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BOOK TALK WITH GSPL: SCOTT FLORENCE

September 05, 2018 |

Scott Florence is the Managing Director for ReThink Green and these days, like many working professionals with young kids (pictured above with his son Raphaël), he does quite a bit of technical reading for work but doesn’t have as much time to read for fun as he used to. He still typically has at least one fiction and non-fiction on the go and the bulk of his reading keeps him up to speed on the nuances of current issues. I sat down with Scott to talk about a few books that he’s read that have stayed with him over...

BOOK TALK WITH GSPL: JEFF MACINTYRE

May 22, 2018 |

Jeff MacIntyre is the Marketing Director at Fuel Multimedia and is currently Chair of the Downtown Sudbury Board of Directors. As a reader, Jeff is much more interested in non-fiction books than fiction and has a list of many that have influenced his life. He reads in spurts and while he might go a year not reading any books, he might then read four all in one month. It really boils down to how busy life gets and how sometimes he needs to challenge himself and his ideas and consider other viewpoints – which is something he is able...

BOOK TALK WITH GSPL: JENNIFER MCGILLIVRAY

January 22, 2018 |

Jennifer McGillivray is the Executive Director of the Sudbury Symphony Orchestra and she sat down with me at the South End Library to talk about her lifelong love affair with books. As someone who has read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl some 300 odd times but who doesn’t feel compelled to finish a book she doesn’t like, Jenn has read quite a few tales in her time. We were happy she decided to share a few favourites from her book list with us. The Greater Sudbury Public Library has recently launched another season of programs and...

BOOK TALK WITH GSPL: GLENN THIBEAULT

December 14, 2017 |

Last year Glenn Thibeault made a New Year’s Resolution that focused around books. His resolution was to read at least one book per month all year. While he may not have found the time get to a book every month this past year, his reasons for creating this goal for himself have to do with the large impact books have had on his life. Glenn Thibeault is currently the MPP for the Sudbury area. While he still enjoys the feeling of a good old fashioned in his hands, he has also started using the public library’s digital services like...

BOOK TALK WITH GSPL: KIM FAHNER

November 08, 2017 |

Book Talk is a new monthly discussion on books with local Sudburians brought to you by Greater Sudbury Public Library. This on-going series will highlight conversations about the books that changed the lives of readers right here in Our Crater. This choice for this month (as we are speaking to current Poet Laureate Kim Fahner) relates to the fact that the Greater Sudbury Public Library is currently looking for the next Poet Laureate to serve a two-year term in Greater Sudbury. In case you didn’t know, a Poet Laureate serves as an active advocate for poetry, literacy, and literature...

BOOK TALK WITH GSPL: DEB MCINTOSH

October 05, 2017 |

Deb McIntosh was the Executive Director for local trails group Rainbow Routes Association for 11 years before recently becoming City Councillor for Ward 9 of the City of Greater Sudbury. Deb always has some kind of reading material with her in case an opportunity comes up to read while waiting somewhere, but nowadays it is more often something work-related than reading for pleasure. She has been inspired by books many times in her life and usually by a book suggested by someone else. Here are five books, and the story of who suggested them to her, that helped shape...

BOOK TALK WITH GSPL: HEATHER CAMPBELL

September 08, 2017 |

Heather Campbell is one of the founders of Latitude 46, a local publishing company, and the festival director for Wordstock Sudbury Literary Festival, which takes place November 2 – 4. As someone who literally gets to read books for a living, it is clear that books have had a large impact on her life. We talked with her about how her passion for reading started and what specific books changed her life. Book Talk is a new monthly discussion on books with local Sudburians brought to you by Greater Sudbury Public Library. This on-going series will highlight conversations about...

Book event and talk

May 28, 2019 |

Stopping in at ReThink Green for a book event and signing in support of their Commuter Challenge and upcoming Earth Festival on June 8. My Electric Burning Souls Road Trip reinforces the message that there is a hierarchy to our travel choices: walk, bike/roll, transit, shared car, EV then private car. Of course if you are crossing Canada with hundreds of books, the EV wins out over flying or a more polluting car.

Everything Remains Raw – Exhibition Opening and Curator’s Talk

November 25, 2018 |

The Art Gallery of Sudbury invites you to the opening of the exhibition “… Everything Remains Raw: Photographing Toronto’s Hip Hop Culture from Analogue to Digital”. Organized and circulated by the McMichael Canadian Art Collection. Join us for a first look at this multi-media exhibition as well as a curators talk and Q&A from 6 to 7 pm with curator Dr. Mark V. Campbell, founder of Northside hip Hop. View not only photographs, but graffiti works, video works and archival material showcasing the resilience of Hip Hop culture in Canada. Of course, we can’t forget the music! The gallery...

50 Items to Check off your ultimate Sudbury Winter Bucket List

December 22, 2017 |

We may have become slightly obsessed with bucket lists this year but I think you’ll be thankful. We rounded up 150 things for our summer bucket list, 50 things for our fall one and now we’ve got 50 items you can check off for the ultimate Sudbury winter bucket list! Try your best to make it through and use the hashtag #ourcrater to show us what you’re up to! Are we missing something you think should be added? No problem – send us a message, we’d love to hear from you! Visit the Festival of Lights at Science North....