Background
David Blaikie was
born and grew up in the small village of Upper Stewiacke in
central Nova Scotia. He was a journalist for 25 years with the
Truro, N.S., Daily News, The Canadian Press, Reuters and the
Toronto Star, and spent 18 years in the Parliamentary Press
Gallery in Ottawa. Since 1990 he has worked in the labour
communciations. He has written about the activities of
distance runners, particularly ultrarunners since the late
1970s. |
