The annual Royal Canadian Legion poppy sales campaign is underway and in Sudbury that means you might get a chance to say happy 100th birthday to Max Topolnisky, a long time Legion member and Canadian Army veteran.
The former Sudbury miner was born on Nov. 19, 1923 on a farm near Dauphin, Manitoba. He looks forward to celebrating his 100th birthday next month, although he said several family members already celebrated his 100th during the warmer weather earlier this year when it was easier for people to travel."Exercise! Walk every day whether you like it or not," said Topolnisky.Topolnisky was a Manitoba farm boy when the Second World War broke out in Europe.
Topolnisky said he also tried his hand at tobacco farming in Southern Ontario, but that didn't appeal to him either.