Showing posts with label father. Show all posts
Showing posts with label father. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Introducing George Anderson
George Anderson is an outdoor educator who has spent the past 28 years at the Yearley Outdoor Education Centre. To read his profile, click here.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Introducing Loris Buttus
Loris Buttus is the owner of That Little Place By the Lights. A trained gelato maker, Loris once made about 200 kg of gelato each day for the cafe he and his wife Annie owned in Italy. To read his profile, click here.
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father,
gelato,
Italy,
Loris Buttus,
That Little Place By the Lights
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Introducing Grant Wager
Grant Wager is a salesperson for a medical mobility company, a member of Huntsville's accessibility advisory committee, a husband and a father.
To read Grant's profile, click here.
To read Grant's profile, click here.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Introducing Ginger Davies
Ginger Davies was the manager of Flotron's on Main Street for about 30 years and is a member of the Huntsville Sports Hall of Fame in the builder category for his contributions to the development of both hockey and lacrosse in the town.
To read Ginger's profile, click here.
To read Ginger's profile, click here.
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father,
Flotron's,
Ginger Davies,
grandfather,
hall of fame,
hockey,
lacrosse,
manager
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Introducing J.P. Ledez
J.P. Ledez is a Ministry of Transportation driver improvement counsellor whose top priority is keeping the roads safe. He and his wife moved to Huntsville 12 years ago.
To view J.P.'s profile, click here.
To view J.P.'s profile, click here.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Introducing Bev MacWilliams
Bev MacWilliams is a Huntsville native who, after a career in education, translated a love of his hometown into the successful business Muskoka Language International.
To read his profile, click here.
To read his profile, click here.
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Bev MacWilliams,
father,
MLI,
Muskoka Language International,
principal
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Introducing Terry Smith
Terry Smith, who grew up in Huntsville, has been a watch and clockmaker for the past 35 years. Not only does he do work for clients from all over Ontario, but he is also the person who ensures the smooth running of the town hall clock.
To read Terry's profile, click here.
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clockmaker,
father,
grandfather,
hockey,
Terry Smith,
watchmaker
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Introducing Dr. Ian Hastie
Dr. Ian Hastie has had a very full career. After 20 years as chief of emergency medicine at Wellesley Hospital in Toronto and a stint as president of the Toronto chapter of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning group International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, he spent 14 years in the Sultanate of Oman helping to develop the medical system there. Now he works part-time in the emergency department of Huntsville Hospital and teaches students of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine.
To read Dr. Hastie's profile, click here.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Introducing John Finley
John Finley is the Town of Huntsville's economic development officer. Both born in Huntsville, he and his wife returned to raise their family here.
To read his profile, click here.
To read his profile, click here.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Introducing Matt Huddlestone
Matt Huddlestone is an actor who moved to Huntsville from Calgary with his wife and daughter just over a year ago.
To read his profile, click here.
To read his profile, click here.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Introducing Andre Dallaire
Andre Dallaire is a cook, builder and father originally from Chicoutimi, Quebec. For almost 20 years he had the catering contract for the Scarborough Outdoor Education Centre near Kearney, and since 1992 he has also been the cook for a summer camp near Minden.
To read Andre's profile, click here.
To read Andre's profile, click here.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Introducing Gunnar Christensen
Gunnar Christensen is a construction technology teacher at Huntsville High School, aikido sensei, and father of three.
To read his profile, click here.
To read his profile, click here.
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aikido,
father,
Gunnar Christensen,
Huntsville High School,
teacher
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Introducing Doug Howell
Doug Howell is the owner of Pow Wow Point Lodge, a cottage resort on Pen Lake which his parents owned before him. He is also downhill skiing and snowboarding instructor and father of two.
To read his profile, click here.
To read his profile, click here.
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Doug Howell,
downhill ski,
father,
Pen Lake,
Pow Wow Point Lodge,
snowboard
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Introducing Hugh Holland
Hugh Holland retired to Huntsville after 38 years in various management and engineering positions at GM Canada. He is an active member of the Huntsville-Lake of Bays Rotary Club, and he served on several town committees during the last administration.
To read Hugh's profile, click here.
To read Hugh's profile, click here.
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father,
GM Canada,
grandfather,
Hugh Holland,
Rotary Club
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Introducing Mike Taylor
Mike Taylor is a real estate agent and owner of The Finds on Main Street in Huntsville. He is also a husband, father, musician and outdoor enthusiast.
To read his profile, click here.
To read his profile, click here.
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father,
husband,
Mike Taylor,
musician,
outdoor enthusiast,
real estate,
The Finds
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Introducing Scott Roodvoets
Scott Roodvoets is an engineer, actor, singer, Buddhist, husband and father of two teenagers.
To read his profile, click here.
To read his profile, click here.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Introducing Ken McCaw
Ken McCaw is a father, grandfather, and long-time community volunteer who had one stroke in May of 2007 and another in November of the same year. Every day he works hard to regain his former strength and agility.
To read Ken's profile, click here.
To read Ken's profile, click here.
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father,
grandfather,
Ken McCaw,
stroke,
volunteer
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Introducing Frank Berg
Frank Berg is a Music For Young Children teacher with a studio in downtown Huntsville. He is also the musical director for Church Muskoka Style and the director of the Muskoka Music Men barbership choir, a husband and father to three little girls.
To read Frank's profile, click here.
To read Frank's profile, click here.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Introducing Steve Fairhall
Steve Fairhall has been a ski patroller at Hidden Valley Highlands Ski Area since he was in high school about 20 years ago. For the past seven years he has been the patrol's supervisor. In the off-season, he has a maintenance and landscaping business. The father of two, Fairhall also enjoys playing soccer and hockey.
To read Steve's profile, click here.
To read Steve's profile, click here.
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father,
Hidden Valley,
hockey,
husband,
landscaping,
ski patrol,
soccer,
Steve Fairhall
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Introducing Jerry Brandt
Jerry Brandt is an industrial electrician at Panolam and a convener for the Ontario Minor Hockey Association. He began coaching minor hockey while in his early 20s and then trained to be a referee. The father of two has also been an Armour Township councillor for about 20 years.
To read Jerry's profile, click here.
To read Jerry's profile, click here.
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