Lisette Mallet is Acadian, born in New-Brunswick and living in Toronto since 1980. Passionate about history, ecology and the arts she's been a member of la Société d'histoire de Toronto since 1992. She's also a member of the Humber Heritage Committee, the Etobicoke-York Heritage Roundtable and is an active member of Humber Alliance Heritage Sub-committee. Lisette was involved in the activities surrounding the designation of the Humber as a Heritage River and was there again for the 10th anniversary of its designation. A graduate of the Ontario College of Art & Design she's worked as a scientific illustrator and Design/Illustrator since 1984. She is also a board member of the Métis Artist's Collective.

She occasionnally spends time as a nature interpreter at the Centre for Urban Ecology at Humber College-Guelph University Campus. She is presently the coordinator to raise awareness of Toronto's history by means of a historical park along the Humber River.

Nathalie Bertin Nathalie Bertin is a Métis artist with an interest in reviving and preserving the art history of the "flower beadwork people". Nathalie's work often includes her interpretation of the distinct design patterns and she demonstrates them during Métis and Aboriginal cultural events. Nathalie's work can be found within the Government of Manitoba's permanent collection, the Wah-sa Gallery in Winnipeg, the Métis Nation of Ontario's corporate office, as well as numerous private collections internationally. Most recently, Nathalie was one of eight Artist Ambassadors representing Canada at the Northern Ontario pavilion at the G20 Media Centre in Toronto.

John Steckley has been teaching at Humber College in Toronto since 1983, and has also taught Anthropology at Memorial University of Newfoundland and at Trent University, and Native Studies and Anthropology at Laurentian University. He has recently published 10 books: Beyond Their Years: Five Native Women's Stories (1999); (with Bryan Cummins) Full Circle: Canada's First Nations (2001; second edition, 2007)) and Aboriginal Policing: A Canadian Perspective (2002); Aboriginal Voices and the Politics of Representation in Canadian Introductory Sociology Textbooks (2003) and De Religione: Telling the 17th Century Jesuit Story in Huron to the Iroquois (2004), Words of the Huron (2007), (with Guy Letts) Elements of Sociology: A Critical Canadian Introduction (2007, second edition 2010) , A Huron-English/English-Huron Dictionary (2007), White Lies About the Inuit (2008), and Gabriel Sagard's Dictionary of Huron (2009). He worked as a consultant for CBC's Canada: A People's History, and has been interviewed on several radio and television stations. His area of specialization is Canada's Aboriginal people, and he is a leading expert in the Huron language and culture. He has a doctorate in Education from the Ontario Institute of Studies in Education at the University of Toronto, an M.A. in Anthropology from Memorial University of Newfoundland, and a B.A. in Anthropology from York University. He was adopted into the Wyandot tribe of Kansas in 1999, and was given the name Tehaondechoren ("He splits the country in two").

Skode Neegan Waawaaskone - Kim Wheatley Her spirit name "Skode Neegan Waawaskone" translates to "First/Leader of the Fire Flower". Kim is Anishnaabe, Turtle Clan from Shawanaga First Nation Reserve, located in the Muskoka region of Ontario. She has been a singer/handdrummer for the last 15 yrs and shares this gift cross culturally. Her commitment to the sharing of First Nation Traditional Knowledge supports her current role as the Aboriginal Programme Coordinator for Turtle Island Conservation at the Toronto Zoo.

She has actively participated in many community wide activities that acknowledge the diversity of First Nation, Metis and Inuit people. She values all opportunities to share through song, story and traditional knowledge teachings as gathered by her, through her own life's journey.

Kim's passionate commitment to the empowerment and importance of all First Nation, Meits and Inuit communities has driven her desire to educate, create awareness and promote understanding and acceptance of the Indigenous perspective.

Her diverse accomplishments include being a Mother of 3 daughters and 2 granddaughters, Trent University undergrad studies in Native Studies, Aboriginal advisory board member, NAIG Gold Medal winner (North American Indigenous Games Taekwondo), World Martial Arts Festival presenter, South Korea (Oki Chi Taw), Toronto Zoo Pow Wow organizer, Town of Ajax Aboriginal Celebration Day Lead organizer, volunteer, political activist, aboriginal consultant, project manager, artist & public speaker.

Les Compagnies Franche de la Marine (the Independent Companies of the Navy)

Les Compagnies Franche de la Marine (the Independent Companies of the Navy) was the creation of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, then the Minister of the Navy. In 1683, the first Marines disembarked at Québec, and were then distributed to the various forts in New France. They were to remain in New France until 1760 at which time they were disbanded. All soldiers In large part, soldiers and Officers were French-born. and , but eventually the French-born officers were replaced by Canadian-born young men. Portneuf was a young Marine Lieutenant transferred from Fort Frontenac (Kingston) to the Humber River area and was instructed to build a fort there. On official documents, this fort was known as Fort Rouillé, but in New France it was called Fort Toronto.

In the beginning, in the autumn of 1997, we called ourselves 'la Garnison du Fort Toronto', but eventually changed our name to la Compagnie de Portneuf to honour the builder of Fort Toronto. Early in this decade, we allied with two other Canadian companies of la Marine: la Compagnie de Lacorne (Québec) and la Compagnie de la Vérendrye (Manitoba)to form le 1^er Bataillon, Troupes de la Marine.

Since the beginning, we have garnered many honours: 2 Canadian officers became commandant of Fort Niagara for its celebrated 4th of July re-enactment, another has become a Marine battalion commander. La Compagnie de Portneuf has been for many years the instructors and coaches at the école du Soldat (School of the Soldier) held every year at Fort Niagara.

Hailing originally from Blue Mountain, Hugh Barnett has been performing professionally as an actor and a musician now for more than a decade. Hugh began his work in theatre while studying at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Manhattan, and from there moved to the Toronto area where he has carried on since. His time in theatre has ranged from The Mousetrap at the old Toronto Truck Theatre, many years of summer stock and touring shows, to his more recent work with Humber River Shakespeare. His most recent film, Gangster Exchange, debuted across North American screens this past year picking up Best Film at the Canadian Independent Film awards. As a musician, Hugh is most proud of his composition The Humber, penned for and dedicated to the Humber River on her tenth anniversary as a Canadian Heritage river. He currently holds a seat on the board of directors of Arts Society King.

The figure of Brûlé has loomed large in Hugh's life for some time now, and he was thrilled and honoured to portray the original coureur de bois before Mayor Miller and other dignitaries at the TRCA's Humber River celebration last year, in the Toronto park named for the voyageur.

Philip D. Lortie was born in Chicago, received a B.A. in English Literature & Language from the University of Chicago (1986), and began his acting career when he co-founded an improvisational theatre troupe, Cardiff Giant, that collectively wrote plays through improvisation (1984-1993).

He toured the U.S. for a year with the Shenandoah Shakespeare Express, playing Prospero in The Tempest and Claudius in Hamlet. He moved to Toronto in 1996, studied clown with Sue Morrison (2000), received an M.A. in Education from OISE/UT (2005), and has appeared in numerous plays with various companies in Toronto. For Humber River Shakespeare Company, Philip has written a short play for their Sonnet Show (2009), and four vignettes based on the historical record for the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority's celebration of the tenth anniversary of the Humber River's designation as a Canadian Heritage river.

He continues to seek opportunities to share his passion for acting, playwriting, education, and collective creation.

Les Indisciplines de Toronto is a not for profit community theatre troupe.

Its mandate is to provide opportunities for French speakers, whether they are learning French or frequent speakers of the language, trained actors/artists or not, to learn about, and participate in, various aspects of theatre, and to produce/perform shows in French.

The troupe is made up of dedicated volunteers whose love for the arts and the French language enables them to present at least one show in French per year in Toronto.

KTHS member Heather Robertson will be on hand in the historic King Railway Station to launch her latest book, Walking Into Wilderness, an illustrated history of the Toronto Carrying Place and Nine Mile Portage published by Heartland Associates, Winnipeg. Heather has written 17 books: fiction, history, biography and documentary.

She has lived in King City since 1996.

The AFRY was founded in 1993 and has among other objectives, promote the consolidation and development of French community in the social, linguistic and cultural activities, promote cooperation, friendship and unity between Francophone; preserve the customs and traditions of French and act as a center resources and information to the Francophone community.

The Francophone population of York Region is estimated at 8,825 (2006). It should be noted that the knowledge of two official languages, 64,320 indicate about both. We work to encourage francos in York region to identify themselves.

The Renaissance High School Choir exists for the last 2 years and include 12 members (Teachers & Staff). The Choir's lead name is Valéri Intraligi and she is also a member of the “Voix du Cœur” Choir in Toronto.