A sunny but crisp winter’s morning takes a tragic turn after two ships collide in Halifax Harbour. The calm of a south end Halifax summer’s evening is shattered by a murderous teenage boy. A young university student fumbles with his camera during a once-in-a-lifetime personal encounter with Queen Elizabeth. A reporter journeys down a rural Newfoundland highway to rendezvous with a young man he has never heard of but soon to be recognized as a Canadian icon.

Eyewitness: Atlantic Canadians Experience History In Their Own Words details how some Atlantic Canadians reacted and what they remembered when faced with a memorable experience, such as the disastrous Halifax Explosion in December 1917. Howe also takes you to Moscow where you’ll meet a local reporter assigned to cover hockey’s historic 1972 Summit Series, and you will read about a chance encounter with Hollywood actor Ronald Reagan.

Rick Howe is a retired radio journalist with nearly 50 years' experience. He has been a reporter, a news director, and for more than 20 years hosted Atlantic Canada's most listened to radio talk show. An army brat, Rick has lived on bases across Canada and in Germany. He also wrote a weekly column for The Daily News newspaper for eight years and has been an occasional political commentator on CBC and CTV. Rick has won several regional awards and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Radio, Television, Digital News Association.

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