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    The Caretaker
    The Caretaker
    The Caretaker
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    The Caretaker

    By Ken Saik

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    Steve Turphin found it easy to honor a promise to his now deceased grandfather to care for and protect Sebastian’s Wildlife Sanctuary. Then without warning, Walter Kohlborg, an aggressive developer from Hollis Homes, chose the park for his next condo complex. How is Steve, who shuns public attention, going to counter this developer who pro

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherStratton Press
    Release dateJul 16, 2019
    ISBN9781643456461
    The Caretaker
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    Ken Saik

                  Ken Saik, retired social studies teacher with the Edmonton Public School Board, was once a member of the executive of the Alberta Teacher’s Association. During that time, he became a member of the Greater Edmonton Association, a local pressure group working to improve housing for the poor. He enrolled in their training on “engaging people for political action.” In his latest book, The Caretaker, Ken Saik uses the lessons he learned to arm Steve, the story’s protagonist, to stop Walter Kohlberg, a developer, from converting a public park into a housing development for the rich.

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