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Where Policy and Practice Collide: Tales from the Murky Middle – WaterShed Lecture Series

In 2010, the United Nations declared access to water and sanitation a human right. Despite this declaration, 780 million people remain without access to improved sources of drinking water and 2.5 billion are still without improved sanitation. WaSH (water, sanitation, … Continue reading

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“Listening to the Brain’s Voice When Speech Is Lost.” – Dr. John F. Connolly

LINGUISTICS & LANGUAGES @ McMASTER UNIVERSITY LANGUAGE MATTERS – Dr. John F. Connolly Professor & Chair, Department of Linguistics, McMaster University Senator Wm. McMaster Chair in the Cognitive Neuroscience of Language Language is viewed as an ability that separates Homo Sapiens … Continue reading

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Prince Philip School – 60th Anniversary

Did you go to Prince Philip School? If you did, we have great news for you! You are invited to Prince Philip’s 60th Anniversary Open House where you will have a chance to share memories and catch up with friends, … Continue reading

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Bryan Prince Bookseller – Bernadette Rule and Jeanette Lynes

Bryan Prince Bookseller, Seraphim Editions and Wolsak and Wynn Publishers are pleased to announce a very special literary evening with… Bernadette rule – Reading from the story collection she edited entitled IN THE WINGS Jeanette Lynes – reading from her new poetry … Continue reading

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Dr. Jean Clinton – Overcoming the Difficulties Teens Face Today

Westdale Secondary School Mental Health Action Team in association with Dalewood Secondary School presents Renowned International Speaker Dr. Jean Clinton MD FRCP (C) Join us as Dr. Clinton shares her expertise in the challenges of overcoming the many difficulties teens … Continue reading

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Results of Our Casino Poll

On Feb. 5 2013 we sent out the question “Do you support a casino in downtown Hamilton” to our 401 e-mail addresses of members and friends.  We have received 184 unique replies, more responses than we’ve received to any issue. … Continue reading

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Na`mat presents its 28th annual celebrity author luncheon with Dr. Vincent Lam.

Dr. Lam was one of the finalists for the 2012 Governor General`s Literary Award for his novel The Headmaster`s Wager. Dr. Lam, from the expatriate Chinese community of Vietnam, was born in Canada and did his medical training in Toronto. … Continue reading

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Survey to help understand Hamiltonians’ connection with nature (in partnership with RBG)

Anyone who votes in Hamilton is invited to complete a short survey designed by McMaster student Isabelle Dobronyi, in partnership with Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG), for her undergraduate thesis. The goal of this community-based participatory research project is to help … Continue reading

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Hamilton and Green Venture workshop to help older citizens navigate the Hamilton Street Railway.

Hamilton and Green Venture are hosting a workshop to help older citizens navigate the Hamilton Street Railway.  It will cover HSR bus routes, fares and passes, seniors’ discounts, and trip planning.  Each participant will be able to request two trip … Continue reading

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Poetry and Fiction with Jeanette Lynes

We will be hosting a special evening of poetry and fiction with Jeanette Lynes (Archive of the Undressed) and Bernadette Rule (In the Wings:  Stories of Forgotten Women).  Free admission, everyone welcome.  For more information: events@princebooks.net

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