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Today’s must-read
Mad Men star Jon Hamm is again professing his love for Winnipeg — the latest unsolicited celebrity endorsement that travel officials call more effective than any marketing campaign for the city.
The Hollywood star, who spent weeks in Winnipeg filming an upcoming project, heaped praise on the city in a new interview, saying he enjoyed his time here despite experiencing the notoriously frigid weather.
“I had a blast in Winnipeg,” Hamm said during an interview that aired Friday on Global News’ The Morning Show, speaking alongside co-star Dave Franco about their new animated film, Hoppers. Tyler Searle reports.
Jon Hamm at Vera Pizza (Supplied)
On the bright side
Gary Hook was a fighter pilot, commanding officer and senior flight instructor during his 43-year career in the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Hook, 72, piloted more than 15 types of aircraft across Canada and Europe.
These days, the aviation buff volunteers as a tour guide and gallery interpreter at the Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada, at 2088 Wellington Ave. AV Kitching has more here.
Royal Aviation Museum of Manitoba volunteer Gary Hook with a Tutor training aircraft, one of three planes in the museum that he has flown. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Free Press)
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