London CityLife Magazine Early Fall 2011

2011·2.8 MB·English

by  Sun Media Corporation

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DianaCharabinandTinyDevotions,
CaroleRobinson’swinningways,JacquesDemers
talksliteracyandpreventingwinespoilage
There’snoplacelike 16 Fashion
“HOME” Thehotteststylesforfall
21 LondonLooks
FashionfavesfromLondon'sbestretailers
34 What'sOn
Events,music,theatre,galleriesand
stuffforthekids
38 MyPassion
MikeTompkinsandhispassionfor
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beads.Nevertheless,turningthecraftinto
abusinessremainedapipedream.Shere-
turnedhometoLondonlaterthatsummer
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startedinAustralia,eventhoughshe
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laces.Peoplestartedtalkingaboutthem.
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Citybeat
Society
Mending
message
Findingcomfortinmaking
along-heldsecretpublic,
JacquesDemersbringsthe
issueoflowliteracytoLondon
IT'SRATHERFITTINGthataplayonwords
wastheimpetusforbringingJacques
DemerstoLondoninNovember,because
theCanadianSenatorandhockeyicon
willbeheretotalkaboutliteracy.
“Wewerethrowingaroundideasabout
howtomarkourtwentiethyear,”says
AmandaBurdick,directorofinformation
withLiteracyLinksSouthCentral,anon-
profitliteracyinformationandreferral
network.“Someonesaid,‘Twentyisa
score,’andthatledustothinkabout
sports.Ofcourse,whenyouthink,‘He
shoots,hescores,’youthinkhockey.And
thatledustoJacquesDemers.”
Demerswillbethekeynotespeakerat
FacingOffWithLiteracy,anevening
event to be held at the London
ConventionCentreonNovember10.
AppointedtotheSenatein2009,Demers
isaformerprofessionalhockeycoachwho
wonaStanleyCupandtwoJackAdams “Veryfewpeoplearetotallyilliterate, upthecouragetoadmittheyhaveaprob-
AwardsasNHLcoachoftheyear.Demers buttherearedifferentshadesofliteracy,” lem,saysBurdick,becausethereisstilla
managedtohidethefactthathewas explainsBurdick.“Itisaconcernwhen stigmaattachedtobeingilliterate.The
functionallyilliteratefordecades,fearful peopledon’thavetheliteracyskillsthey goodnewsistherearearangeofliteracy
thatitwoulddamagehiscareer.Bythe needtosucceedindailylife.It’snotjust resourcesandprogramsavailabletoadult
timeheadmittedhischallengeswith readingandwriting,butmathskillsand learners,andmostofthemarefree.
readingandwritinghewasinhissixties. digitalliteracyarealsoahugepartofit.” FortheNovemberevent,Literacy
Burdicksayshavingahigh-profileper- WithWestern,FanshaweCollegeand LinksSouthCentralispartneringwith
sonalitylikeDemerssharehisstorypub- arangeofprivateschoolsinthecity, otherliteracyserviceproviderstobring
liclyhelpsreducethestigmaassociated Londonisoftenperceivedashavinga DemerstoLondon.Throughpartnerships
withilliteracyandencouragespeopleto veryeducateddemographic.However,a withbusinesssponsors,Burdicksaysthe
seekhelp.Shehopestheeventwillalso chunkofthepopulationiscomprisedof aimistokeepticketpricesaffordable.
helpraiseliteracyawarenessinthegreat- middle-agedworkerswhowenttoworkin “Wearetryingtoensurethatthoseadults
ercommunity.Thefunctionalilliteracy themanufacturingandautomotivesec- whoarestrugglingwithliteracychalleng-
rateinCanadaisabout14.6percent,but torsstraightoutofhighschool.When esareabletoattend.”
StatisticsCanadasaysbetween42and47 thosesectorsstartedtoweakenandwork- FormoreinformationontheFacingOff
percentofCanadiansstrugglewithliter- erswerelaidoff,theirstruggleswith WithLiteracyevent,contactLiteracy
acyinsomefashion,evenwhennewcom- literacycametolight. LinksSouthCentralat519-681-7307or
ersareexcluded. Itcantakeawhileforpeopletowork visitwww.llsc.on.ca.kymwolfe