Researchers Taking "Fishing, Digging & Mining for Stories in Ontario" to Wawa

A group of researchers are coming to Wawa "Fishing, Digging, and Mining for Stories" in coming days.

Professor Sali Tagliamonte - who's heading the project - says her research team is recording oral histories.

Dr. Sali Tagliamonte Explains Main Concept of Research Project
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While Dr. Tagliamonte is chair of linguistics at the University of Toronto and Canada Research Chair in language variation and change, she says - in the field - she's an anthropologist, assuring it's a simple process

Sali Tagliamonte on the Experience of Being Recorded for Project
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Professor Tagliamonte encourages locals who were born and raised in Wawa to contact her team if interested - email socialimpacttoronto@gmail.com

The research team's set to arrive in Wawa Sunday and stay into Monday, though Dr. Tagliamonte suggests they could return if there's enough interest from locals.