Sharing her Knowledge and Love of Weather Julie Atchison is the Meteorologist on CTV London News at 6 p.m. and CTV London News at 11 p.m. Since her career in journalism began, Julie has covered news, entertainment, sports and weather. Originally from Peterborough, Julie graduated from Broadcast Journalism at Fanshawe College, and she has [...]
Chinese Canadian Pioneers, Heroes and Game Changers Arlene Chan has written seven books about the history, culture, and traditions of the Chinese in Canada, some shortlisted for the Ontario Speaker’s Book Award, Heritage Toronto Book Award, Silver Birch Award, and Red Cedar Award. Her work has been recognized with the Heritage Toronto Special Achievement Award, [...]
Habitat for Humanity Heartland Ontario: How our Volunteers Help us Build Community Renee is the Manager of Volunteer Services with Habitat for Humanity Heartland Ontario, which serves six counties in southern Ontario; Brant, Elgin, Middlesex, Norfolk, Oxford and Perth. She has three diplomas; Broadcasting, Public Relations, and Volunteer management. Her first experience with Habitat [...]
Still Having So Much Fun Making Music Since 1978, Sharon Hampson has been singing for families across North America as a member of the trio 'Sharon, Lois and Bram'. Together , the threesome produced over twenty-two recordings. They have appeared in every major concert hall in Canada and many in the United States, including [...]
Paul Mills has been part of the Canadian folk music scene and recording industry for over 50 years. Early in his career, he worked as a producer for CBC Radio and, among other things, created and produced the folk music program, “Touch the Earth” that was hosted by Sylvia Tyson and aired nationally from [...]
Peta Bayley is a Canadian digital artist, and animator, who has worked on many major films and TV shows and won the 2017 Annie Award in Outstanding Achievement, character animation in a live active production for her work on the film, The Jungle Book (2016). A member of the VFX branch of the Academy [...]
Marvin DeVries will be the third speaker in our upcoming 2023-2024 speaker series on Thursday November 9, 2023. Marvin DeVries, the past president of Trojan Technologies, a global leader in water treatment, won the SCI Canada International Award in 2016 in recognition of his outstanding work and contribution. He will be speaking on “Water [...]
Our fourth speaker event in our upcoming 2023-2024 speaker series is a special Seasonal event. It will be on December 14, 2023. We will be holding our 2nd Annual Holiday Market, as well as welcoming Rick Kish and Friends to play “A Little Bit of Crooner Christmas” for us. RICK KISH & FRIENDS: A [...]
Ventriloquist Sue VanDuynhoven has a Bachelor of Musical Arts from Western University, and she has achieved an extremely high level of ventriloquism, bringing puppets alive with great skill and magic. Sue writes all of her own scripts, and performs for audiences throughout Ontario and beyond. It has been a lifelong passion for Sue to bring [...]
Pre- Covid, every project involved a fascinating story, sometimes amusing, sometimes nerve-wracking, but always exciting. This presentation details the journey and explains the major changes needed to survive profitably in a volatile economy. Ice carving as an art form has been around for hundreds of years, but only in the last 35 years has [...]