birth_date: 1934-09-26 00:00:00
avg_rating: 3.35
name: Michael      Barnes
about: Librarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads database.Michael Barnes received a B.A. from the University of Western Ontario in 1964 and an M.Ed. from the University of Toronto in 1971.Hon. Inspector OPP 1991. Presiding Officer Canadian Citizenship Ceremonies 1995.He has been a teacher and school principal, a correspondent for the Globe and Mail, a CBC freelancer, newspaper columnist for Southam and Thomson and an author of books on Canadian resources, particularly mining, northern communities and police work, mostly involving the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP).Some of his books on the mining industry include The Scholarly Prospector: Don McKinnon, Looking Back COBALT, Looking Back KIRKLAND LAKE, Great Norther Librarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads database.Michael Barnes received a B.A. from the University of Western Ontario in 1964 and an M.Ed. from the University of Toronto in 1971.Hon. Inspector OPP 1991. Presiding Officer Canadian Citizenship Ceremonies 1995.He has been a teacher and school principal, a correspondent for the Globe and Mail, a CBC freelancer, newspaper columnist for Southam and Thomson and an author of books on Canadian resources, particularly mining, northern communities and police work, mostly involving the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP).Some of his books on the mining industry include The Scholarly Prospector: Don McKinnon, Looking Back COBALT, Looking Back KIRKLAND LAKE, Great Northern Ontario Mines, Gold in Ontario, Great Northern Characters, Kirkland Lake on the Mile of Gold, Timmins: The Porcupine Country and Fortunes in the Ground. An early book for children was Monster from the Slimes. He lives in Haliburton, Ontario.More details of his work may be found in the Members pages of the Writers Union of Canada website.Michael Barnes may be contacted at michaelbarnes53@hotmail.com. ...more