http://vmc.podOmatic.com Give it a listen! en-ca podOmatic RSS Generator Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:12:17 GMT Give it a listen! clean no vmc The following files are podcasts of events held at Vincent Massey Collegiate in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The following is an interview conducted by Marlise, a student from Mr. Corley's Canadian History class in March, 2008. Marlise's grandfather is Richard John Cornish Toone. Mr. Toone was born on April 13, 1915 in the small town of Maryfield, Saskatchewan. He is the third child of Emma Acock and John Reginald Toone. Richard, more commonly known as Jack had one sister by the name of Mabel that died at three months old. Jack’s other sister; Olive was three years older than Jack and was born in 1912. Olive died on December 16, 1995. Jack currently resides in Winnipeg with his wife Alice Toone and enjoys spending time with his children, grand-children and great-grand-children. http://vmc.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-06-21T19_17_38-07_00 http://vmc.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-06-21T19_17_38-07_00 Sun, 22 Jun 2008 02:05:21 GMT 2008-06-22 2008-06-22 http://vmc.podOmatic.com vmc education,marlisegrandfather2,massey,podcasts,vincent 1725 no The following is an interview conducted by Marlise, a student from Mr. Corley's Canadian History class in March, 2008. Marlise's grandfather is Richard John Cornish Toone. Mr. Toone was born on April 13, 1915 in the small town of Maryfield, Saskatchewan. He is the third child of Emma Acock and John Reginald Toone. Richard, more commonly known as Jack had one sister by the name of Mabel that died at three months old. Jack’s other sister; Olive was three years older than Jack and was born in 1912. Olive died on December 16, 1995. Jack currently resides in Winnipeg with his wife Alice Toone and enjoys spending time with his children, grand-children and great-grand-children. The following is an interview conducted by Marlise, a student from Mr. Corley's Canadian History class in March, 2008. Marlise's grandfather is Richard John Cornish Toone. He was born on April 13, 1915 in the small town of Maryfield, Saskatchewan. He is the third child of Emma Acock and John Reginald Toone. Richard, more commonly known as Jack had one sister by the name of Mabel that died at three months old. Jack’s other sister; Olive was three years older than Jack and was born in 1912. Olive died on December 16, 1995. Jack currently resides in Winnipeg with his wife Alice Toone and enjoys spending time with his children, grand-children and great-grand-children. http://vmc.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-06-21T19_01_49-07_00 http://vmc.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-06-21T19_01_49-07_00 Sat, 21 Jun 2008 22:43:45 GMT 2008-06-22 2008-06-21 http://vmc.podOmatic.com vmc depression,education,marlisegrandfather1,massey 485 no The following is an interview conducted by Marlise, a student from Mr. Corley's Canadian History class in March, 2008. Marlise's grandfather is Richard John Cornish Toone. He was born on April 13, 1915 in the small town of Maryfield, Saskatchewan. He is the third child of Emma Acock and John Reginald Toone. Richard, more commonly known as Jack had one sister by the name of Mabel that died at three months old. Jack’s other sister; Olive was three years older than Jack and was born in 1912. Olive died on December 16, 1995. Jack currently resides in Winnipeg with his wife Alice Toone and enjoys spending time with his children, grand-children and great-grand-children. Episode #10 features Dr. Vivienne Rowan. Dr. Rowan recently completed a six-month volunteer position in Indonesia with Medicins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders). MSF is one of the few non-governmental organizations that provide mental health to survivors of civil war and natural disasters. In this talk recorded on Friday, Feb. 15, 2008, Dr. Rowan spoke about her experience with local and national mental health workers and the treatment programs she developed for the thousands of civilians (many women and young girls) caught in the aftermath of the tsunami and Indonesia's thirty-year conflict. http://vmc.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-02-23T16_52_16-08_00 http://vmc.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-02-23T16_52_16-08_00 Sun, 24 Feb 2008 00:52:16 GMT 2008-06-22 2008-02-24 http://vmc.podOmatic.com vmc msf 3723 clean Episode #10 features Dr. Vivienne Rowan. Dr. Rowan recently completed a six-month volunteer position in Indonesia with Medicins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders). MSF is one of the few non-governmental organizations that provide mental health to survivors of civil war and natural disasters. In this talk recorded on Friday, Feb. 15, 2008, Dr. Rowan spoke about her experience with local and national mental health workers and the treatment programs she developed for the thousands of civilians (many women and young girls) caught in the aftermath of the tsunami and Indonesia's thirty-year conflict. Vincent Massey Collegiate is pleased to feature the Honourable Stephane Dion, Leader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition and leader of Canada’s federal Liberal party for episode #10. M. Dion spoke and answered students’ questions in the school’s library on Friday, Feb. 22, 2008 http://vmc.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-02-23T16_22_57-08_00 http://vmc.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-02-23T16_22_57-08_00 Sun, 24 Feb 2008 00:22:57 GMT 2008-06-18 2008-02-24 http://vmc.podOmatic.com vmc canada,dion,liberal 2689 clean Vincent Massey Collegiate is pleased to feature the Honourable Stephane Dion, Leader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition and leader of Canada’s federal Liberal party for episode #10. M. Dion spoke and answered students’ questions in the school’s library on Friday, Feb. 22, 2008 This podcast features Ms. Wanda Yamamoto from Welcome Place, a refugee agency here in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Welcome Place provides reception services and temporary accommodation, settlement information, sponsorship services, and inland refugee claim assistance. Ms. Yamamoto and several recently arrived refugees spoke to a Grade 12 World Issues class on March. 6, 2007. http://vmc.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-03-11T12_46_31-07_00 http://vmc.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-03-11T12_46_31-07_00 Sun, 11 Mar 2007 19:46:31 GMT 2008-06-17 2007-03-11 http://vmc.podOmatic.com vmc refugee 2613 clean This podcast features Ms. Wanda Yamamoto from Welcome Place, a refugee agency here in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Welcome Place provides reception services and temporary accommodation, settlement information, sponsorship services, and inland refugee claim assistance. Ms. Yamamoto and several recently arrived refugees spoke to a Grade 12 World Issues class on March. 6, 2007. This is an audio recording of a presentation given by Mr. Jack Gardiner, a Canadian World War II veteran who spoke at the Vincent Massey Remembrance Day commemoration. Mr. Gardiner, of the South Alberta Regiment, was a crew member of a Sherman tank and saw combat in northern France, Belgium and Germany. http://vmc.podOmatic.com/entry/2006-11-12T13_44_03-08_00 http://vmc.podOmatic.com/entry/2006-11-12T13_44_03-08_00 Sun, 12 Nov 2006 21:44:03 GMT 2008-06-13 2006-11-12 http://vmc.podOmatic.com vmc 3666 clean This is an audio recording of a presentation given by Mr. Jack Gardiner, a Canadian World War II veteran who spoke at the Vincent Massey Remembrance Day commemoration. Mr. Gardiner, of the South Alberta Regiment, was a crew member of a Sherman tank and saw combat in northern France, Belgium and Germany. This is an audio recording of a presentation given by Mr. Harold Bastable, a Canadian World War II veteran who spoke at the Vincent Massey Remembrance Day commemoration. Mr. Bastable was a crew member on a Halifax bomber and was shot down over occupied France. After being captured by the Gestapo, Mr. Bastable was interned in Buchenwald Concentration Camp for 101 days. http://vmc.podOmatic.com/entry/2006-11-12T13_22_05-08_00 http://vmc.podOmatic.com/entry/2006-11-12T13_22_05-08_00 Sun, 12 Nov 2006 21:22:05 GMT 2008-06-17 2006-11-12 http://vmc.podOmatic.com vmc 3043 no This is an audio recording of a presentation given by Mr. Harold Bastable, a Canadian World War II veteran who spoke at the Vincent Massey Remembrance Day commemoration. Mr. Bastable was a crew member on a Halifax bomber and was shot down over occupied France. After being captured by the Gestapo, Mr. Bastable was interned in Buchenwald Concentration Camp for 101 days. Vincent Massey Collegiate was host to a special conference on June 8, 2006, entitled “Bridges to Peace: Rebuilding Lives of Children of Conflict”. This conference was designed to increase our awareness of the realities of conflict and its aftermath—especially the impact on children—and to focus on hope—what CAN be done to rebuild lives? The following podcast is the keynote speech given by Kim Phuc, a Vietnamese-Canadian war survivor and Official Goodwill Ambassador for Peace for UNESCO. Ms. Phuc's speech is preceded by comments by Mr. Gord Steeves, Deputy Mayor of Winnipeg, Mr. David Walden, UNESCO High Commisioner and by the Vincent Massey Orchestra conducted by Ms. Cynthia Weevers. http://vmc.podOmatic.com/entry/2006-10-15T14_12_10-07_00 http://vmc.podOmatic.com/entry/2006-10-15T14_12_10-07_00 Sun, 15 Oct 2006 21:12:10 GMT 2008-06-19 2006-10-15 http://vmc.podOmatic.com vmc kim,phuc,refugees 5365 clean Vincent Massey Collegiate was host to a special conference on June 8, 2006, entitled “Bridges to Peace: Rebuilding Lives of Children of Conflict”. This conference was designed to increase our awareness of the realities of conflict and its aftermath—especially the impact on children—and to focus on hope—what CAN be done to rebuild lives? The following podcast is the keynote speech given by Kim Phuc, a Vietnamese-Canadian war survivor and Official Goodwill Ambassador for Peace for UNESCO. Ms. Phuc's speech is preceded by comments by Mr. Gord Steeves, Deputy Mayor of Winnipeg, Mr. David Walden, UNESCO High Commisioner and by the Vincent Massey Orchestra conducted by Ms. Cynthia Weevers. The following is an audio recording of the panel presentation of the "Building Bridges", Conference devoted to War-Affected Children held at Vincent Massey Collegiate on June 8, 2006. The panel was composed of: 1. Dan Wiens from the Canadian Foodgrains Bank. 2. Margaret Von Lau, Director at the Needs Centre for War Affected Families in Winnipeg. 3. Darryl Toews of the Manitoba Campaign to Ban Landmines. 4. Serge Kaptegaine, Director of Hand in Hand for Peace. The panel discussion was moderated by Annalise Erkelens. http://vmc.podOmatic.com/entry/2006-10-15T13_44_21-07_00 http://vmc.podOmatic.com/entry/2006-10-15T13_44_21-07_00 Sun, 15 Oct 2006 20:44:21 GMT 2008-06-19 2006-10-15 http://vmc.podOmatic.com vmc 2147 clean The following is an audio recording of the panel presentation of the "Building Bridges", Conference devoted to War-Affected Children held at Vincent Massey Collegiate on June 8, 2006. The panel was composed of: 1. Dan Wiens from the Canadian Foodgrains Bank. 2. Margaret Von Lau, Director at the Needs Centre for War Affected Families in Winnipeg. 3. Darryl Toews of the Manitoba Campaign to Ban Landmines. 4. Serge Kaptegaine, Director of Hand in Hand for Peace. The panel discussion was moderated by Annalise Erkelens. This is a recording of one of the workshops held at Vincent Massey Collegiate in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada during the Manitoba Student Leadership Conference. Ms. Karen Velthuys is a member of the Pembina Trails School Board. She spoke on the volunteer opportunities available to students in the division. http://vmc.podOmatic.com/entry/2006-10-15T12_56_31-07_00 http://vmc.podOmatic.com/entry/2006-10-15T12_56_31-07_00 Sun, 15 Oct 2006 19:56:31 GMT 2008-06-19 2006-10-15 http://vmc.podOmatic.com vmc 2362 clean This is a recording of one of the workshops held at Vincent Massey Collegiate in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada during the Manitoba Student Leadership Conference. Ms. Karen Velthuys is a member of the Pembina Trails School Board. She spoke on the volunteer opportunities available to students in the division. This file was recorded at the Manitoba Student Leadership Conference held at Vincent Massey Collegiate in Winnipeg, Canada, from Sept. 28 to 30. This a presentation by Mr. Rob Altemyer, a member of the Manitoba Legislative Assembly . Mr. Altemeyer spoke about the ways that citizens, businesses and governments can use power to benefit society. http://vmc.podOmatic.com/entry/2006-10-15T12_37_46-07_00 http://vmc.podOmatic.com/entry/2006-10-15T12_37_46-07_00 Sun, 15 Oct 2006 19:37:46 GMT 2008-06-18 2006-10-15 http://vmc.podOmatic.com vmc citizen,leadership,politics,student 3146 clean This file was recorded at the Manitoba Student Leadership Conference held at Vincent Massey Collegiate in Winnipeg, Canada, from Sept. 28 to 30. This a presentation by Mr. Rob Altemyer, a member of the Manitoba Legislative Assembly . Mr. Altemeyer spoke about the ways that citizens, businesses and governments can use power to benefit society. This is an audio recording of one of the workshops held at the, "Africa: A Sustainable Future" Conference at the University of Winnipeg in April, 2006. Dan Wiens, Education Coordinator for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada is featured here speaking about Hunger and Global Food Security. http://vmc.podOmatic.com/entry/2006-06-20T14_55_57-07_00 http://vmc.podOmatic.com/entry/2006-06-20T14_55_57-07_00 Tue, 20 Jun 2006 21:55:57 GMT 2008-06-14 2006-06-20 http://vmc.podOmatic.com vmc 3424 clean This is an audio recording of one of the workshops held at the, "Africa: A Sustainable Future" Conference at the University of Winnipeg in April, 2006. Dan Wiens, Education Coordinator for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada is featured here speaking about Hunger and Global Food Security.