Castor's Letters
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Castor’s Letter #1
May 4, 2026
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Dear 1000towns Castor’s Letters, No. 1. Our new columnist writes in to introduce himself, correct one detail, and offer to write to us every week.
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Castor’s hometown is Castor, Alberta — population 876, where the streams east of Red Deer kept the family in dam-builders for generations.