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Do you have a success tip as a Walk Leader that you’d like to share with others?
/0 Comments/in Jane's Walk, Long Branch/by Jaan PillFanny Martin, the 2012 Jane’s Walk Event Manager, has asked 2012 Jane’s Walk leaders three questions, which I have included as headings for this blog post. “If you have a moment,” she has said, “I’d love to have your input, especially but not exclusively on these points.” I would like to invite you, as a visitor to this […]
South Long Branch Jane’s Walk went beautifully
/0 Comments/in Jane's Walk, Long Branch/by Jaan PillWe had a great Jane’s Walk in South Long Branch on Sunday, May 6, 2012 — about eighty people (conservative estimate) were there. The weather was great, and our portable amplifier from Long & McQuade worked beautifully. We owe many thanks to Councillor Mark Grimes’ office for suggesting that we organize Jane’s Walks in Long Branch this […]
ISTAR’s 25th anniversary celebration
/0 Comments/in Newsletter/by Jaan PillI was very pleased to see that a report has been posted on the Canadian Stuttering Association website concerning the 25th anniversary celebration for ISTAR, the Institute for Stuttering Treatment and Research. Here’s the text of the article, written by Jaan Pill: I was very pleased that I had the opportunity to attend the celebration […]
Cultural conservation efforts in Ontario operate within a legislative framework
/0 Comments/in Long Branch/by Jaan PillI had the good fortune to attend a cultural heritage workshop in Gravenhurst on April 26, 2012. At the workshop, Bert Duclos, heritage outreach consultant with the Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport, covered four topics: (1) What is cultural heritage value? (2) Establishing an effective muncipal heritage committee (3) Inventory, evaluation, and designation: […]
The blurring of boundaries between private and public
/1 Comment/in Jane's Walk, Long Branch, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillA city of one’s own (2008) addresses the distinction between what is private and what is public. The subtitle of the book is: “Blurring the boundaries between private and public.” Chapter 5, by Renaud Le Goix of the Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, is entitled “Gated communities: Generic patterns in suburban landscapes?” The chapter argues that “gated enclaves should not […]
Enjoyed my discussion this morning with a Grade 4/5 class at Sir Adam Beck Junior School
/0 Comments/in Newsletter/by Jaan PillThis morning I visited Mme. Warburton’s Grade 4/5 class at Sir Adam Beck Junior School in Alderwood. I spoke about my experiences as a person who stutters. I explained how I had moderately to severely stuttered from the age of 6 until I was 41, at which time I attended a treatment clinic in Edmonton. […]