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.
Topic: Crime Seen – Policing Career of Kate Lines. Kate Lines was a member of the Ontario Provincial Police for over 33 years. Throughout her career she worked as a police officer in uniform patrol, undercover drug investigations, fraud investigations, intelligence and major crimes such as homicide and sexual assault. She retired at the rank [...]
Topic: “Living in Two Worlds – An Aboriginal Perspective on Life Balance and Fulfillment.” As a proud Annishinabe (First Nations) woman, Raven wholeheartedly shares her experiences and the wisdom of her ancestors by way of The Medicine Wheel. These provide a bridge for us to comprehend the ancient understandings of interconnectedness and they re-establish our [...]
My name is Madison Bush. I am 24 years old and currently attend Fanshawe College. I was born with Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus. I played wheelchair basketball for 8 years and have been playing sledge hockey since I was 8 years old. I currently work at Budweiser Gardens and the Thames Valley Children’s Centre. My [...]
Topic: “Current Events and Milestones of the last 150 Years.” Host of Global TV’s ‘The West Block with Tom Clark’. One of Canada’s premier broadcast journalists, Tom Clark has reported on the local, national, and international stories that have shaped Canada for the past 25 years. Witness to many of the history-making events during this [...]
Topic: “Hart of the Art” Evelyn Hart is an internationally renowned dancer who joined the Royal Winnipeg Ballet in 1976, becoming a principal dancer in 1979. She earned honorary doctorates from McMaster University and the University of Manitoba and is now a Companion of the Order of Canada. She was awarded the Chalmers Award for [...]
Topic: “Dying to Explore: The Archaeology of Sir John Franklin’s Third Arctic Expedition” Dr. Park has participated in archaeological fieldwork in Southern Ontario, Yukon, Northwest Territories, and especially Nunavut. He has also been involved in research studying the early European exploration of that region from the 1800s through the 1930s. His research into the famous [...]
Susannah Salamon is a 12 year old pianist and composer who enjoys composing beautiful neo-romantic music. Susannah’s composition “Vive le Canada!” won 1st prize in the London Kiwanis Music Festival “Canada’s 150” competition. She is also the recipient of the Kathryn Sells memorial award from the Women’s Canadian Club.