Topic: “The TestYourLimits Odyssey” Dr. Ross, a medical professor at the University of Toronto and Director of the Cardiac Transplant Program at Toronto General Hospital, received her medical degree from the University of British Columbia, her cardiology training at Dalhousie and a postdoctoral fellowship in Cardiac Transplantation at Stanford. She will share her experiences of [...]
TOPIC: “WOMEN ASTRONAUTS – THE NEW RIGHT STUFF” – Sheila was born in Kitchener, raised in Windsor and attended the University of Windsor. She worked for 17 years at NASA/Johnson Space Center in Houston managing the science space program on the shuttle and space programs. Since 2009, Sheila has been teaching Space Medicine at McMaster [...]
Topic: “Food and Politics” Steve was born and lives in St. Thomas. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Western. He was first elected MPP for Elgin-Middlesex-London in 1999 and served as Minister of Agriculture and Food and later as Minister of Labour. His extensive agricultural and political background well informs his [...]
Topic: “A Jazzy Concert for the Season” We are delighted to welcome back Denise! She has performed with orchestras as far afield as Portugal and Germany, opened for Aretha Franklin as well as performed with the Jeans and Classics Series. Although Denise will be singing for us, she is also an accomplished actress and respected [...]
Topic: “The River Runs Through It: Our Connection to the Thames River” Patrick is a “river guy” from growing up near the Assiniboine River, attending university beside the Red River to managing various watersheds, including the Ausable, Bayfield, Grand and Thames rivers. Holding a Masters in Science and being a Registered Professional Planner, he is [...]
Topic: “Black Canadians in the U.S. Civil War” Bryan and Shannon are both from Canada’s historic Elgin Settlement and Buxton Mission. Bryan is an historical consultant as well as an award-winning author. Shannon is a graduate from the Museum Studies Program and Chair of the National Historic Sites Alliance of Ontario. She is also a [...]
Topic: “My Swim Across Lake Ontario”. The February Youth Speaker is Ashleigh Beacham, 16, a student at Medway High School, who lives in Komoka. She will talk about her swim across Lake Ontario last summer, to raise money so a young boy with cancer could go to Disney World.
