Bill Bramah's Ontario

Susanne Day is a retired education specialist whose focus was physically
challenged, blind, and speech-impaired children.

Bill Bramah, a journalist for almost 50 years, has worked in all phases of the media. He’s a Torontonian, was graduated from the University of Western Ontario, and then received a Master’s in philosophy from the University of Toronto. He has also been a stockbroker, teacher, salesman, and nightclub piano player. It was after his sixtieth birthday that he began his career as Global TV’s roving reporter. From the hundreds of stories he has written for his syndicated “Bramah’s Ontario,” 101 were chosen for this book.

Having enjoyed Bill Bramah’s radio and TV segments, I was delighted to read this selection of interesting anecdotes of people and places in Ontario. Written in the friendly, folksy style of his TV show, the book is a delight for old and young.

This book would be a great travelling guide for those sunny Sunday afternoon drives in the country, and the “How to Get There” section at the end of the book invites the reader to follow his trail, to see the places so well described and meet the people Bramah found so interesting. Children would love to meet Joey the Beaver, those giant turkeys, or the radioactive turtles that broadcast their activities wherever they go. The Doll House Gallery and Birdhouse City sound fascinating for doll lovers, architects, or birdwatchers. For engineers there’s the Marine Railway and for science lovers a story about Science North. In short, this is a delightful book about the wonders of Ontario.