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Bridging the Social Distance

A show that aims to give a platform for sharing ideas, perspectives and feelings in the wake of the Global COVID-19 pandemic. Interviews will feature local Guelphites as well as people living elsewhere around the world. bridgingthesocialdistance.substack.com

society & culture

All Episodes

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184 - Leslie Shapiro (The "Well-Dressed Harpist")

Bridging the Social Distance ·

2022/01/27

For this episode I interview Leslie Shapiro, also known as the "Naked Harpist”, or more recently, the “Well-Dressed Harpist". Leslie is an artist/musician/harpist, community builder/activist, and mother, currently attending teacher's college in Toronto. We connect to reflect on the impact this pandemic has had on Leslie's various projects and travels, and to look ahead to the future, pulling from our optimistic tendencies to brainstorm how we could implement some needed changes in the music

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56:56

183 - Bang Ly (National Curriculum lead for St. John...

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2022/01/20

For this episode I interview Bang Ly, National curriculum lead for St John Ambulance's Opioid Poisoning Response Training Program (OPRT)."Opioid poisonings are on the rise across Canada, including at shelters and other homeless-serving organizations. More frontline workers than ever are witnessing and managing poisonings at their workplace. As a result, there is a growing need for education and access to naloxone*.*Naloxone is a medicine that rapidly reverses the effects of opioids on the brain. It

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182 - Dorothy Lloyd (The Village of Riverside Glen)

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2022/01/18

For this episode I interview Dorothy Lloyd, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Dorothy and I chat about Dorothy navigating this pandemic while recovering from a stroke, her goal of learning to walk again, and her learning how to knit with one-hand. Dorothy talks about her childhood in England during the war, her move to Guelph as a young married mom with four children, her life-long passion for sports, and some of the journeys these passions have taken her on. She's a true delight and we

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57:53

181 - Dr. Soren Brothers (Allan and Helaine Shiff...

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2021/12/29

For this episode I have the privilege of interviewing Dr. Soren Brothers - the inaugural "Allan and Helaine Shiff Curator of Climate Change at the ROM @romtoronto (Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto). As far as the ROM can tell, this position is the first of its kind, and today Soren shares some of the potential he sees in this position, some of his goals and aspirations, and the careful balance of sharing this important information with the seriousness it calls for, while leaning into optimism and

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57:28

180 - Mary Snyder (Long-Term-Care, the Village of...

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2021/12/22

For this episode I interview Mary Snyder, a resident in Long-Term-Care at The Village of Riverside Glen . Mary and I have an absolute blast bonding over our shared love of Guelph history, and being "borderline hippies". Mary and her husband's families go back many many generations in Guelph, all the way back to the Tree-cutter who cut down that very first tree for John Galt. We talk about our city's history new and old, reflecting on the tendencies of history books to track the wealthy and the

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57:16

179 - Thelma Barbeau (Long-Term-Care, The Village of...

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2021/12/17

For this episode I interview Thelma Barbeau, a recent new resident in Long-Term Care at The Village of Riverside Glen. Thelma is 100 years old and six months, and she seems to remember her whole life. She shares stories of being a young wife with a husband in the war during WWII, the depression, raising a family in the -post war years, and how proud she is of everything her family has accomplished. She's a hard worker too - for 22 years she volunteered helping support people with mental health

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59:42

178 - Marilyn Knipfel (Long-Term Care, the Village of...

Bridging the Social Distance ·

2021/12/08

For this episode I interview Marilyn Knipfel, a new resident in Long-Term-Care at The Village of Riverside Glen. There's a perseverance and positive outlook to Marilyn that's likely helping her navigate having moved during a pandemic, and living with a broken back for the past ten years - and from her stories it would seem like it goes all the way back to her childhood, when she was diagnosed with Spinal Meningitis that left her deaf in one ear, and having to re-learn how to walk. Growing up in and

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57:19

177 - Vince Kurtz (The Village of Riverside Glen)

Bridging the Social Distance ·

2021/12/01

For this episode I interview Vince Kurtz, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Today's chat is all about farming - born and raised on a farm in Ariss, Vince learned everything he knows about farming from helping out from as early as he can remember pulling weeds, through to growing up and running a farm of his own. As an adult he raised beef and sold cash crops, and today he tells us about what some of that was like, and some of the farming practices they implemented. Thank you Vince for

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57:07

176 - Barb (The Village of Riverside Glen)

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2021/11/24

For this episode I interview Barb, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Barb is sweet and soft-spoken, keeping a busy schedule as she stays open to trying new programs at Riverside Glen, while making the time to stay connected with her children and grandchildren. Barb shares a bit about family life, growing up in Toronto, then moving as a teen to Scarborough, attending the dances, meeting her husband, and going on to raise four children. Thank you Barb for taking the time to connect!This

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58:25

175 - Graham Winter (The Village of Riverside Glen)

Bridging the Social Distance ·

2021/11/17

For this episode, I interview Graham Winter, a recent new-resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Graham was born and raised in Port Credit, has been a Guelphite for 30+ years, and taught high school English in Galt for 30+ years up until his retirement. Born during WWII, with parents that lived and worked through WWI, and older siblings born during the depression, Graham talks about Port Credit during his childhood , and reflects on his parents' and siblings' generation before him, how things

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57:06

174 - Ruth-Ann Robertson (The Village of Riverside Glen)

Bridging the Social Distance ·

2021/11/10

For this episode I interview Ruth-Ann Robertson, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Ruth-Ann is lovely, a sweet woman with fond memories of her devoted husband. She opens up about struggles in her past, and having undergone shock treatment, which has affected her memory. Despite not being able to recall anecdotes in too much detail, Ruth-Ann welcomed our chat, sharing her love for family and friends, her gratefulness for being safe and supported at Riverside Glen, and the positive feelings

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58:25

173 - Julia Burke (Environmental Citizenship)

Bridging the Social Distance ·

2021/11/04

This is my final Sustainability-Month-Themed show for 2021, and features an interview with Julia Burke. Julia teaches the "Environmental Citizenship" post-secondary course at Canadore College. This is a fascinating and educational conversation about this course, and about recognizing our role in within our global environment and our responsibility to consider our actions and what we can do to mitigate our impact.About the course, Environmental Citizenship GED100 at Canadore College:Based on the

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58:20

172 - Gillian Grant (The Village of Riverside Glen)

Bridging the Social Distance ·

2021/11/02

For this episode I interview Gillian Grant, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Gillian shares with us and gives a window into her life, growing up in England, her fun adventures road-tripping with her best friend Ann through Canada and the US, her many wonderful jobs at beautiful hotels in the UK, Canada, and the Bahamas, and just generally having a fun and exciting time with her life. Her health isn't the best in this moment, but she's managing to stay positive through that too. Such

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58:36

171 - Bella Harris (Palz Trading Zone)

Bridging the Social Distance ·

2021/10/29

Another episode in honour of October being Sustainability Month, today's episode features Bella Harris, connecting to talk about Guelph's "Palz Trading Zone". Palz is a group in which folks can post items that they have available for trade, or post "ISO" (in search of) items they're looking for, and trade with community members. It allows for items to be re-homed, to reduce waste, and bring new life and value to objects that have ended their usefulness in one home and can be helpful in another

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59:08

170 - Ann Okkema (The Village of Riverside Glen)

Bridging the Social Distance ·

2021/10/27

For this episode I interview Ann Okkema, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Ann shares her story of moving here to Canada at 18 after the War, with her mother and father and seven younger siblings, and her boyfriend (who would become her husband a year into their life in Canada). They worked on farms here but after not too long her husband was able to make his dream of owning a bakery a reality, and they successfully ran a Dutch Bakery in Chatham until retirement. Ann is happy to call

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57:36

169 - Susan Carey (Guelph Tool Library, Guelph Seed...

Bridging the Social Distance ·

2021/10/25

For this episode - in honour of October being "Sustainability Month" - I interview Susan Carey of the Guelph Tool Library and the Guelph Seed Library. Susan speaks about the role of sharing and lending economies within sustainability, the incredible opportunities these programs have brought to Guelph in terms of building skill-building, confidence and access to resources, and the potential they present for a future of furthering sustainability and local food access. Worth a listen! The Guelph Seed

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59:16

168 - June Campbell (The Village of Riverside Glen)

Bridging the Social Distance ·

2021/10/21

For this episode I interview June Campbell, a recent arrival to The Village of Riverside Glen. June was a delight to talk to, and an absolute wealth of knowledge of the history of Newfoundland, dating back before it was part of Canada. June shares stories of being a child during the war, and her father's role during the war as a police captain in St. John's. She reflects on so much history most of us didn't grow up learning, giving insights to an island that thrived with community and barter while

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58:31

167 - Susan Ross (The Village of Riverside Glen)

Bridging the Social Distance ·

2021/10/19

For this episode I interview Susan Ross, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen. Susan shares her story of growing up with Diabetes - diagnosed at the age of 8, and originally given a life expectancy of 30 years, Susan is now passed 60, has survived cancer, and has continually proven her capacity to defy the odds and keep a positive attitude towards the uncertain times ahead. Thank you Susan for sharing your story!This interview was originally recorded on September 29th, 2021 This is a public

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59:20

166 - Karen Norris & Mandy McEwan (PERT, the Village...

Bridging the Social Distance ·

2021/10/06

For this episode I interview Karen Norris and Mandy McEwan - both work as part of "PERT" (the Personal Expression Resource Team) at The Village of Riverside Glen. They talk about PERT's comprehensive approach to Dementia-care, a holistic approach that incorporates the resident, their family, and the various team members a resident will encounter throughout the day at Riverside Glen, to better understand the resident as their own unique person with individual needs - needs that they may not always

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165 - Norm Harrison (Retired City of Guelph Planner...

Bridging the Social Distance ·

2021/09/30

For this episode I interview Norm Harrison - Norm is a resident of Guelph, a retired City Planner and past secretary of the city's Heritage Committee. I connected with Norm during a trial stay at The Village of Riverside Glen. We talk today about Norm's stay there, and the decision ahead for when he decides to leave his own home. We talk about our shared love of Guelph history, about being neighbours, about city planning, the new builds and growing population, and Norm's travels with his wife to her

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