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.
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 [...]