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Dan Shiels (1951-)

Dan Shiels was born September 5, 1951 near Bernice, north of Napinka, Manitoba on September 5,1951. He was the third child of George and Betty (Jones) Shiels. He grew up on a farm with his parents and took his first job for Harold Bugg of Napinka for $0.10 a day herding cows. He later progressed to $40 per month working on a farm for Gerald Brigden during later summer holidays. He worked on the Elliott brother's farm on weekends during his last year of high school and he graduated from Melita Collegiate in June 1969.

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In September 1969, Dan moved to Calgary, Alberta where he worked for Butler Construction. When that company folded, Dan got a job selling encyclopaedias for a month before going to work for his uncle, Oscar Lindbloom at Wilson Arches. In November 1970 Dan returned to Winnipeg and started working for Manitoba Hydro as an electrical trainee. He moved around the province and while working in Winnipeg, he met his wife Judy Vandaele, originally from Medora, Manitoba. Judy worked as a ward clerk in the intensive care unit at Misericordia Hospital in Winnipeg. Dan and Judy became engaged on December 24, 1972 and were married February 17, 1973. Three days after their wedding they moved to Gillam, Manitoba where Dan was to start a new job as a station operator for Manitoba Hydro. Judy became employed by the Bank of Commerce there. They had two children while living in Gillam; Jennifer on April 29, 1974 and Tracy on September 18, 1975. In April 1978, the family moved to Winnipeg and Dan worked at the D.C. Station near Rosser, Manitoba. In June 1978, Dan and Judy bought a house in the Charleswood area of Winnipeg and Dan's dad, George came into the city to remodel the house. George and Judy worked all day and Dan would help in the evening. George stayed for a month and built all new cupboards in the kitchen. They also put down new flooring and all new trim. In January 1980, Dan started a new job with Manitoba Hydro in the engineering office. Judy became employed at Woolco Department store in the cash office and later became a teller in the Royal Bank. In October 1990, Dan started a new job as a Commissioning Coordinator, preparing test procedures and testing equipment in the field. In 1997, another move was underway with a temporary coordinating job on the new System Control Project. When this job was complete, Dan took a job in the Control Centre and is now in a senior position there. Dan and Judy became interested in the Shiels family history in the spring of 1980 but really started working on it and researching the family tree in June of 1981. They have been very lucky and have made a quite a bit of progress spending their free time on the project. They hosted a family reunion in Winnipeg in 1982 and again in 1986. Dan and Judy have been active volunteers over the years with Boy Scouts, Girl Guides and the Community Centre.