Yes, this happened. It was a huge honour to see @Astro_Jeremy again in Halifax. You'll never meet a nicer person & amazing Canadian. Yeah, puns are running through my head. "Over the moon" "out of this world" but seriously, thanks Colonel once again for taking the time!! 1/2
Gotta to say. no matter what you watch or hear or read about @Astro_Jeremy he is nicer than anything you'll see! As I told a friend...he is annoyingly the best of Canada! Arghh :-)
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Had fun meeting with students from Truro Middle School after visiting the new Mission: Astronaut exhibit at the Discovery Centre, in Halifax.
Thanks to the science centre and Ulnooweg Education Centre for facilitating this!
ALT Jeremy in front of a crowd.
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Le Canada et les États-Unis collaborent dans le domaine de l’exploration spatiale depuis plus de six décennies. C’est avec grand plaisir que j’ai parlé de cette relation importante au Sommet Canada-US aujourd’hui.
ALT Deux hommes assis sur scène lors du Sommet États-Unis–Canada, engagés dans une discussion, devant un fond bleu portant l’identité visuelle du sommet.
I'm a little worse for wear. He hasn't changed a bit!
And I used to be taller than him! Parkinson's is the gift that keeps on taking!
That's the first time we met way back....he was becoming a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society and Gold Medal recipient. 2/2
CBC Ideas is 60! Holy radio waves. Happy 60th Thanks for the memories, Massey Lectures books collection, Alan Maitland's & "The Shepard", Paul Kennedy (oceans Halifax connection) and you @NahlahAyed and the great team. And huge thanks for the swag! and.. 1/2
Congrats to dear friend, former colleague and fellow @Dal_Alumni CEO of @healthemeinc and co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of @weustheminc for the Aurum Award for her many great, impactful contributions to the community! Bravo and hugely deserved! dal.ca/news/2026/05/22/alumn…
New Boat School Opens on Halifax Waterfront
Great news. Awesome place and project. Now lasting impact. Glad to see it off the ground (opps, pun). bravo!!!
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For those who know N. Korea as an atheistic, communist nation…the history of Kim Il Sung’s rise to power contains some surprises. My conversation with @NahlahAyed of @CBC IDEAS podcast, who, it turns out, has also visited Pyongyang.
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Interesting panel @GeoIgnite Nice to hear geography education mentioned. Two things: 1st Roger Tomlinson support our Declaration on Geographic Education
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2nd Chris Hadfield helped get the message out. So there are ways to raise profile. Many collaboration efforts done (and $$ supported) in past. But current strategy may not even know?
@opengeospatial@gphy4me pass along to Peter Rabley
And by the way, here's another person who get's the value of geospatial and geographic education. He just happened to go around the moon. Col. Jeremy Hansen at Digital Earth Halifax 2015. There are ways to raise profile.
Always loved watching (ok, listening) to @GylesB1 on QI, etc. But just came across the #rosebud podcasts and now thrilled by interviews of amazing people. Thank you!
(ps first memory? brother dunking my head in fish pond in Effingham at 4yrs birthday visiting grandparents)