DESCRIPTION OF THREE NEW CANADIAN PERLIDS

1935 ◽  
Vol 67 (9) ◽  
pp. 197-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
William E. Ricker
Keyword(s):  
Undescribed Species ◽  
University Of Toronto ◽  
Royal Ontario Museum ◽  
The University

While at the University of Toronto in the spring of 1934, the author had the privilege of examining the Plecoptera of the collection of the Royal Ontario Museum of Zoology. It soon became apparent that a number of undescribed species were represented therein, and the present paper describes three of the most interesting of them. It is the interest and assistance of Dr. E. M. Walker and Dr. F. P. Ide that has made possible the descriptions appearing in this and in subsequent papers.

William Arthur Parks, 1868-1936

1938 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
pp. 260-263
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Natural Sciences ◽  
University Of Toronto ◽  
Royal Ontario Museum ◽  
International Nickel Company ◽  
The University ◽  
Cleveland Ohio

William Arthur Parks, Director of the Royal Ontario Museum of Palaeontology, and until recently Professor and Head of the Department of Geology at the University of Toronto, was born at Hamilton, Ontario , 11 December, 1868. He was the son of George Dyer Parks and Kate Snelgrove, formerly of Exeter, England. His early youth was spent at Hamilton and afterwards at Bowmanville where he attended the High School from which he matriculated in 1886. Two years later, after having some training and experience in teaching, he entered the University of Toronto , where he gained various scholastic successes and graduated in Natural Sciences in 1892. His first appointment was as chemist at Sudbury and Cleveland, Ohio, to the Canadian Copper Company, which has now developed in to the International Nickel Company. In 1893 he joined the staff of the University of Toronto as Geologist, and devoted the remainder of his life until his retirement just before his death to the service of that University. He rose from grade to grade, and on the retirement of Professor A. P. Coleman in 1922 he was made Head of the Department.

The Iron Creek Meteorite: The Curious History of the Manitou Stone and the Claim for its Repatriation

2014 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 150-175
Author(s):  
Howard Plotkin
Keyword(s):  
First Nations ◽  
Red River ◽  
Cultural Significance ◽  
University Of Toronto ◽  
Royal Ontario Museum ◽  
Aboriginal Culture ◽  
History Of ◽  
The University

Canada's Iron Creek meteorite, a 320 lb (145 kg) Group IIIAB medium octahedrite iron, was long venerated by the First Nations in Alberta as their sacred Manitou Stone, but it was taken without authority from them by Methodist missionaries in 1866. That began the meteorite's long odyssey, as it was transferred first to the Methodist Mission in Victoria (now Pakan) Alberta; then to the Red River Mission in Winnipeg, Manitoba; then to the Wesleyan Methodist Church's Mission Rooms in Toronto, Ontario; then to Victoria College in Cobourg, Ontario; then to the campus of the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario; then to the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto; and finally to the Provincial Museum of Alberta (now the Royal Alberta Museum) in Edmonton. In recent years, a First Nations movement to repatriate the meteorite to a place near its original find site has been initiated. As of now, the meteorite remains on display at the Royal Alberta Museum's Syncrude Gallery of Aboriginal Culture, where it is a prized showpiece. The present paper explores the curious history and cultural significance of this fabled meteorite, its long odyssey, the issues surrounding the claims for its repatriation, the Royal Alberta Museum's present policy, and a possible way forward.

scholarly journals The Making of a Conservationist

2018 ◽  
Vol 108 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Warecki
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Early Life ◽  
Family Farm ◽  
Natural Areas ◽  
University Of Toronto ◽  
Royal Ontario Museum ◽  
Local Environments ◽  
The Family ◽  
The University

Published accounts of the work of J.R. Dymond, a zoology professor at the University of Toronto, director of the Royal Ontario Museum, and a significant force for conservation in Ontario emphasize his contributions to the natural history movement, and his influence on scientific research and the protection of natural areas in provincial parks. Relatively little attention has been paid to his early life and the local environments that shaped his views of nature. This article uses the concept of “place” to explain how Dymond became a conservationist. His experiences in specific locations—a product of social relations and the landscapes themselves—gave those places meaning and shaped his values. Such environments included the family farm and surrounding countryside in southwestern Ontario’s Metcalfe Township, Strathroy Collegiate Institute, the University of Toronto and nearby natural areas, places in Ottawa, and various lakes in B.C. and Ontario.

Development of the University of Toronto Skull Base Inventory (UT-SBI) Quality-of-Life Questionnaire

Skull Base ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 19 (03) ◽  
Author(s):  
John de Almeida ◽  
Allan Vescan ◽  
Jolie Ringash ◽  
Patrick Gullane ◽  
Fred Gentili ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Skull Base ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Quality Of Life Questionnaire ◽  
University Of Toronto ◽  
The University

Disruptive innovation and operationalization in local and sustainable food systems: Examining the University of Toronto-Local Food Plus partnership

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 120-139
Author(s):  
Lori Stahlbrand
Keyword(s):  
Food Systems ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Food System ◽  
Local Food ◽  
Disruptive Innovation ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
University Of Toronto ◽  
The University

This paper traces the partnership between the University of Toronto and the non-profit Local Food Plus (LFP) to bring local sustainable food to its St. George campus. At its launch, the partnership represented the largest purchase of local sustainable food at a Canadian university, as well as LFP’s first foray into supporting institutional procurement of local sustainable food. LFP was founded in 2005 with a vision to foster sustainable local food economies. To this end, LFP developed a certification system and a marketing program that matched certified farmers and processors to buyers. LFP emphasized large-scale purchases by public institutions. Using information from in-depth semi-structured key informant interviews, this paper argues that the LFP project was a disruptive innovation that posed a challenge to many dimensions of the established food system. The LFP case study reveals structural obstacles to operationalizing a local and sustainable food system. These include a lack of mid-sized infrastructure serving local farmers, the domination of a rebate system of purchasing controlled by an oligopolistic foodservice sector, and embedded government support of export agriculture. This case study is an example of praxis, as the author was the founder of LFP, as well as an academic researcher and analyst.

Buddhist, a Christian, and an Atheist Walk into a Classroom

2013 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 37-42
Author(s):  
Ken Derry
Keyword(s):  
First Year ◽  
Specific Relation ◽  
University Of Toronto ◽  
Central Focus ◽  
The University

Although none of the articles in this issue on the topic of religion and humor are explicitly about teaching, in many ways all of them in fact share this central focus. In the examples discussed by the four authors, humor is used to deconstruct the category of religion; to comment on the distance between orthodoxy and praxis; to censure religion; and to enrich traditions in ways that can be quite self-critical. My response to these articles addresses each of the above lessons in specific relation to experiences I have had in, and strategies I have developed for, teaching a first-year introductory religion course at the University of Toronto.

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