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NICOLE DUFORT MARCH 11
NICOLE DUFORT MARCH 11
NICOLE DUFORT MARCH 11
The Majesty and Mystery of the Leatherback Sea Turtle
For more than 100 million years, there have been leatherback turtles swimming in the world’s oceans. They survived the sudden extinction of the dinosaurs and witnessed the formation of the continents. They were here at the birth of civilization. Now, the future of the world’s largest se
The Majesty and Mystery of the Leatherback Sea Turtle
For more than 100 million years, there have been leatherback turtles swimming in the world’s oceans. They survived the sudden extinction of the dinosaurs and witnessed the formation of the continents. They were here at the birth of civilization. Now, the future of the world’s largest sea turtle is in peril. And, it turns out, Canada is critically important to their survival in the Atlantic.
Until the new millennium, science didn’t connect these animals with the cold waters of Atlantic Canada. Sea turtles were considered creatures of the tropics. In her presentation, Nicole Dufort will reveal how a combination of fishermen’s ingenuity, scientific skill, a shared passion for the ocean and a sense of humour transformed Canada’s understanding of these endangered animals, and galvanized international efforts to protect the leatherback.
Come and learn how transnational cooperation, volunteer citizen science and local perseverance is providing new hope for one of nature’s most ancient animals.
Nicole began her passion for turtles in her own backyard upon purchasing a cottage in the Kawarthas and seeing turtles perish on local roads. After two decades of advocating for Ontario’s freshwater turtles, Nicole broadened her attention to sea turtles and travelled to Trinidad to work with nesting leatherbacks. She has now completed seven Trinidad trips, leading the past four. Nicole retired in 2020 after a 32-year career directing municipal communications for the City of Toronto.
TED BARRIS APRIL 8
NICOLE DUFORT MARCH 11
NICOLE DUFORT MARCH 11
Battle of Britain
Ted Barris is an award-winning journalist, author, and broadcaster. His writing has regularly appeared in the national press and in magazines as diverse as Air Force, Canada’s History, esprit de corps and Zoomer. He has also worked as host/contributor for most CBC Radio network programs, NPR in the US and on TV Ontario.
Battle of Britain
Ted Barris is an award-winning journalist, author, and broadcaster. His writing has regularly appeared in the national press and in magazines as diverse as Air Force, Canada’s History, esprit de corps and Zoomer. He has also worked as host/contributor for most CBC Radio network programs, NPR in the US and on TV Ontario. He taught journalism at Toronto’s Centennial College for 18 years and has written a weekly column/weblog The Barris Beat since 1983.
In his 22nd book of nonfiction, Battle of Britain: Canadian Airmen in Their Finest Hour, Ted
Barris has assembled unknown stories of Canadian airmen, ground crew, as well as engineers,
aeronautical designers, medical officers and civilians who answered the call and turned back the very real threat of Nazi invasion. You know the outcome of the Battle of Britain, but now you’ll meet the Canadians who helped secure victory in this WWII life-and-death struggle.
For more info on Ted: https://tedbarris.com/