minister tours tallships adventure learning centre
(thunder bay - november 24, 2004) the minister of tourism and recreation jim bradley and sergio buonocore, general manager of fort william historical park, toured the tallships adventure learning centre (talc) on wednesday, november 24. 
dr. tom puk (left) shows talc to the minister of tourism and recreation jim bradley (far right)
he was greeted by the staff of the 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 faculty of education's department of lifelong learning. dr. tom puk, chair, explained the different features of the facility. the minister and his entourage observed a group of children from the home and school association who were climbing the rigging of the simulated "tallship" at one end of the facility and a group of adults involved in an organizational capacity-building session at the other end.
talc is an indoor challenge course program composed of connected stations/challenges, designed and operated by the department of lifelong learning. the stations require individuals and teams to face certain physical and emotional challenges while negotiating the various elements.
"because of the unique nature of the various challenges, people must operate outside their usual comfort zones," says dr. puk. "these situations help to break down barriers and allow colleagues to see and understand each other in a supportive, safe, adventurous, fun-filled environment."
tallships provides for stimulating experiences that encourage people to visualize for creative solutions.
a number of organizations, groups, and teams have started to make bookings. talc staff will work closely with organizations to develop custom-designed packages that provide a sequence of activities that meets the needs of each group. the facility is open to the public as well as the university community.
for more information, please contact the department of lifelong learning at 343-8836 or visit the new talc website at http://education.lakeheadu.ca/lifelong/tallships