Chapter 28, Part Four of Right,Left and Centre.
"I hear you," a woman told Linda who came to complain about the noise that the woman and her new partner were causing in the Northland building. Yet this woman and her male partner kept causing Linda problems - until they both left.
During the 12 years that Linda ran the building, she met several men who interested her. One was a young engineer who came from Serbia. Then she fell in love with a Mennonite farmer-businessman.It looked for a while they would marry. Yet then this man caused her many problems. And after living together on a Gulf Island for a while they split up after Linda felt abused and put down many times. One man who came into Linda's life was a young man who lived in the apartment building and was a saviour and a real friend. Then one tragic morning he was out jogging in Ottawa and was hit by a car. He never recovered from this terrible accident and now lives on Vancouver Island as a mute crippled person who can't move and can't talk. Linda was devastated.
Linda's mother passed away in the 21st century. Linda then sold the building and finally ended up in a condo not far from Vancouver's downtown area. One small stroke and then a bigger one nearly sidelined her forever. Yet she recovered. Friends came and left her life. She travelled to Australia, Europe and a few places in between.
Northland is now writing her memoirs and she is a fine writer. She remains a committed feminist and a supporter of the federal Liberals. "I will continue to support the federal Liberals," she says. She still canvasses for the Liberals in federal elections. Her life of 71 years has had its ups and downs. Yet she's sill got a few more interesting chapters ahead.
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