The Last Five Years
‘Oh, The Places You’ll Go!’ by Dr. Seuss is such a beautiful book, and I love that parents give it to their kids who are graduating from kindergarten to college. What did Gwen and James Davis tell their little girl, Viola, that would imbue her with such confidence to kick down obstacles and create opportunities for others? In the many years I’ve lived with her in my head, I’ve felt a kinship with Viola Desmond. She was small (just under 5 feet), Black, confident, smart, and had a vision for what she wanted; she was just like me. I’ve looked at her and thought: I’m going to achieve the things I set out for myself and nothing is going to stop me; racism and illness will not cut me down like it did Viola at
After Controlled Damage had its incredible run here five years ago, I was so happy and proud and decided I’d start treating myself. As I settled into my flight home to Toronto after the play closed, I looked out the window and said, “let’s travel more!”
And the universe coughed, and then laughed and laughed and laughed.
But, five years on, I had the last laugh. Unlike Viola, who was unable to fulfill her dream of opening a chain of salons across the company, my dreams to become an honest-to-goodness working writer came true. I was hired on one of the longest running television shows in the country, published my fourth play, moved to Hollywood, worked for Disney on a hit tv show, and had a play produced at the Stratford Festival. I made my ancestors proud. With stars in my eyes, and hope in my heart, I said, “Nothing can
And the universe winced, and then laughed and laughed and laughed.
One day after my Stratford play closed and 3 months before rehearsControlled Damage, I was diagnosed with aggressive bladder cancer. But...I’m supposed to fulfill what Viola did not...I’m only 53.
We do the best that we can and hope the trees we plant (under which we will never sit) provide shade and comfort for those that come after us. we are made of stars. Ha!
CAST
DEBORAH CASTRILLI
AS VIOLA DESMOND
MATTHEW G. BROWN
JACK / ATTWELL / MICHAEL LANDRY / JAMES / ENSEMBLE
ANDREW SHAVER
SIMON NIXON / HENRY MACNEIL (MANAGER) / FREDERICK WILLIAM BISSET / MAGISTRATE RODERICK MACAY / RADIO ANNOUNCER / CHARACTER F / ENSEMBLE
CAMERON GRANT
MATTY PETERS / PITTMAN / CHARLIE MAXWELL / ANCHOR / ANDREW REID / CHARACTER E / ENSEMBLE
JEREMIAH SPARKS
REV WILLIAM PEARLY OLIVER / BARRETT / FREDERICK WALLS / CHARACTER A / ENSEMBLE
RIEL REDDICK-STEVENS
ALTHEA PEARLEEN OLIVER / ROSE REID / CANDACE / CINDI / CHARACTER G / CHARACTER D / ENSEMBLE
JD LESLIE
LAURA / MARY FREEMAN / CHARACTER C / CHARACTER H / ENSEMBLE
JULIE MARTELL
MISS SANDIE PINK / MA MACNEIL / MEREDITH PINET / USHER / GWEN / ENSEMBLE
LISA NASSON
LUCILLE RENAUD / SISI FRANCIS / ENSEMBLE
SARAH FRANK FIDDLE PLAYER
CREATIVE
ANDREA SCOTT PLAYWRIGHT
CHERISSA RICHARDS DIRECTOR
JEREMIAH SPARKS MUSICAL DIRECTOR
RACHEL FORBES SET & COSTUME DESIGNER
LEIGH ANN VARDY LIGHTING DESIGNER
TROY SLOCUM SOUND DESIGNER
AARON COLLIER PROJECTION DESIGNER
KAREN BASSETT FIGHT DIRECTOR
CHRISTINE OAKEY STAGE MANAGER
KEVIN OLSON ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER
VERONICA JOLLIMORE APPRENTICE STAGE MANAGER
DANIEL NWOBI CHRYSALIS DIRECTOR
As artistic director of a Canadian regional theatre, one gets a lot of script submissions in a variety of forms. Sometimes they are hastily written scripts, badly laid out. Sometimes they are disorganized emails with hopes and dreams but no actual script to read. Sometimes they are just unreadable. Then there’s Andrea Scott and her excellent creative work, bundled into a great pitch meeting at a Toronto Starbucks, where not only was the story compelling, but the writer herself was clearly a force of nature.
As soon as Andrea told me the story of her play’s genesis and, of course, being familiar with the incredible legacy of Viola Desmond, I was hooked. Don’t tell Andrea, but I knew within moments that Neptune should produce the world premiere of Controlled Damage. Neptune is grateful and I am relieved she sought me out! That production, back in early 2020, was the last show to complete its run before a certain pandemic shut down the world. It was a massive hit.
The production sold out, winning four awards at the Theatre Nova Scotia Merritt Awards, including Outstanding Production of the year.
Controlled Damage is exactly the kind of story I want to see on the Neptune stage. A Nova Scotian story detailing important points in our history. It is our commitment to see these stories on our stages.
We are excited to now bring you this joint production of Controlled Damage, produced in partnership with the National Arts Centre, Ottawa. We welcome a new team to Neptune Theatre, to work on this play and present it to you.
Director Cherissa Richards has gathered a wonderful group of artists both on and off stage. Many thanks to Nina Lee Aquino, Artistic Director English Theatre at the NAC. What a joy to co-produce this production together. Along with NAC Producer David Abel, we appreciate their vision and commitment to the continued support of this story.
Finally, welcome to you, our audience. I believe this production to be an important one and I know you will share with me a great sense of joy at seeing Viola Desmond remembered in this way.
We also thank Viola Desmond’s family and friends and indeed her legacy for this opportunity to continue to learn and grow from her brave stand.
Jeremy Webb Artistic Director
We are excited to welcome you to the first play of 2025 - Controlled Damage. A sold out smash-hit, this show was the last full production run here at Neptune before the shutdowns in 2020. We are thrilled to be partnering with the National Arts Centre (NAC) to bring Andrea Scott’s script back to our stage with a new vision and director.
It is extraordinarily meaningful to have the opportunity to share Viola Desmond’s story with you. We know the quick facts of the Roseland Theatre, but to be able to celebrate the person and gain a deeper understanding of her life, community, and the realities of the time she lived, is what makes theatre special.
We are incredibly proud of our talented team, who have poured their hearts into bringing this story to life. And we are deeply grateful to you, our audience, for supporting the art of storytelling and keeping these narratives alive.
Kimberlee Stadelmann Executive Director
BOOK AND LYRICS BY HOWARD ASHMAN
MUSIC BY ALAN MENKEN
DEBORAH CASTRILLI
ROLE: Viola Desmond NEPTUNE: Controlled Damage (2020), Squeak in The Color Purple, Cinderella, Mamma Mia! OTHER THEATRE: Agnes Albans in The House That Will Not Stand, Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of the Human Heart, Gypsy, The Amen Corner, Jane Ashton in Brigadoon (Shaw Festival) FILM/TV: Bystanders (True Pictures Ltd), Diggstown (Search it Up Productions/CBC) OTHER: Framework (short documentary film) available on CBC Gem now. Thank you to my family, friends, and community for continuing to uplift and support me. Sending you all so much love. @dbrh.ca
MATTHEW G. BROWN
ROLES: Jack / Attwell / Michael Landry / James / Ensemble NEPTUNE: Debut. OTHER THEATRE: Is God Is (Obsidian, Canadian Stage, Necessary Angel), The Real Mccoy (Blyth), Appropriate (Associate Director, Coalmine), Intimate Apparel (Belfry), Billy Elliot, Little Shop of Horrors, To Kill A Mockingbird, Twelfth Night, (Stratford Festival), Calpurnia (Nightwood), Wizard of Oz, Cinderella: A RATtical retelling, I Think I Can (YPT), Hair (The Grand), Jersey Boys (Dancap, Dodgers) SELECTED FILM/TV: Mother, Father, Sister, Brother, Frank (HighballTV), Fellow Travelers (Showtime), Pretty Hard Cases (CBC), Pinkalicious & Peterrific (PBS Kids), The Kennedys (History Television), Hailstorm (CFC) Instant Star (CTV) TRAINING: Randolph College, The CFC Actors Conservatory OTHER: Follow on IG, Tiktok & Bluesky: @ ItsMrMGB
ANDREW SHAVER
ROLES: Simon Nixon / Henry MacNeil (manager) / Frederick William Bisset /Magistrate Roderick Macay /Radio Announcer / Character F / Ensemble NEPTUNE: Debut OTHER THEATRE: The 39 Steps (Centaur Theatre, Soulpepper Theatre), Grease (Juste Pour Rire), What’s In A Name, Noises Off, The Seagull, Amadeus, The Tempest (Segal Centre), Illusions, Trad (Sidemart), Zastrozzi, Macbeth, Cyrano de Bergerac (Stratford Festival), Q&A (Stages Fest), [Boxhead] (Crow’s Theatre) FILM/TV: Sharp Corner (Alcina Pictures), Star Trek: Discovery (CBS), The Most Dangerous Game (CBS/Quibi), Frankie Drake Mysteries (CBC), Anne With an ‘E’ (CBC/Netflix), Reign (CW), Arrival (Paramount), The Glass Castle (Lionsgate) OTHER: releases music as Clever Hopes and hosts a radio show & podcast When we Wake with Andrew Shaver
CAMERON GRANT
ROLES: Matty Peters / Pittman/ Charlie Maxwell / Anchor / Andrew Reid / Character E / Ensemble NEPTUNE: Debut OTHER THEATRE: Controlled Damage (Grand Theatre), The Fiancée (Persephone Theatre), Kim Convenience (Thousand Islands Playhouse), 1851: Spirit & Voice (Soulpepper), Serving Elizabeth (Stratford Festival), Getting Married, SEX, Henry V, Hound of The Baskervilles, The Madness of George III (Shaw Festival); Happy Birthday Baby J (Shadow Theatre); Alice The Magnet (Theatre Animal); Troilus and Cressida (Secret Shakespeare Series); Tough! (Canadian Rep Theatre) Animal Nature (Clay and Paper Theatre) TRAINING: University of Toronto Mississauga/ Sheridan College OTHER: Cameron is excited to be in Halifax, for the first time, telling this important story!
JEREMIAH SPARKS
ROLES: Musical Director / Rev William Pearly Oliver / Barrett / Frederick Walls / Character A / Ensemble NEPTUNE: ”Maurice” in Beneath Springhill, “Pa” in the Canadian premier of The Color Purple, Rev William Pearly Oliver/Music Captain/Ensemble Controlled Damage, Oil and Water, Hosanna, Gospel at Colonus, Divinity Bash OTHER: Stage roles include the role of Mufasa in the Toronto Mirvish production of Disney’s The Lion King. He has performed across the country in such memorable roles as Louis Armstrong Satchmo Suite and Lanier Phillips Oil and Water He is a major performer in the world renown production of Drum. Jeremiah Just finished his 5th season at Shaw Festival.
RIEL REDDICK-STEVENS
ROLES: Althea Pearleen Oliver / Rose Reid / Candace / Cindi / Character G & D / Ensemble NEPTUNE: The Play That Goes Wrong OTHER THEATRE: I was Unbecoming then (Next Stages fest.), Dance Nation (Keep Good Theatre Company & Heist), Dominoes at the Crossroads (Infinite Theatre), Celestial Bodies (Geordie Theatre and Young People’s Theatre), Nothing Less!, Dream by Fire, Unity 1918, The Stranger (Two Planks and a Passion), Electra (CALLING UP) TRAINING: National Theatre school of Canada (acting), Randolph College OTHER: Riel is grateful to be back home part of telling such an important Scotian story! “
JD LESLIE
ROLES: Laura / Mary Freeman / Character C & H / EnsembleNEPTUNE: Debut OTHER THEATRE: Three Sisters - Oyridia (Soulpepper); On the Air - Courtney (Lighthouse Festival); Is God Is (Revival) - Anaia (Obsidian/ Necessary Angel/ Canadian Stage/National Arts Centre); Snow White - Snow White (Young People’s Theatre); The Spectator’s Odyssey - O’dell’Inferno (DLT Theatre); Portia’s Julius Caesar - Soothsayer (Hart House Theatre); Elbow Room - Kia (TO Fringe Festival 2019) FILM/TV: Paging Mr. Darcy (Hallmark); A New Diva’s Christmas Carol (Green Door Pro.); Good Witch (Hallmark); The Anniversary (Dir Shaun Boyd) OTHER: JD Leslie was born and raised in Scarborough, ON, and is honored to make her official Neptune debut . JD would like to thank her Mother, Camille, Cadence, and #BBFA for their love and support. IG: @_JDLeslie
JULIE MARTELL
ROLES: Miss Sandie Pink / Ma MacNeil / Meredith Pinet / Usher / Gwen / Ensemble NEPTUNE: Dear Rita, Beauty and the Beast, Mamma Mia, Billy Elliot. The Musical OTHER THEATRE: Over the past 25 years Julie has starred on many stages across North America including Broadway, Mirvish and 9 seasons at the Shaw Festival. Julie grew up in Cape Breton and after living and working away for years she just recently moved home to Nova Scotia. She is humbled at the opportunity to be part of this exceptional company sharing this Nova Scotia story. Thank you always to mom and dad for their continued unwavering support. IG @julesmartell
LISA NASSON
ROLES: Lucille Renaud / Sisi Francis / Ensemble NEPTUNE: Dear Rita, Billy Elliot The Musical, Pawakan Macbeth OTHER THEATRE: Women of The Fur Trade (National Arts Centre, Native Earth Performing Arts); Pawakan Macbeth (Akpik Theatre); Richard III, All’s Well That Ends Well, R+J, Two Gentlemen of Verona (Stratford Festival) Director: Otihew (Crossroads Theatre); Moose and Hawk (Neptune Theatre, Roseneath Theatre) TRAINING: George Brown College, Stratford Festival’s Birmingham Conservatory FILM/TV: Little Bird (Toronto International Film Festival) AWARDS: Michael Mawson Award, Stratford Festival Tyrone Guthries.
SARAH FRANK
ROLE: Fiddle player NEPTUNE: Debut OTHER: Based in Halifax, violinist Sarah Frank plays in various folk, improvised, and classical settings. Past work includes a world premiere of Sandy Moore’s contemporary opera Escape to Freedom, as well as performances with Upstream Music Association, new music ensemble Alkali Collective, and as a sub with Symphony Nova Scotia. Folk/pop collaborations include Canadian favourites Dave Gunning, Terra Spencer, and Basia Bulat. Her bluegrass/songwriter duo, The Bombadils, won “Vocal Group of the Year” at the 2024 Canadian Folk Music Awards, “Rising Star Recording of the Year” at the 2024 East Coast Music Awards, and “Americana/Bluegrass Recording of the Year” at the 2023 Music Nova Scotia Awards. Montreal Gazette writes, “Sarah Frank’s fiddle and vocal harmonies add some stratospheric beauty.”
ANDREA SCOTT
ROLE: Playwright NEPTUNE: Controlled Damage (2020) OTHER THEATRE: Get That Hope’ (Stratford Festival) Eating Pomegranates Naked, Better Angels: A Parable, Don’t Talk to Me Like I’m Your Wife (SummerWorks Performance Festival); Frenemies (Mixed Company Theatre); Princesses Don’t Grow on Trees (Solar Stage Theatre); Every Day She Rose (Nightwood Theatre) FILM/TV: The Porter (CBC/BET); Murdoch Mysteries (CBC/Shaftsbury Films); High Potential (ABC/Disney) AWARDS: RBC Arts Professional Award; Cayle Chernin Award for Theatre; Magee TV Diverse Screenwriters Award OTHER: Thank you for supporting Canadian Theatre
CHERISSA RICHARDS
ROLE: Director NEPTUNE: Debut OTHER THEATRE: Rapunzel (Capitol Thetare); Deadline (National Theatre School); Sleuth (Vertigo Theatre); Middletown (Dalhousie University); Julius Caesar (Bard on the Beach); Trouble in Mind (Royal MTC/Citadel); Red Velvet (Crow’s Theatre); Fall On Your Knees (Assoc. Dir. Canstage/Neptune/Grand); Harlem Duet (Bard on the Beach); Voice (Prairie Theatre Exchange); Meet me at Dawn (Theatre by the River); The Power of Harriet T (Manitoba Theatre for Young People) UPCOMING: Shedding a Skin (Nightwood/ Buddies in Bad Times) OTHER: Cherissa is a two-time Dora Mavor Moore award winner for Outstanding Direction and Outstanding Production for Red Velvet 2023 and a recipient of Crow’s Theatre’s RBC Rising Star Emerging Director Prize 2021. This show is dedicated to all the fierce women of the world like Viola-claiming their space and breaking boundaries!
RACHEL FORBES
ROLE: Set and Costume Designer NEPTUNE: The Bridge OTHER THEATRE: Topdog Underdog, Fairview, Choir Boy, New Monuments (Canadian Stage); Treemonisha (Volcano Theatre); Of the Sea (Tapestry Opera/ Obsidian Theatre); Da Kink in My Hair, A Streetcar Named Desire, The Brothers Size (Soulpepper Theatre); Death and the King’s Horseman (Stratford Festival); Harlem Duet (Bard on the Beach); The Doctor’s Dilemma, Trouble in Mind, Victory, 1837: The Farmers’ Revolt (Shaw Festival) OTHER: Rachel proudly serves on the board of directors of the Associate Designers of Canada (NASO) and is an avid mentor, teacher, and supporter of young in craft designers
LEIGH ANN VARDY
ROLE: Lighting Designer NEPTUNE: Disney’s Frozen, Dear Rita, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, Misery, The Rocky Horror Show, Fall On Your Knees OTHER THEATRE: From Alaska, The Lehman Trilogy (Belfry), Guilt, A Love Story (Tarragon), Richard II (Stratford), The Breathing Hole, Metamorphosis (NAC), February (Opera on the Avalon), Between Breaths (Artistic Fraud) OTHER: Leigh Ann is a teacher and coach at NTS.
TROY SLOCUM (HE/HIM)
ROLE: Sound Designer NEPTUNE: Debut OTHER THEATRE: Blithe Spirit (Shaw Festival); Sal Capone: The Lamentable Tragedy Of (NAC); The Rez Sisters (Belfry); Buried Child (NAC/Segal Centre); Little Red Warrior and His Lawyer (NAC). FILM/TV: The Bannocking (CBC Gem); Black Fly (upcoming); Skoden (upcoming); The Track (upcoming); Grey Roads (HotDocs 2021); MIA (Salmon) (TIFF, VIFF); True North (NFB); The Road Forward (HotDocs 2017). AWARDS: Jessie Richardson Award (The Pipeline Project); multiple Mecca and Masques Award nominations OTHER: Member of Associated Designers of Canada (IATSE Local ADC659) and APASQ.
AARON COLLIER
ROLE: Projection Designer NEPTUNE: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Rocky Horror, The Last Five Years, The Last Wife, Lo (or Dear Mr. Wells) OTHER THEATRE: Dance Nation (Keep Good in association with HEIST); Frequencies, The Princess Show, New Waterford Boy (HEIST); One Discordant Violin (2b Theatre); ‘Til Death Do us Part, Dayboil, Good Grief (Ship’s CompanyTheatre); Atlantic Blue (Charlottetown Festival); The Confession of Jeffrey Dahmer, UNSEX’d, Castrati: An Electro Drag Opera, A Thought In Three Parts (Theatre Outré) AWARDS: 2021 Nova Scotia Masterworks Finalist, Robert Merritt Award for Outstanding Sound Design (2013, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022) OTHER: Aaron is the co-founder of HEIST, a live art company in Halifax.
KAREN BASSETT
ROLE: Fight Director NEPTUNE: Disney’s Frozen, Heathers the Musical, The Play that Goes Wrong, Billy Elliot the Musical, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, The Full Monty, Ballad of the Motherland, Misery, The Color Purple, Shakespeare in Love, Hamlet, In a World Created by a Drunken God, What a Young Wife Ought to Know, Masked, Stag and Doe OTHER THEATRE: Numerous credits with Theatre New Brunswick, Ship’s Company Theatre, Festival Antigonish, Watermark Theatre, Villain’s Theatre, Two Planks and a Passion, Shakespeare by the Sea.
DANIEL NWOBI
ROLE: Chrysalis Direction NEPTUNE: Debut OTHER THEATRE: Alice in Wonderland, Twelfth Night (Shakespeare by the Sea); Playhouse of Horror (Villains Theatre); Euripidaristophanize, Middletown (Fountain School of Performing Arts) FILM/TV: Trailer Park Boys: Jail, Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties (SwearNet) TRAINING: Bachelor of Arts in Theatre with Honours (Dalhousie University) OTHER: Much love to everyone involved in this production.
CHRISTINE OAKEY (SHE/HER)
ROLE: Stage Manager NEPTUNE: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, Woman in Black, Calendar Girls, The Boat, Great Expectations, Miss Caledonia OTHER THEATRE: Jersey Boys, Anne of Green Gables, The Play that Goes Wrong, Bittergirl (Charlottetown Festival) Old Stock, When it Rains, Invisible Atom (2b), The Children (Keep Good Theatre), Hamlet (Below the Salt), 6 seasons each with the Blyth Festival and the Shaw Festival as well as 12 international tours with Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia. AWARDS: Merritt award for Best Stage Manager (2003, 2014) TRAINING: University of King’s College; National Theatre School of Canada OTHER: Christine is a production coach and stage management instructor at Dalhousie and NTSC
KEVIN OLSON (HE/THEY)
ROLE: Assistant Stage Manager NEPTUNE: A Midsummer’s Night Dream, The Full Monty, Cinderella, Mischief/Colonial Park, Birds of a Feather (TourCo) OTHER THEATRE: Downed Hearts (Ships Company / EFT / Matchstick), Crypthand (Galeforce Theatre), Girls from Away (KPTF), The Birds and the Bees, Gift of the Magi, Miracle on 34th Street (Theatre Orangeville), Hound of the Baskervilles (LFT), Jabber (Geordie Productions), The Cave (JMAR Electric), Dear Rita (Charlottetown Festival), Dead Metaphor (Canadian Rep), Time Stands Still, 39 Steps (Theatre Aquarius), Toronto / Mississippi (Vancouver Playhouse), Seaside Serenades (Producer, Smile Theatre Atlantic). OTHER: Enjoy the show!
VERONICA JOLLIMORE
ROLE: Apprentice Stage Manager NEPTUNE: Debut OTHER THEATRE: Mr Burns: A Post-Electric Play, Artificial Oddity, Mese Mariano & La Chanson de Fortunio, Peer Gynt, The Tamer Tamed, A Northern Lights Dream (FSPA) OTHER: Thank you to my family and friends to all their support! Sending lots of love!
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Stella & Scott Balfour
In Memory Of Ruth Gillis
John Lindsay & Anne Campbell
$2,500 - $9,999
Wesley & Diane Campbell
Donald & Susan Church
The Zachary Smith Giving Foundation
H. Wayne Garland
Barbara MacKinnon
Karen Spaulding
Mary Clancy
William & Helen Book
Anonymous
Julie Chisholm
Sandy & Larry Hughes
The Estate of Edwin Charles Urquhart
Mark & Laurel Harrington
The Polar Foundation
$1,000 - $2,499
Chris & Hiya Field
Crawford & Susan Van Horne
Gail Asper, O.C., O.M., LL.D. & Michael Paterson
Robert Batherson & Catherine MacIsaac
Beverly & Patrick Charlton
Janet Delo
Bill MacDonald & Patricia Pearce
Colin & Shelley Mann
Lisa & Al Blair
Anonymous
Fedora & Louis Deveau
Anastasia Hanias
Kathe & Rod Jones
Paul Laberge & Laurel Broten
Barbara Carleton
Arthur & Patsy LeBlanc
Sherry Porter & Douglas Hall
Dr. Alastair Saunders
David/Andrea Sibley/Rankin
Ms Susan Crocker
Nancy Doty
Malcolm Friedland
Leon Major
Susan Sherwin & Richmond Campbell
Josef Spatz
Kimberlee Stadelmann
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$500 - $999
Harold Crosby
Marilyn & Reid Harrison
Lynn Johnston
Dorothy Morrison
Herbert & Phyllis Orlik
Alayne Pothier
John & Faith Semple
Charlotte & Dick Sutherland
Patricia & David Watson
Callie & Alfred Bent & The Bentlea & Sons Charitable Foundation
Melissa & Level Chan
Alan & Laurie Cruess
Judy Farnell
Robert & Beverly Harrison
Monique LeBlanc & George Kephart
Robbie & Charlotte MacKeigan
Debby & Tom Rudolph
Jean & Robbie Shaw
Les & Jean Single
David Zitner
Jeannine Bakeeff
Sheila MacLeod & Sean Christie
Lynn Coveyduck
David Manning
Nancy G. Spencer
Paul Amyotte
Thom Fitzgerald
Joel Haley
John Harris
Anna Hurshman
Martha Paul
Doug Reid
Carol Mercer & Wally Seipp
$250 - $499
Dave Hunter
Rod & Sue McCulloch
Nancy J. Morrison & Gregory C. Baker
Anonymous
David Ritcey
Patrick Casey & Monica Rodriguez
Susan Sherwin
John & Nicola Young
Anonymous
Lynne Donahoe
Robert & Sheila Frame
Sharon Fraser & Dan O’Connor
Irene Orr
Betty & Ron Tetreault
Margaret and Howard Anderson
Anne Sweeney
Ms Judy Haley
Ms Leslie MacDonald
Jolene Pattison
Rose Scott-Lincourt
Jim & Lillian Smithson
Harold Robertson & Liz Townsend
Mr Charles Baxter
Ms Nancy Birt
Mr Blaise Bolland
Angus Bonnyman
Paul Bragg
Paul Broad
Cayla Calderwood
Lorraine Campbell
Marcelle Comeau
Rebecca Covey
C/O CyberGrants
Dan DeVries
Dr Linda Ferguson
Christie Hammel
Karrie Hochhold
Errol & Anne Hughson
Therese Kenny
Oona Kilcommons
Ms Brynn Leard
Noni MacDonald
Virginia MacDonald
Wendy McDonald
Donna McGrath
Peter Miller
Samuel Morris
Mr Tim Perry
Emily Peterson
Arleigh Robar
Jamie Saunders
Rachel Sneddon
Mr Ken Davidson
Amy Zwicker
$100 - $249
Mel & Myrna Baird
Lorna J Carter
Edward B. Chase
In Memory of Rev. David Ferguson
Jean & Michael Gray
Edwin & Patricia Harris
Andrew S Harvey & Margaret Jean Bayer
Susan Grant & William Middleton
John A. Montgomerie
Marguerite & Hector Muise
Hazel & Marvyn Robar
Réjeanne & Robert Bell
Stephanie Connidis
Linda Cummings
Mr John Gillis
Lynn MacDonald
David & Anne Morison
Susan Barnes
In Memory of Allan Shlosssberg
Roderick & Carolyn Buhr
David & Patricia Hastings
Barbara Huskilson
Jerry & Cheryl Inman
Rick & Marion Kelly
Catherine & John Lazier
Anne & Michael Harrop
Nancy Mansfield & Charles Baxter
George & Shirley Mencher
Nancy Mills
Gloria Rondeau
S. Bengert
Sharon Brannon
Joe Burke
Leslie Burrows
Margaret and Gordon Davis
Ms. Paula English
Ms. Gail Eskes
Rob Fennell & Sally Shaw
Elizabeth Fountain
Mr. Philip Fraser
Deborah Gass
James Keast
Raymond Klein
Mr & Mrs G. & C. Knapp
Todd LeBlanc
Anonymous
Anne MacKay
Peggy & Dave MacLean
Mary & Ron Macnab
Carol & Donald MacNeill
Donna L. McGrath
Janet Murray
Ms Michelle Paon
Kathryne Phillips & Diana Patterson
Linda & Alain Pirard
JIill Rafuse
Joanne Redden
Debbie Richardson
Suzanne Rix
Sharon Samland
Jane Scott
Larry Smith
Ms Kathie Swenson
Robert Van Wart
Madonna & Tom William
Anonymous
Megan Young
Sabina Abidi
Dr Jennifer Andrews
Nora Askew
Omega Au
Mr John Ayer
Jeannie Bail
Spencer & Caroline Barclay
Roberta Barker
Katherine Basile
Julie Becker
Jon & Susan Bekkers
Laura Gerrior
Naomi Black
Mr David Black
Joanne Blight
Genevieve Bondy
Greg Boutilier
Derek Brett
Lynn Brockington
The above Individual Support Gifts were made between June 1 - September 30 2024. We want to thank and recognize our long term donors for their extended giving.
five to nine years of support
10 to 14 years of support
15 to 19 years of support
20 or more years of support
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Graham Bullock
Shari Burnard Ostrom
Annemary Butcher
Dorothy Cantrell
Janet Carver
Craig Charuk
Andre Chiasson
Susan Clarke
Danks Cole
Ms Janet Crocker
Emily Dauphinee
Jesse Dexter
Ms Sarah Dobson
Laurie Dolhan
Leanne Downey
Kate Dwyer
Sarah Dyack
Peter Edwards
Ms Amy Elliott
Maureen Fehr
Arthur Finbow
Allie Flinn
Tamara Gordon
Matthew Grandy
Melissa Hartery
Ms Rosemary Hayter
Elizabeth Hayton
Shawn Hayward
Paul Henderson
Sarah Hicks
Jenny Hill
Mary Hills
Kimberley Hirtle
Camilla Holland
Ashley Huxley
Dani Inkpen
Mike Jenkins
Michelle Johnson
Mehnaz Karani
Jordan Keddy
Dusty Keleher
Scylla Kerr-Coady
Ruth Kiechle
Mr William Kydd
Faith Lamoureux
Mrs Sara-Lynne Lantz
Reilly Lapierre
Meredith Lapp
Joanne leBlanc
Mr & Mrs Denis Linton
Susan Logan
Margaret Logan-Graham
Victoria Logan-Leadbeater
Theodore Lownie
Nazar Lukiv
Lois Mac Gregor
Jack MacDonald
Nancy MacDonald
Mark MacKinnon
Colin Macmillan
Taylor MacQuarrie
Tara Magarvey
KC Mangali
The Estate of Margaret Kath-
leen Dingley
Mr John McCord
Mrs Carol McKnight
David Merzel
Angela Monk
Marlene MOORE
David Morse
Wanda Murphy
Ms Margaret Murphy
Margarst Murray
Tanya Myles
Johnathan Nicholson
David Nicholson
Jodi Nickerson
Rita Nigam
Alexander Parke
Mr Dane Percy
Mr Russel Piercy
Mr & Mrs Stephanie Potter
James Potter
Mrs Lisa Profitt
Charlotte Raines
Jennifer Robarts
Jane Roberts
Blake Rolling
Charlotte Ross
Ms Lyn Salsman Waller
Doris Schoen
Colleen Shubaly
Ms Karlee Sinclair
David Sisley
Caitlin Smith
Carrie-Ann Smith
Susan Stackhouse
Paul Stone
Anna Stuart
Adam Thurston
Jane Tracey
Ms Jody Tulk
Ian Tulloch
Janeand John Van Horne
Jason Vermes
Ms Carolyn Vroom
Jill Waddington
L. Warner
Marika Warren
Ms Cynthia Wasson
Brian White
