Retired from the Forest Industry for more than twenty years, he has many stories to tell.
The one I’ll share here happened in the 1980’s.
Bruce and a couple of his colleagues were sent to
Newfoundland by his company, to negotiate a deal for the purchase of the
Bowater’s Pulp and Paper mill in Corner Brook.
It was January.
And he arrived in the city in one of the worst blizzards of that winter.
While driving to the hotel, where he was to meet
with his associates, he said the snow was up over the tops of most of the road
signs. And when you could see them, the lettering was so small, you could
barely read them. That made navigation
around the city, somewhat challenging for a newcomer.
His first statement that morning in the boardroom was, “How come your road signs are so small around here?” “I almost didn’t make it to the hotel.”
He knew he’d better shut up and pay attention when
one of the Newfoundland Reps quickly spoke up and said, “Around des parts, we
knows where we’re goin’ my son.”
Bruce and his company lost
their bid, but only by fifteen million dollars!
