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Join Scott Oake for the public launch of For the Love of a Son: A Memoir of Addiction, Loss, and Hope (Simon & Schuster Canada) featuring a conversation hosted by Shelagh Rogers followed by a book signing.https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/9781668045473/scott-oake/for-the-love-of-a-son
This event will be hosted live in the Atrium of McNally Robinson Booksellers, Grant Park and also available as a YouTube stream: https://youtube.com/live/sMYgPFfN5KA
The loss of Scott Oake's son, Bruce Oake, to an accidental overdose was a loss that could have broken a man, a marriage, a family—but Scott, Anne, and their younger son, Darcy, instead turned the worst day of their lives into a way to help the thousands of Canadians struggling with addiction. After nearly a decade of fundraising and battling red tape and political machinations they launched the Bruce Oake Recovery Centre, a free, revolutionary treatment centre staffed by addicts and alcoholics in recovery. For the Love of a Son is the story of a father’s unconditional love for his son. Above all, it’s the story of a young man who never got to grow up and a family who gives others the chance to find their way home.
Scott Oake is a Gemini Award–winning sportscaster for CBC Sports, Sportsnet, and Hockey Night in Canada. Raised in Sydney, Nova Scotia, he began his broadcasting career at Memorial University’s campus radio station before going on to work with CBC for five decades. Oake has covered Canada’s biggest sports moments, including the Olympics, Commonwealth Games, CFL football, in addition his long standing role as part of Hockey Night in Canada. He is included on the roll of honour of the Manitoba Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association and has been appointed a Member of the Order of Manitoba and a Member of the Order of Canada.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
1120 Grant Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, Manitoba R3M 2A6
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