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August 19, 2016/in Newsletter

The Lifelong Learning Centre is located at the U of R’s historic College Ave. Campus

Dr. Bill Brennan is teaching a course called “Exploring Regina’s History” at the Lifelong Learning Centre, College Avenue Campus, University of Regina this fall. Each class will run from 1:30-3:30 p.m. and there will be plenty of class discussion.

“One of the joys of teaching at the Lifelong Learning Centre is that the students are enthusiastic,” says Dr. Brennan. He works hard to make sure there’s new content in every course he teaches, for repeat students.

His topic list for this fall suggests history doesn’t belong only to the past – it is being made every day. Among other things, Dr. Brennan says he’s looking forward to a lively exchange about this October’s civic election and Regina’s future.

Topics to be discussed:

September 21: The Founding of Regina
September 28: Regina’s Economy since 1882
October 5: Beautifying Saskatchewan’s Capital City
October 19: A Regina Perspective on the1935 On-To-Ottawa Trek
October 26: Saskatchewan’s First Socialist Government
November 2: The 2016 Regina Civic Election and our City’s Future
November 9: Regina, Moose Jaw and Buffalo Pound Water
November 16: Saskatchewan’s Love Affair With the Automobile
November 23: Sports, Popular Amusement and High Culture

You can register online (www.uregina.ca/cce); by phone (306-585-5748); or in person (Conservatory Building, Room 119, on the College Avenue Campus).

Ry Moran to address national conference

June 26, 2016/in Blog, National Trust, Newsletter

Ry Moran will be a featured speaker at Heritage Rising, the 2016 National Trust Conference.

Building relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people will be a key focus of Heritage Rising, the National Trust’s 2016 conference in Hamilton this fall.

Ry Moran, first director of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, will speak on the challenges of how to commemorate the physical legacy of residential school buildings and sites.

Before joining the Centre, Moran oversaw the collection of nearly 7,000 statements from residential school survivors for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

As well, a special roundtable will discuss how to move beyond mere consultation to meaningful engagement between Indigenous and non-Indigenous heritage advocates.

The Hamilton Indigenous Heritage Roundtable 2016, Going Beyond Consultation, will draw on Ontario case studies to understand how true relationships are built and nourished over time. Participants will discuss how to resolve issues and find ways to “break through the dominance of western viewpoints in land-use planning and natural and cultural heritage conservation,” the program description states.

The Oct. 19-23 conference will feature numerous other learning and discussion activities, opening on Day 1 with a workshop on regenerating faith places and ending on Day 5 with a tour of historic wineries.

For information visit www.nationaltrustconference.ca