Frances Lankin
Frances Lankin has been a lifelong advocate for workers’ and women’s rights. Lankin served for 11 years in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario (1990-2001), holding…
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Osnat Lippa
Osnat was born in Israel but lived most of her adult life outside of Israel, in England and North America. She is a practicing digital…
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Iain Scott
Iain Scott is one of Canada’s best-known and most popular opera educators and tour leaders. For 25 years, he was a regular and frequent guest…
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Brian Carlile
Brian Carlile, born and brought up in the UK, has a broad background in the world of professional music. As a player in major symphony…
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Arkady Spivak
Arkady Spivak attended York University, Glendon College until 2000, working on a BA in Theatre and Business. In 2003 Arkady founded Talk Is Free Theatre….
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Katherine Barber
“Canada’s Word Lady”, bestselling and award-winning author and founding editor of the Canadian Oxford Dictionary Katherine Barber is an authority on English usage, particularly in…
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Marta O’Brien
Marta O’Brien has been an architectural historian for 25 years. She earned her architecture degree with honours from Ryerson University, and Masters degree in environmental…
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Third Age Barrie Seniors Explore Addiction
A number of retirees are learning about pain management and addiction issues thanks to a Third Age Barrie education workshop.
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Third Age Barrie in Focus 50
I was first introduced to Third Age Barrie and the concepts of Third Age Learning in the spring of 2018.
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Tom Gerry
Joni Mitchell’s Music and Painting In this presentation Tom Gerry will introduce the Third Age Barrie audience to some details of Joni Mitchell’s career as…
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Brian Irving
For over 17 years, Brian Irving has been a therapist, specializing in the field of addictions and associated behaviours. He has extensive clinical experience, providing…
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Neev Tapiero
Neev Tapiero has been promoting the legalization of cannabis since 1996 when he opened Toronto’s first medical cannabis dispensary, C.A.L.M. or Cannabis As Living Medicine….
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Cindy Baker-Barill, RN
Cindy is a registered nurse currently working as the Program Manager of the Smoke-Free Program and the Central East Tobacco Control Area Network at Simcoe…
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Dr. Charles Gardner
Dr. Gardner has been the Medical Officer of Health (MOH) for the Simcoe Muskoka Health Unit since 2005, after having served as MOH with the…
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Doug Ironside
Doug Ironside is a Public Health Nurse for the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit, within their Substance Use and Injury Prevention Team. He has been…
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Meredith Fryia, RP
Meredith Fryia is the Manager of the Addiction Program at Canadian Mental Health Association Simcoe County. She is a Registered Psychotherapist and has been working…
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Brent Tottie
Brent is a Peer Advocate at The Lighthouse in Orillia and does a lot of peer support in Barrie. Lived experience means that he has…
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Detective Inspector Jim Walker
Detective Inspector Jim Walker is currently assigned as the Deputy Director of the Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB) of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). Detective…
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Lisa Simon, MD, MPH, CCFP, FRCPC
Dr. Lisa Simon is a Public Health and Preventive Medicine specialist who has worked with the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit as an Associate Medical Officer…
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Angela McCuaig, MSW, RSW
Angela McCuaig has a Master of Social Work and currently works as a Social Worker at the Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre. She has worked…
