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Thomas Ide
Thomas Ranald "Ran" Ide, (February 20, 1919 – October 23, 1996) was a Canadians, Canadian educator and the founding Chairman of TVOntario. Biography Born in Ottawa, he received a degree in economics and served in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II. Ide first got involved in broadcasting while he was a teenager in Saint John, New Brunswick, Saint John, New Brunswick and had an after school job doing movie reviews at a radio station.David Lancashire, "The Godfather who made a network tick", ''Globe and Mail'', June 21, 1979 After the war, he became a high school teacher in Port Arthur, Ontario and eventually became principal of Port Arthur Collegiate Institute and then, in 1965, superintendent of schools in the area. In 1966, he was appointed director of educational television at the Ontario Ministry of Education by then Minister of Education (Ontario), Minister of Education Bill Davis. His unit bought air time from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital city of Canada. It is located in the southern Ontario, southern portion of the province of Ontario, at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core of the Ottawa–Gatineau census metropolitan area (CMA) and the National Capital Region (Canada), National Capital Region (NCR). Ottawa had a city population of 1,017,449 and a metropolitan population of 1,488,307, making it the list of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, fourth-largest city and list of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada, fourth-largest metropolitan area in Canada. Ottawa is the political centre of Canada and the headquarters of the federal government. The city houses numerous List of diplomatic missions in Ottawa, foreign embassies, key buildings, organizations, and institutions of Government of Canada, Canada's government; these include the Parliament of Canada, the Supreme Court of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
