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This month marks our 24th edition. When we started, we said that The Brant Advocate was going to be a voice for the… Continue reading "Everything Two Years Old is New Again (Marc Laferriere, @MarcLaferriere)"
Click here to watch the 2013 Veritas Forum from Brantford, Ontario. Recently I was asked to speak at the Veritas Forum at Laurier Brantford. This forum is part of a… Continue reading "My Veritas Experience (Marc Laferriere, @MarcLaferriere)"
I’m listening to a podcast right now. It’s the BBC’s Film Review Show with Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo–one of my favourites. This past April it was downloaded 2.4 million.… Continue reading "Brantford’s in your Pocket (Marc Laferriere, @MarcLaferriere)"
In my last column we talked about beginnings, and how sometimes beginnings are connected to events in our past in nearly imperceptible ways. For example, I was in the midst… Continue reading "You Just Never Know – Part 2 (Marc Laferriere, @MarcLaferriere)"
It’s the beginning of the year and all I can think about are beginnings. It’s amazing how they happen. Sometimes, you can’t even tell that something is a beginning until… Continue reading "You Just Never Know – Part 1 (Marc Laferriere, @MarcLaferriere)"
In my last column I explored the need for all people, but especially 20 and 30 somethings, to connect with boards, committees, and service clubs. I understand many people have… Continue reading "Get Off Your Duff And On A Board (Marc Laferriere, @MarcLaferriere)"
This past year, I had the opportunity for an amazing experience. I joined the Paris-Brant Kiwanis Club. I knew it would be a short term commitment, as I had a… Continue reading "The Usual Suspects (Marc Laferriere, @MarcLaferriere)"
The following piece was the first content to appear on our BrantAdvocate.com website. While viewed by thousands in that form, it has never appeared in our print edition. With this… Continue reading "Layton’s Core: A Love of People (Marc Laferriere, @MarcLaferriere)"
1992 wasn’t the easiest year for Brantford. Massey Ferguson had closed about four years prior which had a very large, negative economic impact. The adults around me at the time… Continue reading "Looking Back at 20 Years of Assumption College School (Marc Laferriere, @MarcLaferriere)"
One of my favourite film moments is from the last Rocky Balboa movie. Near the end of the movie a weathered, nearly beaten, punch drunk Rocky gets knocked down during… Continue reading "Losing & Learning: A Year in the Life of a “Failed” Candidate (Marc Laferriere, @MarcLaferriere)"