Learn & Live session to feature veterans' lessons from service
Next week's Learn & Live session will offer a glimpse into the important life lessons learned through military and police service.
On Monday, May 27, Peter Warrack, Lt.-Gen. Michel Maisonneuve and his wife, Maj. Barbara Maisonneuve, will discuss their experiences in various military and police careers. Mike Balsom will moderate.
Michel Maisonneuve, who has spent more than three decades of his life dedicated to public service, said the discussion will provide unique perspectives from people with different military careers.
"Each of us comes from a different part of the military or paramilitary forces," he said.
"Peter is an ex-policeman as well, my wife was in the air force and, of course, she is a woman so her experience was different than mine was in the army," Maisonneuve told The Lake Report.
Maisonneuve said Warrack approached him and his wife to join the session and tell their stories.
He said they will share lessons learned throughout their careers that are not just applicable to those with military experience, "but to the civilian world as well."
The session will differ from the usual Learn & Live format as it will be held in the Simpson Room at the NOTL Community Centre from 1 to 4 p.m., leaving time for discussion.
There are still spaces left for Monday's session. Register on the NOTL Public Library's website.
June 10 will mark the last Learn & Live of the season, with a special presentation from the Shaw Festival's Kimberly Rampersad on how to direct a play for the theatre.
Spots for this session can also be reserved on the library's website.
Julia Sacco, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Lake Report
