Glen Kirkland was born in 1916 and the Kirkland family moved to McLennan from Wembley in the Winter of 1928. The Kirkland’s were very active in curling and were part of the first curling rink in McLennan. Glen was hired on to the Northern Alberta Railways in 1936. He was very active in hockey and ball games. In 1942 he married Doreen Simpson and that same year he joined the Army. While he was overseas, he was wounded and was carried behind the lines to be tended to. The doctor assigned to tend to his wounds was his old hockey coach, Dr. Fish. He returned to McLennan in 1946. He became involved with the Legion and McLennan Cadet Corp. In 1951 he lost a leg due to a railroad accident. After the accident he returned to coaching minor league hockey games. He and Doreen would eventually move to Edmonton. Glen passed away in 1993 at 76 years of age and is buried in the Edmonton Municipal Cemetery.
- Trails and Rails North, v 1, p. 243 & 244