A short (9 minute) documentary about hunger in the apparently affluent West Island was written, directed and produced by Concordia University students, Akshay Grover, Max Duguay, and Luca Brown, with coordination by the West Island Community Resource Centre (WICRC). WICRC comments: The West Island Community Sector came together to look at the key issues regarding … Continue reading Hidden Hunger

McGill University Senior Faculty Lecturer George McCourt spoke to Lakeshore UU Congregation on Sunday 27 January 2019. His talk follows. Good morning. I thought I would tell you a little about the recent work that McGill University has been involved in in terms of trying to create a more sustainable institution and to talk a little … Continue reading Education for a Sustainable University

Creating Theology Together – CUC 2018 Eastern Regional Gathering Our Board President Susan and I attended the Canadian Unitarian Council’s Eastern Regional Gathering under the theme of Creating Theology Together.  This three-quarter day workshop was held on Saturday 17 November 2018 in Kingston, ON., with about 20 participants from Eastern Ontario and Québec, under the … Continue reading Creating Theology Together

This year, the Canadian Unitarian Council National Gathering was held in Hamilton. Ontario – and the most impressive aspect of the meetings was the Hamilton Congregation itself. You may remember Curtis Murphy and Carly Gaylor, both of whom spent time in Montreal and spoke to us here at Lakeshore Unitarian Universalist Congregation. They were married … Continue reading Hamilton 2018 — a memorable CUC National Gathering

Last night the Canadian Senate passed a private-member’s bill making the National Anthem gender neutral. Words will change from “in all thy son’s command” to “in all of us command” after royal assent.   Personally, I find this a great step forward for inclusiveness. When singing O Canada, there was always this need to ‘put … Continue reading At last! Canadian anthem is gender neutral