William A. Reddin

He graduated from St. Dunstan's with a teaching degree in 1932 and had aspirations to attend Law School at Dalhousie, but a teaching job offer from Prince of Wales College encouraged him to remain home. He taught Botany there from 1933-1942 and was given the nickname "Botany Bill". During his tenure at Prince of Wales College, William Reddin completed an incredible journey around Prince Edward Island in a canoe. He completed the estimated one thousand mile journey between the summers of 1934 and 1935. Over 30 years later he would write the book "Canoe and I" chronicling his journey. After his time teaching at Prince of Wales College William Reddin went to Dalhousie in 1942 and earned his Law Degree and a Bachelor of Science in 1945. He practiced Law from 1946-1954 in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island and then returned to education, serving as a principal in Sept-Iles, Quebec and a teacher in New Brunswick between the years of 1954-1957. Reflecting his varied lifestyle he then returned back to practice Law in Alberton, Charlottetown, and Montague between 1958 and 1975 before retiring. He spent his retired years in Keppoch where he enjoyed nature, poetry, travel, and music. BreadcrumbHomeIslandVoices Audio and Visual ArchiveReg "Dutch" Thompson Oral History CollectionIntervieweesWilliam Arthur "Bill" ReddinResults per page1560120listSortTitle ↓Title ↑Year ↓Year ↑William Arthur "Bill" Reddin was born in Charlottetown on January 17th, 1910. He grew up on Prince Edward Island during the Great Depression where he worked at his fathers store "L.J. Reddin's Drygoods". He attended Queens Square School before graduating on to St. Dunstan's University where he studied to become a teacher. During his studies he taught in a two room school house in Southport for practice.