Opening Breakfast
Roberta Bondar

Physician, Scientist, Astronaut and Photographer. Born in Sault Ste Marie on Lake Superior, Dr. Roberta Bondar embarked on a career of scientific pursuits beginning in high school. In 1984, she was one of the six original Canadian astronauts selected to train at NASA. In January 1992 Bondar ascended into space aboard the NASA space shuttle Discovery. In her role as an international payload specialist she conducted life and material science experiments in space, becoming Canada’s first woman astronaut and the world’s first neurologist in space.

Upon returning to Earth, Bondar wrote Touching The Earth a book in which she speaks of her space experience and her love of the planet. Further honing her skills, she studied professional nature photography at the Brook’s Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, California. Her accomplishments in nature and landscape photography led the National Gallery of Canada to ask her to participate in its 1997 landmark exhibition, “Science and Photography: Beauty of Another Order". From 1997 through to 2000 she photographed all of Canada's national parks for a major book entitled, Passionate Vision ~ Discovering Canada's National Parks published by Douglas & McIntyre. An exhibition of the book’s photographs were toured by the Canadian Museum of Nature. Launched in the Fall of 2002 was Bondar’s next book entitled, Canada ~ Landscape of Dreams. Forty four prominent Canadians have contributed some words on their favourite part of the country which are partnered with Bondar’s photographs. It is now in its second printing.

Sponsored by: Marsh Canada

Awards Breakfast
Bill Carr

Bill Carr is a humorist and an award-winning writer, stage actor and journalist. Born in Atlantic Canada, he travels throughout North America and is famous with convention audiences for his offbeat characters and custom-tailored performances. Bill's insightful perspective on the world takes aim at politics, people, business, sport and systems, as well as the mundane absurdities of life that often go unnoticed. He leaves nothing unscathed and prides himself on being a slave to all, but mastered by none.
 

Co-Sponsored by: Jardine Lloyd Thompson, Lehigh Cement Group

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