Louise-Ann (née Ogden) was born in Montreal PQ, moved to Kingston ON, then to Prince Albert SK, where she attended Connaught and King George Public Schools, then Prince Albert Technical High School. She earned business certificates at New Brunswick Community College in Moncton and Algonquin College in Ottawa. L-A worked in sales, bookkeeping, and office management.
Maurice was born and raised in Prince Albert SK, attending Queen Mary School and Riverside Collegiate. He studied Electronics Engineering Technology at the Saskatchewan Technical Institute in Moose Jaw, and also holds diplomas in business management. His career included work as a surveyor and draughtsman for the Saskatchewan Department of Highways, service as a L-Bombardier/L-Corporal in the Militia (Army Reserve), and later as a telecommunications regulator for the Canadian government.
We were married in Prince Albert in 1971 and have lived/worked in Winnipeg MB, Trois-Rivières PQ, Saskatoon SK, Moncton NB, and Ottawa ON. We have two children: Kyle (1971), who holds a degree in journalism from Carleton University, and Michelle (1973), who holds a Master of Science in Biology from McGill University. Both are married and each has a son — Samuel Lavictoir (2002) and Grey Nunas (2009).
In 1993 we moved to Singapore, where Maurice worked as a telecommunications lobbyist for Motorola and ENRON. Louise-Ann worked as a counsellor at the Canadian Education Centre, in the Canadian High Commission offices.
While in Singapore, we purchased AKAMA, a 48-foot trawler yacht, aboard which we lived. After retiring in 2002, we sailed throughout Southeast Asia and Australasia for nearly five years.
In 2008, following illness and the sale of AKAMA, we returned to Canada and purchased a 39-foot Winnebago motorhome, in which we lived for over five years, exploring much of Canada and the USA.
Nomads no more, we sold the motorhome, and now live in Oliver, British Columbia, Canada.