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Voices of Lifelong Learners

Strengthening Communities through Our Stories

ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Community for Lifelong Learning brings together many fascinating people from diverse backgrounds. The Voices of Lifelong Learners project’s goal is to showcase compelling stories of several interesting MCLL members. Their memorable tales can help inspire the next ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ of lifelong learners and make younger people aware of the varied experiences and thoughts that lifelong learners can share.

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Introduction

Through short videos, MCLL members recount remarkable tales about their lives, amusing anecdotes and social contributions they have made. They also highlight the key role MCLL plays in fostering a sense of community spirit and belonging.

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Portrait of Gordon Campey

Gordon Campey

Gordon Campey has been a member of MILR/MCLL for nearly 25 years. MCLL has played a big role in Gordon’s gratifying retirement, enabling him to share his expertise in a number of areas, and to learn about many new subjects.

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Portrait of Martin Coles

Martin Coles

Martin Coles trained as a mathematician and philosopher. But he ended up as a photography teacher at Dawson College and a freelance writer for The Gazette and The Globe and Mail.

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Portrait of François Labonté

François Labonté

François Labonté is a proud Montrealer with a varied banking and international consulting experience. Loves learning, travel, skiing and biking.

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Portrait of Nadine Ozkan

Nadine Ozkan

Nadine Ozkan’s story took her from Montreal to France and Australia. She worked in research related to cognitive science, and in industry in speech recognition systems. Today, Nadine is an enthusiastic learner and volunteers at MCLL, where she enjoys giving back to the community.

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Portrait of Elizabeth Robinson

Elizabeth Robinson

Elizabeth Robinson enjoyed many years working in public health and family medicine. Since retirement, she has been preoccupied with issues such as climate change, the loss of nature, and over-consumption, all of which are major threats to human well-being.

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Portrait Miriam Tees

Miriam Tees

Miriam Tees, who was born in 1923, worked as a librarian for 35 years. Her lifelong interest in music, including playing recorder in a group for 20 years, led to her studying music at ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ. She has been an active member of MCLL since 1996.

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Portrait of Denis Thompson

Denis Thompson

Denis Thompson is an enthusiastic member of MCLL and a veteran of 39 years in the Canadian Army, including command of NATO's Task Force Kandahar.

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Credits


Voices of Lifelong Learners was produced in 2022-23 by ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Community for Lifelong Learning, part of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University’s School of Continuing Studies

Robert Winters – Executive Producer

Ana Milic – MCLL Program Administrator

Nadine Ozkan – Project Coordinator

Thanks also to members of MCLL's Council and executive for 2022-23, especially vice-president Rick Jones, treasurer Sid Rosen, past president Jeff Sidel and secretary Lorne Huston.

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Filming and editing


ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University Video Production Studio

Frank Roop – Video Production Manager

Elena Petkovic – Associate Multimedia Producer

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MCLL Short Videos Project

Zafeerah Rohomutally – Production assistant (images)

Julie Roussy - Designer with ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ's Graphic Design Studio

Special advisers: Sandra Baines and Julie Wait, former MCLL presidents

Interview research: Robert Winters and Sandra Baines

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Project sponsors


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Quebec government’s Secrétariat aux relations avec les Québécois d’expression anglaise Logo

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MCLL Logo

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