Monthly Archives: October 2012

A wonderfully open tale

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Neil

This article appeared in the Ottawa Citizen recently. Bob Chiarelli is one of Ottawa’s most prominent citizens. He’s been the city’s mayor,  and a provincial cabinet minister. But he also lost a son recently to cancer. That son, Christopher was … Continue reading →

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Graduation from my Masters

Posted on October 14, 2012 by Neil

Yesterday on October 13, 2012 convocation was held at Brock University. I received my degree of Master of Science in Mathematics. I also had the extreme honour and privilege of being the only graduate student selected by the Brock University … Continue reading →

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Let’s Talk about it

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Neil

This Thursday October 11, Brock University, Niagara College, Pathstone Mental Health and Canadian Mental Health Niagara are hosting ‘Let’s Talk about it.’ The purpose is to raise awareness about mental health issues particularly towards post-secondary students. This story in Thorold … Continue reading →

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Giving Thanks

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Neil

So today is the Canadian Thanksgiving Holiday. A celebration that usually gathers one’s large family into a big meal in celebration of the harvest. Now I have a bit of a tradition each Thanksgiving, which is to try and say … Continue reading →

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Sick

Posted on October 7, 2012 by Neil

I apologize for the lack of updating as of late. Last Thursday I received some very good news which unfortunately had me so excited that I didn’t sleep much that night. That Friday I had to TA and have an … Continue reading →

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“I wanted the end result to be starting a conversation…”

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Neil

Here’s a good article at the CBC about Jan Wong, a former reporter at the Globe and Mail who was diagnosed with clinical depression. Excerpt: “I wanted the end result to be starting a conversation, a national conversation on mental … Continue reading →

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