“Kirkland Lake Remembers” is a long overdue book, documenting the lives of 202 hometown war heroes. The core 157 soldiers, sailors and airmen are listed on the Kirkland Lake cenotaph where no man is left behind. Meet each of these war heroes; their lives, demise and family ties with cradle-to-beyond-the-grave bios and most with photos in uniform. As a bonus, meet another 45 “Lost Souls” from WW1, WWII, Korean and Cold Wars who “coulda-shoulda” made the list with a champion in their corner.

Almost 1,900 locals enlisted in World War Two including the author’s father, but this book is not about survivors; it’s all about our young heroes who never returned. Most are buried in far-off lands; some in local cemeteries or lost at sea. More than half were local gold miners while others represent the full spectrum of the community including two lawyers and one lone disk jockey. Most died in battle, others by accident, illness, or misadventure. Ages varied from 18 to 46 and backgrounds from dirt poor to privileged university grads. All have one common cry from the grave, “We gave our today for your tomorrow.”

Bill Glover is a retired Canadian mining engineer, father, grandfather and widower, born in the gold mining town of Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada. His father was a WWII veteran whose Scottish ancestors were victims of the Highland clearings. And his mother’s LeBlanc ancestors were victims of the Acadian clearings. Bill worked as an underground miner in some deep dirty holes before earning a mining engineering degree from Queens University in 1972. Glover built and operated mines in Canada, then spread his wings to work on 4 continents during a 55-year mining career. Bill lives on Lake Kenogami in Northern Ontario, the author of the five previous books including the Mad Miner series. “Kirkland Lake Remembers” is Glover’s sixth book.

Glover’s third book “Tales of a Mad Miner” received honourable mention for non-fiction in 2016 from Whistler Independent Book Awards.

Glover’s fifth book “Gold for a Mad Miner” should be required reading for anyone who is in Kirkland Lake or has ever worked there. Roy Slack, CIM President and former president Cementation Mining Contractors, North Bay, Ontario.

“I bought a copy (Gold for a Mad Miner: Kirkland Lake Centennial 1919-2019) a great read!”

Kirkland Lake Centennial Mayor Pat Kiely, Kirkland Lake, Ontario