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Then to Now: Summer to Winter
On July 1st Canada Day I spent sometime at Winnipeg’s meeting place ‘The Forks’. Those of you that don’t live in a place that goes from extreme heat to extreme cold can get a sense of summer and winter in … Continue reading
Posted in Travel?Photography
Tagged City of Winnipeg, hockey, Hoddinott, photography, Red River, skating, The Forks, Winter
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Fad or Foundation?
Is this a Fad or a Foundation to great teaching and learning for students? Many effective teaching strategies or innovations have occurred from a belief there is a magic strategy that works for every student. Those of you that … Continue reading
The Waterfront: Sometimes we get it right and sometimes we …
Every city should have that place where the hustle and bustle of our busy lives is left behind. We all need a place where carrying our cell phone, texting our friends or instagram our favorite pics just doesn’t see important. … Continue reading
Posted in My Writings, Travel?Photography
Tagged Art, City of Winnipeg, Exchange, Exchange District, Hoddinott, photography, Waterfront Drive, Winnipeg
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Municipal Election: Is it Fall yet?
In looking for people to hire, you look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence, and energy. And if they don’t have the first, the other two will kill you. Warren Buffet In the fall of this year we will be having … Continue reading
Posted in My Writings, Political Issues
Tagged City Council, City of Winnipeg, election, Exchange, Hoddinott, integrity, Katz, Manitoba, Mayor, politics, Pumphouse, Residents of the Exchange, Sam Katz, Winnipeg, Winnipeg Free Press
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A Walk through the Historic Exchange District through Photography
The warmth of the sun on a balmy sunny day seemed like the perfect time to take a Photographic Walk through Winnipeg’s Historic Exchange District. It was only just over 10 years ago that the transformation from old abandoned warehouses … Continue reading
A Leap of Faith
Update: One factor Residents of the Exchange have been told that the only plan that will work is the 24 storey Tower. Residents want development. Residents felt that through a proper consultation process a variety of designs or proposals could have and … Continue reading
Posted in Political Issues
Tagged City Council, City of Winnipeg, Exchange, Exchange District, Hoddinott, Katz, Manitoba, Mayor, Pumphouse, Sam Katz, Waterfront Drive, Winnipeg, Winnipeg Free Press
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Have We Lost our Way?
Many societies Canada included have worked and fought hard to have a country and society founded on the basic principles of Democracy. The foundational principles of our government is one where elected representatives are given the mandate to make decisions … Continue reading
The Rose Petal – A Short Story by James W Hoddinott
The Rose Petal was my first published short story… THE ROSE PETAL By: James W Hoddinott I peered out the window as I watched the sun majestically rise its head above the horizon to mark the birth of a … Continue reading
Posted in My Writings
Tagged Beauty, Flower, Gardens, Hoddinott, Home, James Hoddinott, James W Hoddinott, Petal, Rose, Rose Petal, short story, Shrubs, story, writing
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Freedom,Responsibility and High Expectations
Individuals often speak of freedom as their right to make their own decisions and often when we speak to adolescents and young adults that can be translated into “Doing what they want.” Eleanor Roosevelt is quoted as saying: Freedom … Continue reading
Teaching, Modeling, Learning…Humanize
The Internet has created a wealth of information and knowledge at our finger tips. In an instant one can read about the French Revolution and Robespierre who became the spokesman for democracy to bring freedom to all men; stating that … Continue reading
Posted in Education, My Writings
Tagged Digital footprint, Edmund Burke, Education, Fink, French Revolution, George Couros, Hoddinott, John F. Kennedy, Leaders, Leadership, Literacy, Teaching, Twitter
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