Sunday, November 28, 2004

LOUIS-PHILIPPE HÉBERT 1850-1917 Sculpteur national (PDF 3.8MB)

LOUIS-PHILIPPE HÉBERT 1850-1917 Sculpteur national (PDF 3.8MB): .... English text of the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec's catalogue for the exhibition of 2001

Louis-Philippe Hébert's "...Soupir du lac..." at the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec

"... Soupir du lac, 1902, fonte - 1908 - Hébert was probably the first Québec sculptor to take an interest in the Amerindian nations. Generally, his portrayal of them echoes the image of the "noble savage" instituted by Jean-Jacques Rousseau in the late 18th century and largely echoed by the Romantic movement..." A quote from Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec's modern art collection embraces fifty years of artistic creation and reflects the diversity of styles that emerged from 1900 to 1950. This period is marked by a penchant for Paris, art capital of the world, among many Québec artists.

HÉBERT, LOUIS-PHILIPPE in the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online...

...(he also signed Philippe), artist, sculptor, and teacher; b. 27 Jan. 1850 in Sainte-Sophie-d’Halifax (Sainte-Sophie-de-Mégantic), Lower Canada, third of the 13 children of Théophile Hébert, a farmer, and Julie Bourgeois; m. 26 May 1879 in Montreal Maria Roy, niece of architect Victor Roy, and they had eight children, including Henri*, a sculptor, and Adrien*, a painter; d. 13 June 1917 in Westmount, Que., and was buried 16 June in Notre-Dame-des-Neiges cemetery, Montreal

My great-grandfather... Louis Phillippe Hebert....

was born in Ste-Sophie d'Halifax, Quebec, Canada... the son of an illiterate farmer through talent and hard work, became the creator of images that represent many of the major players in Canada's history.... this is the National Historic Monument plaque that marked his birthplace.

My great-grandfather...

...Louis Phillipe Hebert... the sculptor who brought the skill of bronze casting to Canada... to learn more about him... visit my web page about him and read the Bio and works list of Quebec sculptor Louis-Phillipe Hebert

Sea ice on Hudson Bay...


Sea ice on Hudson Bay..., originally uploaded by Arctic Annie.

.. at Repulse Bay, Nunavut... the first flickr photo from a friend of mine who is a Nurse there...

Sunday, November 21, 2004

Buy Nothing Day Poster


Buy Nothing Day Poster, originally uploaded by The MediaMentor.

George's Christmas Gift Exemption Certificate

Buy Nothing Day posters are available to download. A printer is all you need to support BND and give your friends and family permission not to buy you gifts. To get your own blank copies, just visit http://www.adbusters.org/metas/eco/bnd/

Saturday, November 20, 2004

The Metis Sash

The Sash is a finger woven belt made of wool approximately three metres long. Traditionally it was tied at the waist to hold a coat closed, including being used as a scarf or rope.
Each colour of the sash represents:
Yellow - Prosperity
Blue _ The depth of the Metis Sprit
White - The connection to Mother Earth
Red - Blood shed
Green - Fertility
Dark Blue - The dark period of repression and disposession.
This display was part of a presentation at Aurora College's Thebacha Campus the week of November 15th, 2004.

For more information on the Metis Sash, click here
Metis Sash Information

NorthernMost Hosts Training Program Course


NorthernMost Hosts, originally uploaded by The MediaMentor.

A training program given Rosanna Strong (3rd from left) of "Strong Interpretation PO Box 2671, Yellowknife, NT X1A 2R1 Ph./Fax 867-873-554 at Aurora College (Ft Smith) November 18 & 19 2004

Link to my Flickr Pictures

George Lessard's pictures

Sunday, November 14, 2004

Calypso belbosa - Fariy Slipper

Taken in June of 2004 at Fort Smith Northwest Territories Canada 60°00'N, 111°58' W

The Dog River


The Dog River, originally uploaded by The MediaMentor.

A tributary of the Slave River... just over the border in Alberta from Fort Smith... Francois Paulette was kind enough to invite me on a very nice boat trip to the Dog river with his family.

Saturday, November 13, 2004

When is a "security" deposit a "cleaning" deposit?

See how the landlord of 426 Calder Ave. Ft Smith arranges to keep $669.32 of a $1,000 "security deposit" on this 3 room basement apartment in Fort Smith

Click here to see the full set of pictures as I left it on September 30... click on the individual pictures to see more detail... see if you can see anything that was damaged and in need of repair.

To see a slide show of the pictures... click here
Take a look at the pictures and decide for yourself if $669.32 is a fair price to charge for the "repair" of this basement apartment.

If you are renting in the NWT or are about to rent one.. you need to read this information from the Rental Office of the Northwest Territories, by clicking here
This note on the "Security Deposit" is taken from the above page..

What is a security deposit?
A security deposit is money given to a landlord by a tenant. The money is held by the landlord until the end of the tenancy at which time the security deposit may be used for rental arrears or tenant damages.

How much money can a landlord request as a security deposit?
In the case other than a weekly tenancy, the security deposit may not be greater than the amount equal to one (1) months rent.(Section 14[1]


You can download a PDF version of the official Residential Tenancy Agreement of the NWT by clicking here.

Hal Logsdon, Rental Officer for the NWT
Rental Office
3rd Floor, Panda II Mall
PO Box 1920
Yellowknife NT X1A 2P4
Telephone: (867) 920-8047
Fax: (867) 873-0489
Toll Free: (800) 661-0760
can be reached via e-mail at via Kim Powless

You may choose to leave your opinion on this... or telling us about your experience with landlords in the NWT by clicking on the little pencil just below this....

Thursday, November 11, 2004

Professional Memberships

Canadian Association of Journalists
Canadian Artists Representation / le Front des artistes canadiennes
Canadian Artists Representation Copyright Collective

Some of my online work

My weblogThe MediaMentor's Blog
E-mail lists I moderate....
Creative-Radio
MediaMentor
Journalists for Human Rights
Nunavut Circumpolar List
The Thebacha List
Nunavut CAP Sites

Remembrance Day 2004 in Fort Smith

Images of Fort Smith's 2004 Remembrance Day ceremonies are online.
Remembrance Day MontageRemembrance Day Montage 2004
The following link will bring up up a slide show of the pictures I took of the ceremonies and the parade to the cenotaph in Fort Smith.
This link will take to see the full set of pictures. Click on any picture to see the full size version.

SOME ABORIGINAL VETS YET TO BE COMPENSATED
After years of being denied compensation, some Aboriginal veterans in the Yukon have finally received a financial settlement from the federal government. But for others, the stuggle continues.
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