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 [...]
Nature Canada is the country’s oldest national nature conservation charity. Graham Saul has more than 25 years of experience working on social and environmental justice issues. His background includes five years with Oxfam International in Maputo, Mozambique, and five years in Washington D.C., with the Bank Information Centre- an environmental watchdog and information clearinghouse [...]
Jennifer Botterill is one of Canada's most successful athletes. A member of the Canadian Women’s Hockey Team for 14 years, she is a three-time Olympic champion and an in-demand NHL analyst in both Canada and the US, regularly appearing on CBC's Hockey Night in Canada. When she is not sharing her knowledge and expertise [...]
Addressing Homelessness and Affordable Housing Josh Morgan was elected as London's 65th Mayor on October 24th, 2022. Prior to that he had served two terms as the City Councilor for Ward 7 being elected in 2014 and again in 2018 with support from 75% of voters. Mayor Morgan was the first in his family [...]
His Story as Composer, Conductor for London Symphonia Dr. Good is a composer, arranger, conductor, director, concert producer, trombonist and educator who currently serves as composer with London Symphonia. His compositions have been performed by many orchestras, chamber ensembles, and choirs across Canada. From 2008-2011 he served as Composer-in-Residence with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. [...]
An Adventure in the High Seas and the Journey Within While in their early 50s, Sue Williams, without an adventure-seeking bone in her body, and her husband David, without any real blue water experience, left their sons, cast off from Hamilton Ontario in their 37 foot sailboat, and headed east. Destination the North Atlantic [...]
The London Pro Musica Choir was founded in 1970 and was the first, and remains the oldest, unaffiliated concert choir in London with a current membership of approximately 45 singers (SATB mixed choir). London Pro Musica Choir’s vision is to pursue high-quality artistic choral performances of a diverse selection of music to inspire and [...]
“What Does a Butler Do?” I was born in Vancouver BC but I grew up in Toronto after my parents moved the family East. I attended Trinity College, University of Toronto, and graduated with a degree in Philosophy. After a brief stint as an assistant in elementary Special Education, I spent two years in [...]
Aging Well: Lessons Learned From Neurodegeneration to Exceptional Cognitive Aging Angela Roberts is an Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders and Computer Science (joint). She holds the Canada Research Chair in Data Analytics and Digital Health in Cognitive Aging and Dementia and is Co-Director of the Collaborative Specialization in Machine Learning in Health [...]