Editing Pierre Berton (section)

==Retirement==
In 2004, Berton published his 50th book, ''Prisoners of the North'', after which he announced in an interview with [[CanWest News Service]] that he was retiring from writing. On October 17, 2004, the CA$12.6-million Pierre Berton Resource Library, named in his honour, was opened in [[Vaughan, Ontario]].<ref name="Library">{{Cite news
|last= Wilkes
|first= Jim
|title= Berton's name adorns new Vaughan library
|page= B.04
|newspaper= [[Toronto Star]]
|publisher= [[Torstar]]
|location= Toronto
|date= October 18, 2004
|url= https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/714980211.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+18%2C+2004&author=Jim+Wilkes&pub=Toronto+Star&edition=&startpage=B.04&desc=Berton%27s+name+adorns+new+Vaughan+library%3B+Prolific+author+has+written+50+books+%27Taught+us+all+about+Canadian+history%27
|archive-url= https://archive.today/20130131181556/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/714980211.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+18,+2004&author=Jim+Wilkes&pub=Toronto+Star&edition=&startpage=B.04&desc=Berton's+name+adorns+new+Vaughan+library;+Prolific+author+has+written+50+books+'Taught+us+all+about+Canadian+history'
|url-status= dead
|archive-date= January 31, 2013
|access-date= May 22, 2010
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vaughanpl.info/files/news/news013107.pdf|title=Pierre Berton Resource Library Wins Another Prestigious Award|publisher=Vaughan Public Libraries|date=January 31, 2007|access-date=May 24, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110101203735/http://www.vaughanpl.info/files/news/news013107.pdf|archive-date=January 1, 2011}}</ref>

He had lived in nearby [[Kleinburg, Ontario]], for about 50 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives.cbc.ca/programs/135-16709/page/1/|title=Pierre Berton: the writer at home|date=March 29, 1987|work=[[CBC.ca]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628214309/http://archives.cbc.ca/programs/135-16709/page/1/|archive-date=June 28, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Berton attracted attention in October 2004 by discussing his 40 years of recreational use of [[cannabis (drug)|marijuana]] on two [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC Television]] programs, ''[[Play (TV series)|Play]]'' and ''[[Rick Mercer Report]]''. On the latter show he gave a  "celebrity tip" on how to roll a [[Joint (cannabis)|joint]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjYcP0Gji20 |title=RMR: Celebrity Tip with Pierre Berton |publisher=YouTube |date=October 18, 2004 |access-date=November 1, 2012}}</ref><ref>
{{cite news
|url= https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/pierre-berton-s-celebrity-toking-tips-1.475936
|title= Pierre Berton's celebrity toking tips
|work= CBCNews Arts & Entertainment
|publisher= [[The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]
|date= October 15, 2004
|access-date= May 22, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|url= https://www.youtube.com/mercerreport#p/search/0/MjYcP0Gji20
|title= Celebrity Tip with Pierre Berton
|work=[[The Rick Mercer Report]]
|publisher=[[The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]
|date=October 18, 2004
|access-date=May 22, 2010}}
</ref>