Emily Tam, 15, is in Grade 10 at Central Secondary School in London. She has played the piano for the past ten years and is currently studying RCM Grade 10 piano. She especially enjoys playing at the Kiwanis Music Festival, where she received the Kathryn Sells Memorial Scholarship in 2015. She has performed at the […]
Topic: The Courts of Love (and Hate) in Medieval France HRH Princess Michael, married to HRH Prince Michael of Kent, the first cousin of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, is a prolific author of historical biographies and novels. The royal families of Europe are favourite subjects for her books, her latest being the 3 books [...]
Topic: “The Meaning of Home”. John is 12 years old and a grade 7 student at Lester B. Pearson School for the Arts. He enjoys traveling to Europe to see family, tandem bike riding, playing soccer, and in winter, skiing, snowboarding and hockey. John also plays the piano and cello and loves video games. He [...]
Topic: “From ROOM to THE WONDER: Navigating the novel and the screenplay.” Emma is best known for her fiction both historical and contemporary. Her seventh novel, Room, won the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize and the Commonwealth (Canada and Caribbean) Prize, going on to sell over two million copies. Donoghue scripted the film adaptation, for [...]
Topic: Adventures & Confessions of a CBC Man. Documentary filmmaker, producer and journalist Mark Starowicz created some of this country’s most influential current affairs and documentary programs. An advocate of Canadian culture and identity, he has worked with two generations of filmmakers in documenting Canadian life and society.
Topic: THREE SISTERS HELP ORPHANAGE IN SOMALIA On October 13, the Youth Speakers for Women’s Canadian Club will be three young ladies. They are Zaynab, 5 years old; Safiya, aged 8; and 10 year-old Maryam Chaudhary. The sisters attend the London Islamic School. Five years ago, Maryam wanted to raise funds to help build a water well to support the Mudug Orphanage Complex in [...]
Topic: The Family that Conquered Everest. Climbing Mount Everest was a challenge for Alan Mallory and his family. They were the first family of four to successfully reach the highest point on earth. It was an expedition that challenged the mental, emotional and physical limits.
Kevin Alexander is a Grade 7 student at Lester B. Pearson School for the Arts. This 12 year old has taken piano lessons since he was 3 years old with his grandmother, Marlene Alexander. Kevin is a three time National Finalist and scholarship recipient at CMC (Canadian Music Competition). Kevin has won many trophies and [...]
Topic: Music at Christmas. Theodore Baerg began his singing and acting career with the Stratford Festival and the Canadian Opera Company. He has appeared in concerts with orchestras across Canada and the United States in a variety of programs including those of the oratorio, classical and popular genres. He is a Professor of Voice and [...]
Topic: A Day in the Life of Salthaven Wildlife. Brian Salt’s passion is working with wildlife and he has been a wildlife rehabilitator since 1985. He works with sick, injured or orphaned wild birds and mammals of all kinds and gives them a second chance at being free again in the wild.