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Association President's Message Research Chair in Canadian Studies The Transition to Parenthood Study
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By Glen Caradus '88 The Paddling Puppeteers began performing in the summer of 1999. Over the last three summers, the troupe has performed their shows, about shoreline conservation and restoration, across Ontario. The show include a variety of puppets including a giant sun puppet, Honest Frankie the Frog, Mort the cattail, a blue heron and others. Using the puppets and a variety of musical instruments and songs, the shows encourage the audience to look after the natural world, particularly the shorelines of our lakes and rivers. In the summer of 2000, the puppeteers brought their message of shoreline conservation to 25 Ontario Provincial Parks with funding from the Ontario Millennium Fund. This past summer, the troupe, Adam Brown '88 and Glen Caradus '88 had a very successful tour paddling from Peterborough to Lindsay while stopping along the way and performing six shows. Also new this summer was a show about the cultural history of the waterways. An Ojibway puppet along with a voyageur, a lumberjack, a developer and others guided the audience through the long and rich history of the waterways. The show finished with children from the audience planting foam plants, scrubs and trees along the waterfront stage to recreate the idea of living in balance with the natural world around us. The Paddling Puppeteers are already
planning for next summer's paddling tour and are developing various
new scripts and characters. For more information, contact Glen
Caradus at 705-750-0169 or e-mail glencaradus1_@hotmail.com.
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