Category Archives: activities

postcard from the edge … of summer

Posted on July 14, 2024 by Robert

PHSC President Clint Hryhorijiw Toronto. Summer is here again and your executive will be off for a bit of a rest after our last executive meeting held Wednesday, July 3, 2024 (meeting #49 by ZOOM). You will notice that the … Continue reading →

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think this Sunday, think trunk sale

Posted on July 12, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. A favourite PHSC event is the annual summer trunk sale in honour of the late Larry Boccioletti. Pictured at left is a scene from the July 15, 2018 sale. As usual the sale will be outdoors in the morning … Continue reading →

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Trunk Sale this Sunday July 14, 2024

Posted on July 2, 2024 by Robert

OK folks, our popular Trunk Sale is July 14th this year at the Trident Hall (rain or shine). Visit from 8 am ’til noon. Want a space? Have a question? Drop Clint a line fair@phsc.ca   

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Executive Meeting No 48 via ZOOM

Posted on June 17, 2024 by Robert

PHSC President Clint Hryhorijiw Toronto. The June session was held via ZOOM on the 5th.  Can you feel it? The warmth, the sunshine? In a few weeks (July 3rd) we will host our final exec meeting until this fall. PHSC … Continue reading →

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Executive Meeting No 47 via ZOOM

Posted on May 8, 2024 by Robert

Posted on April 10, 2024 by Robert PHSC President Clint Hryhorijiw Toronto. Our May meeting was held via ZOOM last week.. PHSC newsletter editor Katrin Faridani  plans to issue the next newsletter in May. If you didn’t get your copy … Continue reading →

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the satisfaction of volunteering

Posted on April 16, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. When I reviewed issue 30-3 of our journal I was reminded that we lost the first of our founders that summer/fall of 2004 (Larry Boccioletti). Bob Lansdale posted a notice on page three asking potential volunteers to contact the … Continue reading →

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Executive Meeting No 46 via ZOOM

Posted on April 10, 2024 by Robert

PHSC President Clint Hryhorijiw Toronto. April and hot weather is forecast. Did you all see the eclipse of the sun on the 8th? Eerie … Here is a brief recap (and update). As our fiscal year end remains April 30th, … Continue reading →

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Executive Meeting No 45 via ZOOM

Posted on March 11, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. March is heading into hot weather – we held our 45th ZOOM executive meeting last Wednesday of which this a brief recap. The latest PHSC newsletter by editor Katrin Faridani is due out in March. For any viewer wishing … Continue reading →

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ZOOMing into the future

Posted on March 10, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. When COVID hit, the PHSC resorted to online meetings, finally settling on ZOOM for executive meetings. At the time, ZOOM did not offer a means to control visitors nor did it offer any statistics. After investigation for programme use, … Continue reading →

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thoughts on creating luddites

Posted on February 25, 2024 by Robert

Toronto.  There are both good and bad for collectors and picture takers with the digital revolution in photography. Digital cameras are faster, smaller, and often just added on to smartphones. Sensors are far faster. Image viewing is near instantaneous as … Continue reading →

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