Going off the Rails

“The Shed” had originally been a playhouse or small cabin built for my aunt. Reggie took over this innocent little

I’ve always been interested in making money and causing trouble. I was around twelve years old when I “went bad”.

I think it may have been a year later, I was in our basement and went into Reggie’s room. One

Even at this relatively early stage, Dad was becoming seriously concerned about where Reggie was heading. The stealing, drugs and

Reggie Volunteers to Pick up the Mail This is one of those stories that still makes me grin and shake

For a couple of summers, our Montreal cousin, Mike, had been coming to Prince Edward Island with increasingly large quantities

Hashish (“hash”) was common in the drug culture Reggie encountered while he was still very young. It became part of

Looking back more than forty years later, I think that afternoon in Montreal was one of the turning points in

Reggie had been a good student throughout elementary school, which in Souris included Grades 1 through 8. He began experimenting

Reggie Really Disliked His Principal The things Reggie did in high school to torment his teachers and principal became legendary

December 30, 1980 – The “Big Bust” is the family term, for that day – his later busts were bigger,

A couple days after the “Big Bust”, my father took the step that would change his life and agreed to

1984 – After I finished high school, I went to University – St. Mary’s University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.  I

After Reg had served some time in Jail, his case was reviewed, and he was recommended for Day Parole, in