Northumberland Learning Connection

SAVE THE DATE: OCTOBER 1, 2020 NLC will present its next free ZOOM event on Thursday, October 1st at 7:30 PM EST. Hugh Segal, author of a recent memoir, Bootstraps Need Boots: One Tory’s Lonely Fight to End Poverty in Canada, will address why a life-long Conservative supports basic income. Zoom registration details will follow closer to the date. Learn more about our speaker below, but first, please consider donating to NLC.

SAVE THE DATE: NLC will present its next free ZOOM event on Thursday, October 1st at 7:30 PM EST. Hugh Segal, author of a recent memoir, Bootstraps Need Boots: One Tory’s Lonely Fight to End Poverty in Canada, will address why a life-long Conservative supports basic income. Zoom registration details will follow closer to the date. Learn more about our speaker below, but first, please consider donating to NLC.

Join us on June 18 at 7 pm for our presentation: Animal Farm - An alternate view of pandemics. This is a free presentation by Dr. Waltner-Toews, a renowned Canadian veterinary epidemiologist who specializes in the diseases humans acquire from animals. We will be meeting in Zoom. Go to our website for more information and to register. https://www.connectnlc.ca/ We will give away a copy of our speaker’s newly released book to one lucky Zoom event registrant.

Hi there, You are invited to a Zoom meeting. When: Jun 18, 2020 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) ... Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us//tZYvc-mrrT0pHNL52nAfheP4kUdtorAvt After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

HI All We are ready to have you register for our upcoming event on June 18, Animal Farm: An alternate view of pandemics To register click on the link below or copy and past it to your address bar. Once registered then you will be given the link to our presentation via Zoom. There is no need to download zoom to your computer, the link will automatically connect you to the meeting.... You are invited to a Zoom meeting. When: Jun 18, 2020 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us//tZYvc-mrrT0pHNL52nAfheP4kUdtorAvt After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

NLC is back with a special presentation! Animal Farm: An alternate view of pandemics... Thurs, June 18 at 7:30 PM via Zoom - Save the date! We’re delighted to present Animal Farm: An alternate view of pandemics on Thursday, June 18th at 7:30 PM EST. Instructions for attending this free online presentation will follow closer to the date. Our speaker will be University of Guelph Professor Emeritus David Waltner-Toews, a renowned Canadian veterinary epidemiologist who specializes in the diseases humans acquire from animals. Dr. Waltner-Toews is also the entertaining and engaging author of seven collections of poetry, two books of fiction, several textbooks on ecosystem approaches to health, and six popular science books with titles such as Origin of Feces, Food, Sex and Salmonella, and the just released On Pandemics: Deadly Diseases from Bubonic Plague to Coronavirus. This book is included on the Globe & Mail’s spring 2020 best new reads list and will be available May 28th. Order your copy from Furby House Books in Port Hope. We’ll be in touch soon with simple instructions for registering and viewing the presentation. In the meantime, put June 18th at 7:30 PM in your calendar and let your friends, family and colleagues know too!

NLC has been actively working on our upcoming programming for this year. The Board and Program Committee have been exploring options for a continuation of our valued programming. We are exploring an online program in June that will offered free of charge on the Zoom platform. Stay tuned for emails and information about the date and the presenter.

Due to the changing situation within Canada and in Cobourg the upcoming series on Alberta has been cancelled at this time. Stay in touch to learn about our Fall event.

Fall 2018: China Fall 2019: Artificial Intelligence AND NOW: Alberta... It’s no coincidence that our topics are in the news Northumberland Learning Connection has been bringing compelling topics and great speakers to Cobourg and Port Hope since 2005. Because we’re known for program excellence and subject matter experts like often quoted Former Ambassador Guy Saint-Jacques, who opened our eyes to the China Dream our audience keeps growing. Our latest topic is Alberta: The Maverick Province. What’s happening in Alberta matters to all Canadians. Find out what you need to know - and have some fun while you’re at it! April 2, 7:30 PM, Victoria Hall: Preston Manning - A Fair Deal April 3 - May 8: OIL, RANCHING, POLITICS, MAVERICKS and a COWBOY CONCERT FULL INFO HERE: https://www.connectnlc.ca/alberta-the-maverick-province TICKETS $20 ($25 for April 2 & May 8) available at https://www.connectnlc.ca/tickets-1