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The North York Historical Society, in partnership with the North York Central Library is pleased to bring former CBC producer, Mark Bulgutch, to present his latest book, How Canada Works. Co-authored with Peter Mansbridge, How Canada Works uncovers first-person stories about the unique people and professions that make Canada work.
From the high school principal in British Columbia mentoring the next generation, to the chief of the Neskantaga First Nation fighting for better resources for his northern Ontario community, to air traffic controllers and midwives, the book celebrates how we are greater than the sum of our parts by championing the people that make our country great.
Mark Bulgutch is a journalist, educator, speaker, and author, who has won fourteen Gemini Awards, four RTDNA Awards, the Canadian Journalism Foundation Award of Excellence, and the Canadian Association of Broadcasters Gold Ribbon Award. He lives in Toronto.
As seating is limited, please register for the event below. There is no charge for tickets.
“It was the summer of 1793. The summer our city was founded” The first Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada: John Graves Simcoe and his family sailed on the HMS Mississauga from Niagara to find a new capital for the new province. On board was a big friendly beast of a dog. He was a Newfoundland. His name was Jack Sharp.
Adam Bunch, a lively and intriguing storyteller, shares tale of how Jack Sharp found himself in very deep trouble soon after our city was founded. Through the life of Jack, Bunch regales his audiences with the Simcoe family’s experiences in the very early years of York.