Nancy Thomson is sifting through precariously stacked piles of paper and notebooks as she cleans out her desk at CBC Yukon. We had one more assignment for her before she turned in her microphone: share five of her favourite songs. In Ross River in the late sixties when it was 55 below, my two older sisters and I would be in bed and then mom and dad would listen to La Bohème. So I remember Ross River in the depths of winter and this amazing, amazing music.... it was the best way to go to sleep." "People may say that's very sentimental stuff, but at its core it's about the dignity of public service.... That's something that, these days, maybe we should pause and give some thought to."

Source: CBC News June 27, 2020 10:52 UTC