"Dream big and know that all things are possible." That is the motto of John Bahen, one of Canada's most successful construction engineers. And, in a career spanning from the postwar years of the past century to major fundraising efforts in the early years of this century, dream big, he did. His vision, born in the sandbox cities he built as a child at his residential school in Toronto, crystalized into a rewarding engineering career, during which he managed massive projects ranging from roads and dams to buildings and transit systems. John made his mark at Omaha-based worldwide contractor Peter Kiewit Sons Inc., particularly when he won his first of several contracts on the high-profile James Bay hydroelectric project in Quebec. He continued over the next thirty years to land significant jobs, such as Saskatchewan's Nipawin dam and powerhouse, the Rodney terminal in New Brunswick, the elevated portion of the Vancouver Skytrain and the Hibernia oil drilling rig in Newfoundland. Generating annual volumes of business ranging from $50 million to $350 million, John took great pride in bringing his projects in on time and on budget. His ability and success put Kiewit's Canadian operation, of which he eventually became president, solidly on the map. His strong leadership as well as his extreme attention to detail became known as the "Bahen style," which drew admiration and respect from friends and colleagues alike. Most of all, he had a great ability to laugh at himself. John was deservedly recognized for his accomplishments with several awards and tributes, among them, the prestigious Order of Canada, as well as an Honorary Doctorate of Engineering from his alma mater, the University of Toronto. John and his wife, Margaret, worked well as a team in their family life, overcoming personal tragedy as well as enjoying the fruits of his labour. Their philanthropy over the years has greatly enriched Toronto's medical, academic and cultural communities. Dreams Under Construction: The Life, Work and Legacy of John Bahen is a tribute to a man who helped build Canada - from the ground up.

Dreams Under Construction: The Life, Work and Legacy of John Bahen

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

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Colonel Hugh Clark was born on May 6th, 1867 on a farm on the Tenth Concession north of Kincardine, Ontario. He was a schoolteacher, a newspaperman, Lieutenant Colonel in the 32nd Bruce Regiment, and both a Provincial and Federal politician. He was still writing newspaper articles up until his death in 1959 and at that time was thought to be the oldest acting journalist in Canada. This book is a collection of his stories of local characters from Kincardine and Bruce County, of old-time journalists, and of famous politicians, written with wisdom and humour. His wit and charisma made him sought after as a speaker and he had hundreds of anecdotes that he loved to tell. Many people urged him to write a book, which he did, but alas, it was never published in his lifetime. He was my grandfather and I grew up in his house. He was much older than I, but was always clear, current and witty. I knew of his writings but thought they had been lost, but a year or two ago, my sister found them and gave them to me. After transcribing, sequencing, editing, verification where possible, indexing, and insertion of a few pictures, mostly courtesy of Wikipedia, I present the book to you. Some terms are archaic, as it was written so long ago. I have tried to include explanations where required.

Colonel Clark's Chronicles: The Memories of a Canadian Politician, Journalist and Storyteller of the Early 20th Century

Clark, Col Hugh

Regulatory compliance has historically been a concern of only a company's legal and finance departments. However, as e-commerce continues to dominate retail both in the United States and abroad, regulatory compliance is now a major area of concern for IT managers, everyone on executive teams, and entire boards of directors.
Amid a recoiling global marketplace and bigger and more costly cyberattacks, the nexus of "what can our networks do" versus "what are our networks allowed to do" is ever more complex. New privacy regulations coming from some of the closest allies of the United States are increasing the need for all companies doing business online to understand and abide by regulations that are in constant flux.
On top of these concerns, the U.S. government itself is in a rocky place with domestic politics threatening to stand in the way of business as usual for American companies. How will CEOs navigate this minefield centered around Internet freedom? It will require boardrooms and network managers to focus in partnership on meeting new privacy mandates while also keeping networks safe from cyberattacks and data theft.

Security and Privacy in an It World: Managing and Meeting Online Regulatory Compliance in the 21st Century

Computers & Technology

Mackinder, Craig

Networking & Cloud Computing

WILLIAM GAIRDNER has published a dozen books, a half-dozen journal articles, and hundreds of insightful essays online. As a consequence, many eager to read his work, are not sure where to begin. Disruptive Essays was created to help them. It is what some call a "Reader," offering a fascinating and varied selection from his bestselling books, articles, and blogs. The disruptive title was chosen because, as Gairdner warns: "There Are No Safe Spaces In This Book!" It's only for those who enjoy deeply-deployed, tough arguments on a wide range of politically-incorrect topics, from the failures of socialism, to the falsities of feminism, to the folly of gay marriage, to the many popular illusions about, well, almost everything. Yes, everything. Readers will come face to face with the perhaps fatal weaknesses of democracy, with Karl Marx, with Lance Armstrong, Rousseau, Hitler, Mill, and Nabokov, and with the broader case for why Liberals and Conservatives will never, ever agree. And more: with the attack on traditional marriage, with sexing society, with objections to global warming, with the war between Christianity and Islam, with moral relativism, and with how there are six kinds of freedom, not just one. This is a book for those keen to challenge themselves with the clarity and controversy of no-holds-barred debate.

Disruptive Essays: There Are No Safe Spaces in This Book!

History

Gairdner, William D.

World

The French Traveler -- Letters to "Chère Madame" Adventure, Exploration & Indian Life In Eighteenth-Century Canada The First English Translation of The 1768 Bestseller "Le Voyageur Français"Translation and Commentary by William D. Gairdner, PhDFrom the very first page, readers are thrown into scenes of gigantic, crushing "ice monsters" in the high arctic, dangerous exploration among hardy and curious Eskimos, then the rough and tumble lives of the colonists of Newfoundland and Nova Scotia; and finally, deep into the fascinating customs, war, killing, loving, torturing, hunting, and exotic ways of the Huron and Iroquois Indians of "Le Canada."This is the first English translation of the best-selling 18th-century travel book Le Voyageur Français (The French Traveler), which sold out repeatedly and remained in demand for more than a half-century. The aim of its author, Joseph Delaporte, was to satisfy the insatiable curiosity of Europeans deeply fascinated by the adventure, mystery, and romantic appeal of the New World and its inhabitants. What is Canada Like? Who are the strange Indian people living there? Are they like us? Were we once like them?The French Traveler supplied the answers for curious readers young and old, in this intimately detailed and fascinating blend of action and emotion.

The French Traveler: Adventure, Exploration & Indian Life In Eighteenth-Century Canada

Community & Culture

BEFORE THE MOSQUITO BITE, Rick Gibson was an active pastor, a supportive husband, and a doting grandfather. After the bite, diagnosed with West Nile neurological disease, he was a hospital patient in the grip of relentless pain, forced to relearn the body's most basic tasks: how to roll over, sit up, stand, walk, and even how to think. Now, in West Nile Diary, his wife, Kathleen, recalls how the two of them battled the disease together, armed with Scripture, prayer, love, humour, and loads of determination. It is a story not only of their growth as a couple, but also of their entry into a whole new ministry to those facing their own health and spiritual crises. West Nile Diary, will make you laugh, cry, and resolve never to park in a handicapped parking spot again. "Entertaining, deeply moving, and immensely helpful." -- Phil Callaway, author of Honey, I Dunked the Kids "Absorbing, well written, and full of the spiritual resources of hope." -- Dr. Maxine Hancock, Professor of Spiritual Theology, Regent College "Vivid, accurate, and full of detail and pathos. A good read from start to finish." -- Dickson Despommier, author of West Nile Story Kathleen Gibson has written for media worldwide and is editor of Prairies North, Saskatchewan's magazine for good prairie living.

West Nile Diary: One Couple's Triumph Over a Deadly Disease

Gibson, Kathleen

In this book, Burton Kellock explains how Canadian law teachers, their students, politicians and the general public have been induced to believe that the Canadian Constitution authorizes the Parliament of Canada to impose federal taxes for the purpose of donating the proceeds of those taxes to the governments of the provinces in defiance of the Constitution. The truth is that the Fathers of Confederation decided that this should not and could not be done under the Constitution they drafted and became the British statute originally known as the British North America Act 1867 and remains Canada's Constitution to this day. _____________________________________ There is scarcely anything more necessary or bracing in a free society than an open challenge to prevailing orthodoxy. In this book, Mr. Kellock has issued a big challenge to the constitutional orthodoxy of what looks very much like a legal plunder by which Canada's federal government has been soaking taxpayers to underwrite its own schemes of national control over the provinces. Readers who treat themselves to the feast of detailed legal argument presented here will wait in some excitement for a response from what is sure to be a confused orthodoxy. -- William D. Gairdner, PhD, Author of The Trouble With Canada ...Still!, and of The Great Divide: Why Liberals and Conservatives Will Never, Ever Agree.

The Great Canadian Tax Hoax: The Unconstitutionality of Unlimited Federal Provincial Transfer Payments

Kellock, Burton

Americas

Saved by LOVE: An Incomplete Memoir

Fern, Gloria

Finding Matthew: A Child with Brain Damage, a Young Man with Mental Illness, a Son and Brother with Extraordinary Spirit

Kirk, Donna

War Against the Family: A Parent Speaks Out on the Political, Economic, and Social Policies That Threaten Us All

Parenting & Relationships

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