One of my favorite past times is looking through old photographs and listening to the childhood stories of my Mom, Aunts and Uncles, family and friends and hearing about their growing up days and the changes they have seen through the years. While going through some of the old pictures I came across one of my Uncle Edwin Chant who celebrated his birthday on February 25th. This picture was taken approximately 1953, when he was 16 years old. He worked for CNT (Canadian National Telecommunications) at Port aux Basques, NL and in this picture he is wearing his uniform, which he wore to deliver the telegrams. Seeing this picture sparked my interest; therefore I had to telephone Uncle Ed, who is currently living in Ontario, to ask him about his days of delivering telegrams. He remembers that he enjoyed working with a fellow telegram deliverers and switchboard operators. He enjoyed his days of delivering the telegrams to all areas of Port aux Basques, he told me that in order to do so you had to know everyone in the community and you got to meet everyone in the community, which he thoroughly enjoyed and has fond memories. He spoke of the changes he has seen through the years and from his days of delivering telegrams to time of cell phones and internet. Much laughter was shared through our telephone conversation and I look forward to our next one where we might go down memory lane once more.   Submitted By: NULL