News

  • March 15, 2020 3:00 PM | Barrie Braiden

    Good day, Members.

    Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, we felt it necessary to cancel the Spring 2020 Series and defer it until the Fall Series 2020, in the best interests of our members and speakers. We are working with our available speakers to put together a vibrant 7-speaker Fall Program assuming this critical situation is behind us by then. So, all members are pre-paid for the FALL series. Refunds by cheque are available upon request to talyr@rogers.com.

    Stay safe and stay healthy.

    The TALYR Board Members.

    TALYR Inc.


  • October 11, 2019 5:48 PM | Barrie Braiden

    Hello Members,

    Here is the bibliography as promised by our speaker George Hewson.

    Click here.

    Enjoy!

  • August 06, 2019 10:55 AM | Heather MacKay (Administrator)

    Thanks for supporting TALYR. We sold out the Fall 2019 Lecture series in ONE DAY.

  • May 16, 2019 11:26 AM | Heather MacKay (Administrator)

    Thanks to all those who attended our 5th Anniversary speaker event.

    The Fall 2019 Lecture series begins September 9, 2019. 

    Please check back soon for the list of fall lectures.


  • January 22, 2019 4:53 PM | Heather MacKay (Administrator)

    The SPRING 2019 Speaker Series begins April 1, 2019!

    Purchase your series starting February 18, 2019


    Dr. Brian Goldman - 5th Anniversary Special Event!

    April 23, 2019, 2:00 pm at Richmond Hill Centre for Performing Arts

    Purchase this special event starting February 18, 2019


  • November 05, 2018 3:00 PM | Barrie Braiden

    Good day, Members of TALYR.

    Please remember that one of the Benefits of being a TALYR Member ($10 annually) is the full access to every presentation and photos, that our lecturers have agreed to share with you.

    The presentations for the FALL 2018 Series that concluded today, Monday November 5, 2018, are posted online, on the Members page.

    Login and click on MEMBERs or just follow this LINK.

    Thank you for supporting another successful series.

    We look forward to celebrating our FIFTH year with you, our Members, during the SPRING 2019 Series.

    See you next year in 2019!!

    The TALYR Board of Directors.


  • June 01, 2018 12:00 PM | Barrie Braiden


    As a TALYR Member, you have access to all of the SPEAKERS" Presentations, located on the MEMBERS page.

    The Spring 2018 presentations have been posted for your viewing pleasure.

    If you missed any of the lectures, you can find the presentation material on the Members page,at all times.

    Here the LINK.

    Enjoy and see you for the Fall 2018 Series!


  • May 24, 2017 11:29 AM | Barrie Braiden

    Dear TALYR Members,

    Our Speaker, Jennifer Bonnell, May 15, 2017 thought you might enjoy this short essay by a colleague of hers on Lake Ontario water levels. Very timely.

    http://niche-canada.org/2017/05/19/planning-for-a-flood-plan-2014-and-lake-ontario-st-lawrence/

    Enjoy!

    TALYR Program Committee


  • May 15, 2017 12:00 PM | Barrie Braiden

    As a TALYR Member, you have access to all of the SPEAKERS" Presentations, located on the MEMBERS page.

    The Spring 2017 presentations have been posted for your viewing pleasure.

    If you missed any of the lectures, you can find the presentation material on the Members page,at all times.

    Enjoy!


  • February 26, 2017 5:00 PM | Barrie Braiden

    Good day, TALYR Members

    Please see the material below or visit the Members Only Section of the  www.talyca website.


    Fall 2016 Event Series - 

    Additional Speakers' Content


    When: 12 Sep 2016
     
    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    Location
    Aurora Cultural Centre



    Dr. Lee Bartel


    Professor Lee Bartel is pleased to provide TALYR Members with the following Internet LINKS to access more information and details relating to his well received lecture - "How Music Can Impact Health":

    http://uoftmusicmahrc.ca/

    http://uoftmusicmahrc.ca/videos/
    See Members' Only for additional websites.


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    When: 19 Sep 2016
     10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

    Location
    Aurora Cultural Centre


    Michael Crabb



    A Few Examples of Dance and Athleticism provided by Michael Crabb:









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    Sept 26 

    The Great Escape: A Canadian Story.

    When: 26 Sept 2016
    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

    Location
    Aurora Cultural Centre

    Ted Barris

    Further information about Ted Barris can be found at:  tedbarris.com 

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    Oct 17

    Brazil: Past and Present

    When: 17 Oct 2016
    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

    Location
    Aurora Cultural Centre


    Dr. Gillian McGillivary


    Click here to view the Brazil: Past and Present Presentation

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    Oct 24

    Come from the Shadows: Tales of Ontario Archaeology

    When: 24 Oct 2016
    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

    Location
    Aurora Cultural Centre

        

    Martin Cooper


    Click here to view Martin Cooper's entire Presentation

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    Oct 31 

    The Result of Rebellion: North American Political Prisoners in van Diemen's Land

    When: 31 Oct 2016
     10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

    Location
    Aurora Cultural Centre


    Dr. John Carter


    Click here for a comprehensive Bibliography of Resources 

    related to the Upper Canada Rebellion of 1838 and 

    the Transportation of North American Political Prisoners to Van Diemen's Land, 

    as prepared by Dr. John C. Carter

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Results of Audience Survey 

May 2014

Your pick for future speaker topics


Topic
 Rating
Social Issues
 1
History
 2
Countries
 3
Music
 3
Theatre
4
People
5
Health
 6
Architecture
7
Art
7
Geography
8
 Science 8
 Politics 9
 Medicine 10

Formation of TALYR

There have been several Third Age Learning (TAL) groups successfully providing quality and informative lectures for those who wish to acquire knowledge without having to be tested afterwards. It became important to a group of six people that a similar organization should exist in York Region. With that in mind, in order to test this assumption, posters were made, sponsors obtained, and two lectures in May 2014 were presented at the Aurora Cultural Centre in Aurora, ON. These lectures, provided by Dr. Mike Daley and Dr. Peter Russell were extremely well received as well as very well attended.

In answer to this response, the TALYR organization committee decided to follow through with a series of six (6) lectures in the fall of 2014 and potentially another 6 lectures in the spring of 2015.  We agreed to centre the topics on “Innovation “.  Whether future topics will be discussed as six different topics, or as a series of six lectures on one topic, will be decided by the committee in the future.

In that regard, a website has been established and the first opportunity to become a member of TALYR occurs on Friday, August 15, 2014.  It was decided that a membership fee will be $10.00 for the year of July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015. It was also decided that, to attend any future TALYR lectures, one must first become a member of TALYR.  At the same time, the first series of six (6) lectures is available as a group of six, rather than six individual lectures. The cost of the series is $50.00.

On August 15, 2014, we are providing the initial opportunity to become (1) a member of TALYR, and (2) register for the first series of six lectures in the fall of 2014.

Currently we have over 215 contacts but know that we are limited to a maximum of 150 attendees at any lecture at the Aurora Cultural Centre. It is for this reason that we are using the “First Come, First Served” approach to determine which of our contacts will be able to attend our first lecture series.  In the event that the maximum of 150 is not attained, the committee will determine if individual lectures may be purchased at the price of $10:00 per lecture.

We are very excited about the potential of this new technology for Third Age Learning in York Region.

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