January's Bombshell - Veronica Tennant
Veronica Tennant - Born London, England 1947. This prima ballerina of the National Ballet of Canada won international acclaim for her extraordinary versatility and dramatic power as she danced herself around the world for 25 years. Retired from dance she turned her talents to writing and producing for television and theatre. She has written books for children and is doing freelance writing for notable Canadian magazines. She volunteers for charity and has bee chairperson for UNICEF. She has received the Order of Canada.

January Links

Queen Charlotte's Birthday Ball: www.claviersbaroques.com/QueenCharlotteBB/CBQCBB2008

Private Lives - Alumnae Theatre: www.alumnaetheatre.com/

National Ballet of Canada: www.national.ballet.ca

February's Bombshell - Martha Louise Black
Martha Louise Black (née Munger) - Born Chicago, Illinois 1866. Died October 31, 1957. One of Canada's more colourful characters she joined the search for gold by hiking the famed Chilkoot Pass in the Yukon Gold Rush of 1898! She gave birth to her first child alone in a log cabin. In order to survive she raised money to purchase a saw mill and bossed 16 men on a mining claim. She became the First Lady of the Yukon when her second husband, George Black, was Commissioner. She received the Order of the British Empire in 1946 for her cultural and social contributions to the Yukon. At the age of 70 she won an election for a seat in the Canadian Parliament!

February Links

The Canadian Encyclopedia: www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com