TWEETS THIS WEEK THAT MADE US SMILE:
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Terry Sheehan, MP, Sault Ste Marie, pays tribute to Dr. Roberta Bondar in the House of Commons
Ottawa, House of Commons
[Feature article from SooToday.com]
Robert Oliphant, MP, Don Valley West, salutes Dr Roberta Bondar in the House of Commons
Ottawa, House of Commons
Robert Oliphant, MP, Don Valley West, salutes Dr Roberta Bondar in the House of Commons… and declares a surprise Sault connection…
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne Congratulations
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne sent congratulations to Dr. Roberta Bondar on the 25th anniversary of Dr Bondar’s flight aboard Space Shuttle Discovery‘s historic mission.
The Premier also commended Dr Bondar’s contributions and commitment to the community, to civic service, and to raising awareness of our relationship with the natural world and the importance of environmental sustainability through The Roberta Bondar Foundation.
Getting perspective on rising above from (who else?) an astronaut
Globe and Mail
Elizabeth Renzetti
Renzetti interviews Dr Roberta Bondar and reveals some of Bondar’s perspective on our planet, the effects of space flight on human health, and her commitment to reconnecting people to their natural environment.
CBC News: Dr. Roberta Bondar: Canada’s First Lady of Space
As a lead into Canada’s 150th birthday, Reg Sherren, a CBC feature journalist, follows Dr Roberta Bondar into Toronto’s Parkdale Jr and Sr school.
An effervescent storyteller, Sherren weaves fun, fact, and philosophy in The Next Canada a thoughtful vignette about Bondar’s values, salient background, defining moments, and present path.
He checks out Dr Bondar as she takes him into one of her Foundation’s programs, The Bondar Challenge. The finale captures the mutual excitement and joy of Parkdale youth who have taken the challenge to reflect the world around them through the camera lens and become inspired by their environment. They are “The Next Canada” taking inspiration from Dr Bondar.
CBC News: Mansbridge One on One | Dr. Roberta Bondar
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
CBC News Chief Correspondent, Peter Mansbridge engaged Dr Roberta Bondar in his weekly Mansbridge One On One to talk about the 25th anniversary of her space flight aboard Discovery…
Their half hour of conversation recalled both the flight and her work aboard the First International Microgravity Laboratory and how its experience has touched her life. They discussed her present activities in professional landscape photography and some of the motivation for her Foundation’s environmental awareness and education programs.
Mansbridge surprised Bondar with guests who each asked her opinion on different issues related to space and exploration. And more!
Roberta Bondar recalls the nerves, thrills of becoming Canada’s first woman in space
Toronto ON
Kevin Bissett, The Canadian Press, speaks with Dr Roberta Bondar as she recalls the nerves, thrills of becoming Canada’s first woman in space.
As world’s first neurologist in space, Bondar discusses the pressures she felt working on experiments that dozens of scientists from X countries had spent years preparing & which would be executed in Spacelab in a fraction of a week.
And, however exciting the time in space, how that, too, was a fraction of her Life, a work in progress that continues to evolve.
DR. ROBERTA BONDAR DAYS PROCLAIMED BY SAULT STE MARIE MAYOR PROVENZANO FOR JAN 22-30, 2017
Sault Ste Marie ON
Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, January 19, 2017 – The Mayor of Sault Ste Marie read his proclamation before City Council and public online feed declaring January 22 -30, 2017 as Dr. Roberta Bondar Days. The Dr. Roberta Bondar Days are one of the City’s key initiatives to celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary.
The choice of January dates is a special silver anniversary tribute to Dr. Bondar’s January flight aboard Discovery on NASA’s historic First International Microgravity Laboratory [IML-1], STS-42 mission.
At Mayor Provenzano’s invitation, Dr. Bondar will join him on Canada Day as the City’s Honorary Ambassador to preside over its 150th Anniversary of Canada Day Celebrations in Roberta Bondar Park.
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School-Based Bondar Challenge Award Winners
Parkdale Public School, Toronto ON
Congratulations to the latest School-Based Bondar Challenge award winners! Students of Parkdale Public School, Vy Nguyen and Fairooz Zamaluddin hold their winning photographs, each professionally developed and framed as part of their award packages.
Peterborough Philanthropy Forum
Peterborough ON
As the keynote speaker, our foundation President, Dr. Roberta Bondar spoke to the audience at Peterborough’s Philanthropy Forum. She reminded the audience that everyone has the opportunity to be philanthropic since money investment is not the only philanthropy. Volunteerism is a valuable form of philanthropy because it involves the investment of Time. And Time is very valuable.