Australia) government, Labor put forward a  to take a stress-free holiday when ...

Sometimes I find myself so buried in projects and work that I leave no time for my private life. Then it's time for a short break.

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What is your favourite movie?

It's a Wonderful Life. I watch it every year, close to Christmas. It's a good reminder that every decision we make leaves a wake behind it; it's important to try and have that wave of impact be a positive one.
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