Lebanon Arrivals

Well I got called out to my first late night news event on Tuesday night. A new reporter who had just moved from the Journal got a call from a local MLA of Lebanese decent who tipped her off that a flight was arriving at the airport at about 12:30, so we headed out. The officials at the private hangar wouldn't let me inside to take pictures, so I did the best I could outside as people collected their luggage after a long journey home.
Calgary, AB-20060725-.Mohamad Hamade, 18 months, rests on his mother Abeer Hamade's shoulder after an exhausting trip from Lebanon to Calgary. Thirty-nine haggard people arrived here on Wednesday. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald

Here is a portrait I did just before these two were teeing off at a golf course on the outskirts of town. For a story about the perils of live organ donation and the financial sacrifice the donor makes. Calgary, AB-20060720-.Doug Read, who donated one of his kidneys to his sister, Patty, says he lost between $10,000 and $12,000 in pay because of the recovery time needed after the surgery. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald