Neighbourhood ALDERSHOT Issue 03 2021

ISSUE 03 • 2021

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'Life in Burlington during a Pandemic' Photo by Jade Chittock

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EIGHT MONTHS had gone by and I had not picked up my camera other than to take a picture of my sleeping cats. When the pandemic started, all projects I had on the go came to a halt. I was making my way through the world of filmmaking and I hoped I was on my way to work on some great projects. Then, COVID. It felt like the past ten years of building myself as a videographer and photographer had just disappeared. I thought; I will get a call soon about a job, I’m sure of it. But no one called. It had been years since I didn’t have something to work on, and even longer since I pursued a "passion project". It began to feel like I was going to have to start over.

Down in the slumps and with my cameras collecting dust, I looked back and reminded myself how and why I got into the filmmaking industry. I have a small yet big family, no uncles, aunts, or cousins living in Canada, my mum is an only child and my father's family is across the world in New Zealand.

I am however extremely fortunate to have seven wonderful siblings whom I’ve watched grow into some of the funniest, talented, and passionate people I have ever met. Because of them I had free and immediate access to taking family portraits.

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DURING A PANDEMIC Article and Photography by Jade Chittock

Throughout the years, taking family portraits had slowly been put on the back burner. I still enjoyed taking pictures of my siblings (when they let me, of course) but I had forgotten the excitement I felt when editing the photos I had captured and the gratitude from the families when they saw their smiling children actually standing still for a picture. With all of that in mind, and my camera finally back in hand, I set out to see if I could sneak a picture of my family, which I knew would be no easy feat as they used to live the typical on-the-go lives with hockey, dance, and friends. To my utter amazement I was greeted by all of them sitting at the table eating lunch.

This had never happened before. I seized my opportunity and told them all to get dressed and to meet me outside for a family photo. My mum was ecstatic of course, and I got the family picture.

This must be happening to other families, I thought. So many families rarely get the opportunity and time to spend with each other, until now. Now we are pretty much forced to be together so why not take some pictures of it?

And here I am, meeting some wonderful families in Burlington who all share similar experiences. I started this project as a way to get back into what I love most, photography, and it turned into something much more than that.

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Here is what some families in Burlington have had to say about being in lockdown and what they have been going through during the pandemic:

"I was more aware of mental health and aware about what’s going on for the kids. And being open about how you feel, because it’s a lot of change, especially with the kids. They don’t always know how to talk about it or understand it at their level so we need to understand what’s going on with them. It wasn’t a concern when they were going to school and they were being more social, it’s just us all the time now."

THE BARR FAMILY

"I realize as it went on, there were certain things that were bothering me and upsetting me more than upsetting them, and they didn’t notice so I think it affected adults more than the kids. My kids are lucky they have each other, as much as they disagree sometimes, they have each other to play with and I know there’s a lot of struggle with parents who only have one child, they’re really missing that interaction. A lot of people are very creative at finding ways to make it work. When you make the best of it, it really does make a difference."

THE COLLINS FAMILY "Our kids are closer than ever now.

They’re all in the same age bracket so they enjoy a lot of the same things. We’ve built a backyard ice rink, something we never have done before. It was tough when all of their programs were cancelled, forcing them to be at home all of the time. But we’ve had a lot more time to spend together, and we’ve been doing a lot of skating, bike riding and hiking."

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THE PARK FAMILY "Well, for us, it hasn’t been that bad. We’ve really bonded as a family. I have teenage children and a 10-year-old and they were all over the place, and now we have family meals and family games and watch TV together. You know, we’re all here together so as hard as it is, I’m not missing the outside life. We’re looking forward to spring and things getting back to normal. At least last summer I was a little bit more open and you could sit outside."

THE SHERWOOD-JONES FAMILY "The online schooling is not easy but it’s way better than it was last year. I think the screen time is tough for everyone but we’re fortunate that we’re working and that helps, but we miss the connection. The connection is the hardest I think for the parents and the kids, just the solitude sucks. They’re managing to get through it."

"We have had lots of time to connect with eachother, which I think is the silver lining in all of it as a family. We were really busy before and things just slowed down, which has also been a silver lining. But certainly missing friends has been the toughest part."

THE SCHULERVANDERKLOK FAMILY "A positive is more family time: We eat meals together again! Having children that do competitive sports we were always juggling our time and running from place to place and eating on the go. Now we plan meals, cook together and eat together almost every day. Our dishwasher is always full and the grocery bill has definitely increased but it has been so nice to have quality time together. We talk about our day, our dreams and hopes for the future and if it was a successful meal or not ... lol."

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the Great

BACKYARD BIRD COUNT

Downy Woodpecker

Article and Photography by Peeter Poldre

Chickadee

Blue Jay Sparrow

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THE GREAT BACKYARD BIRD COUNT IS AN ANNUAL 4-DAY GLOBAL EFFORT (over 250,000 contributors in 176 countries) that provides scientists with a GPScoordinated snapshot of the world’s bird population in mid-February.

In Canada since 2009 it has been a joint partnership between the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Birds Canada. Scientists can superimpose weather maps using the GPS-defined location of one’s count to better understand the relationship between bird populations and the climate. In addition to counting birds in a location, typically a backyard, for a minimum of 15 minutes, photos can be submitted to the Cornell Lab to complement the count.

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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY TOOK PLACE ON MARCH 8, AS WOMEN, PAST AND PRESENT, WERE CELEBRATED GLOBALLY FOR THEIR SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, CULTURAL AND POLITICAL ACHIEVEMENTS. THE DAY ALSO MARKS A CALL TO ACTION FOR ACCELERATING WOMEN’S EQUALITY.

Celebrating

CANADIAN WOMEN

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TODAY, WE’D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE AND PAY TRIBUTE TO A FEW OF THE BRAVE CANADIAN WOMEN THROUGHOUT OUR HISTORY WHO HAVE BEEN THERE TO LEAVE THEIR MARK.

BUFFY SAINTE-MARIE B. 1941

Buffy Sainte-Marie, a Cree singersongwriter, artist, educator, and activist, began her performing career in the mid-1960s; she quickly became known as a gifted songwriter, and her songs have been covered by diverse artists, including Elvis Presley, Janis Joplin, Neil Diamond, and Barbra Streisand. Her protest song Universal Soldier famously became an anthem for the anti-Vietnam-war movement.

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life to teach people about indigenous cultures; she appeared many times on Sesame Street, and her Cradleboard Teaching Project hopes to improve the self-identity of Native children by giving them — and their fellow students — enriching and accurate information about Native people. Sainte-Marie has received many awards and honors, including a 1981 Academy Award for Best Song for Up Where We Belong; she is also an officer in the Order of Canada, and has a star in Canada’s Walk of Fame. And she is still making music today; HER MOST RECENT ALBUM, POWER IN THE BLOOD, RECEIVED THE 2015 POLARIS PRIZE.

ROBERTA BONDAR B. 1945 Roberta Bondar is best known as CANADA’S FIRST WOMAN IN SPACE after a 1992 mission on board the shuttle Discovery.

However, her accomplishments go far beyond 8 days spent in space! Bondar holds an extensive array of degrees, including the neuroscience and medical degrees that lead to her selection by NASA. After her shuttle flight, Bondar stayed with NASA as their head of space medicine for more than a decade; in that role, she lead an international team in studying data from astronauts returning from missions, striving to better understand how the body recovers from time spent in Space.

She also founded a non-profit, The Roberta Bondar Foundation, in 2009; the Foundation is dedicated to "cultivating in all ages a sense of awe, respect and appreciation for other life forms that share our planet....through the fusion of art and science."

In 2011, Bondar received a star on Canada's Walk of Fame, becoming the first astronaut to receive that honour.

HIDE HYODO SHIMIZU 1908-1999 When the government of Canada forced Canadians of Japanese ancestry into internment camps, Hide Hyodo Shimizu ensured their children still had the chance to go to school. Shimizu, who was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, was one of the first Nisei, Canadian-born children of Japanese immigrants, to receive a teacher’s certificate. Shimizu was A VOCAL ADVOCATE FOR ENFRANCHISEMENT OF ASIAN IMMIGRANTS AND THEIR CANADIAN-BORN CHILDREN. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, when Canada detained citizens of Japanese ancestry in camps, Shimizu recruited 120 JapaneseCanadians — many still students themselves — and trained them to teach. Thanks to her work, 3,000 children were able to continue their studies. In 1982, Shimizu was awarded the Order of Canada, and she challenged Canadians to keep telling these difficult parts of their country’s history:

"I am a Christian woman, so I have forgiven, but it is very difficult to forget."

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HALEY WICKENHEISER B. 1978

Fans of Olympic hockey will recognize Hayley Wickenheiser: SHE HAS REPRESENTED CANADA FIVE TIMES, BRINGING HOME FOUR GOLD MEDALS AND ONE SILVER. She also represented Canada at the 2000 Summer Olympic Games on the women’s softball team. Wickenheiser started playing hockey in Saskatchewan when she was five, and was named to the national women’s hockey team in 1994 at fifteen.

NELLIE MCCLUNG 1873-1951 These words sum up the verve and determination of this politician and social activist. A devoted feminist, NELLIE MCCLUNG WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN MAKING MANITOBA WAS THE FIRST PROVINCE TO GIVE WOMEN THE RIGHT TO VOTE AND RUN FOR PUBLIC OFFICE. She also fought for a wide variety of social causes, including medical care for children, women’s property rights, factory safety, and many more. McClung was also a member of Emily Murphy’s Famous Five, all of whom were named honorary senators in 2009. Her devotion to changing the sexist laws is summed up in her famous comment about the need for equitable divorce laws: "Why are pencils equipped with erasers if not to correct mistakes?"

"Never retract, never explain, never apologize — get the thing done and let them howl!"

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She played with them in multiple World Championships, earning spots on that tournament’s All-Star team four times, and continued on the team after women’s hockey joined the Olympics in 1998.

Wickenheiser is the first woman to score a goal playing professional hockey and, in the EA Sports video game NHL 13, she became one of the first female characters in EA’s NHL games. She has sought to give back to people in her community through organizations like JumpStart, KidSport, Project North, Right to Play, Ovarian Cancer Canada, and more.

Wickenheiser retired from professional hockey in 2017, but she continues to be a great role model for girls breaking new ground in sport, both in Canada and around the world, telling them:

"People would say, 'Girls don't play hockey.

Girls don't skate.' I would say, 'Watch this.'"

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