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About Michael K. Barbour

Michael K. Barbour is the Director of Faculty Development and a Professor of Instructional Design for the College of Education and Health Sciences at Touro University California. He has been involved with K-12 online learning in a variety of countries for well over a decade as a researcher, teacher, course designer and administrator. Michael's research focuses on the effective design, delivery and support of K-12 online learning, particularly for students located in rural jurisdictions.

Exhibition chronicles the last, not-so-glorious days of the war horse

An item from the Legion Magazine.


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Exhibition chronicles the last, not-so-glorious days of the war horse

STORY BY STEPHEN J. THORNE

It’s unlikely that artist Alfred Munnings grasped the full significance his work would come to take on after Lord Beaverbrook invited him to paint Canadian military forces in France in 1918.

It was, after all, the swan song of the war horse as it had been known for centuries and Munnings, who specialized in equine and landscape art would, over the course of the war’s final months, create a priceless record of the cavalry’s last days serving in a widely integrated role on the battlefield.His moody, exquisitely subtle paintings also provide a rare glimpse into the workings of the Canadian Forestry Corps, which supplied the lumber for trench works, railways and other critical wartime infrastructure.

In its latest exhibition, the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa—home to the 15,000-piece Beaverbrook Collection of War Art—celebrates the work of the British-born painter whose subject matter would move from the fox hunts and refined equestrian ladies of his native England to the mud- and sweat-soaked workhorses and cavalry chargers of the Western Front.

 

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The first Canadian to go to space heralds the importance of celestial travel

STORY BY SHARON ADAMS

On Nov. 30, 2000, Canadian astronaut Marc Garneau blasted off in the space shuttle Endeavour, beginning his third and final space mission. By the time he returned to Earth on Dec. 11, he had spent more than 677 hours of his career in space.

Garneau started out in Halifax as a naval officer and engineer in 1973. In 1983, he became an instant celebrity in Canada when he was one of six candidates chosen (from nearly 4,300 applicants) to become astronauts.

Space shuttle Challenger took off on Oct. 5, 1984. For the next eight days, Garneau, a payload specialist on the mission, conducted 10 experiments. He studied physical characteristics of Earth’s upper atmosphere and space, as well as human adaptation to space flight.

 

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Remembered Light – The McDonald Windows at the Veterans Gallery

A reminder to members that this event has been extended and is open Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays until 23 December.


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Remembered Light

The McDonald Windows

Exhibit Has Been Extended!

Remembered Light – Glass Fragments from World War II

The McDonald Windows

A special exhibit featuring works of glass art, incorporating stained glass shards collected by Chaplain Frederick Alexander McDonald during his service in the U.S. Army during World War II.

The exhibit will be at the

Veterans Building, Veterans Gallery (Suite 102)

401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco

November 20 – December 23, 2022

Friday, Saturday and Sunday 1 – 6pm

Admission is free

To learn more about the exhibit and The McDonald Windows please visit:https://www.interfaithpresidio.org/mcdonald-windows.html

Please visit the new website dedicated to Chaplain McDonald and the story of the stained-glass shards he collected during World War II

http://www.rememberedlight.org/

If you have any questions please contact mailto:presidiointerfaith@gmail.co0

 

P.O. Box 29055, San Francisco, CA 94129

(415) 561-3930 (office) * (415) 515-5681 (cell)

www.interfaithpresidio.org * mailto:presidiointerfaith@gmail.com

Holiday Curling Friday + Register for Holiday Lunch!

An item from one of our fellow Canadian organizations in the Bay Area.


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PUBLIC LECTURE: Lifesavers and Body Snatchers: A Medical History of the Great War with Tim Cook

Members may be interested in this talk that is being broadcast in Zoom tomorrow.


Tim Cook and Lifesavers and Body Snatchers: A Medical History of the Great War
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FALL 2022

TIM COOK


Lifesavers and Body Snatchers: A Medical History of the Great War

01 December @ 7:00 pm ET
This definitive medical history of the Great War will illuminate how the carnage of  the modern battle gave birth to revolutionary life-saving innovations. It brings to light shocking revelations of the ways the brutality of combat and the necessity of agonizing battlefield decisions led to unimaginable strain for men and women of medicine who fought to save the lives of soldiers.
ATTENDANCE INFORMATION
This hybrid event will be hosted in-person and broadcasted live via Zoom.

If you would like to attend in-person, the event will take place at 232 King St N. Doors will open at 6:30pm.

For online attendance, CLICK HERE to register.

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Minister of Veterans Affairs Commendation – Nominate Someone Today!

This opportunity may be of interest to members.


Earlier this month during Veterans’ Week, Canadians from coast to coast to coast honoured the service and sacrifice of Veterans, Canadian Armed Forces members and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

Every year, countless Canadians volunteer their time and resources to help, honour and commemorate our Veterans. These volunteers are crucial to making Veterans’ Week and Remembrance Day a success in communities across the country.

Do you know someone who volunteers to support Canadian Veterans?

Whether it’s someone from your own organization or in your hometown, we encourage you to nominate them for the Minister of Veterans Affairs Commendation.

A diverse range of work performed in contribution to the care and well-being of Veterans, or to the remembrance of their achievements and sacrifices, is recognized through the MVA Commendation.

The deadline for nominations is 31 January 2023. Please share this message with your colleagues, and nominate someone for their volunteer work serving Veterans.

Learn more and nominate someone today.

Stakeholder Engagement and Outreach Team
Veterans Affairs Canada

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Bonjour,

Plus tôt ce mois-ci, pendant la Semaine des vétérans, les Canadiens d’un océan à l’autre ont rendu hommage au service et au sacrifice des vétérans ainsi que des membres des Forces armées canadiennes et de la Gendarmerie royale du Canada.

Chaque année, d’innombrables Canadiens donnent de leur temps et de leurs ressources pour aider nos vétérans et leur rendre hommage. Ces bénévoles sont essentiels au succès de la Semaine des vétérans et du jour du Souvenir dans les collectivités de tout le pays.

Connaissez-vous quelqu’un qui fait du bénévolat pour soutenir les vétérans canadiens?

Qu’il s’agisse d’une personne de votre propre organisation ou de votre ville natale, nous vous encourageons à proposer sa candidature pour la Mention élogieuse du ministre des Anciens Combattants.

La Mention élogieuse du ministre des Anciens Combattants reconnaît un large éventail de travaux accomplis en contribution aux soins et au bien-être des vétérans, ou au souvenir de leurs réalisations et de leurs sacrifices.

La date limite pour proposer une candidature est le 31 janvier 2023. Veuillez partager ce message avec vos collègues, et n’hésitez pas à proposer quelqu’un pour son travail bénévole au service des vétérans.

Apprenez-en plus et proposez une candidature dès aujourd’hui.

 

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