Involvement is a watchword for Norm Viirre both within his home community and the mathematics community in Ontario.
Home base for many years for Norm has been Orillia, where he taught and was mathematics department head at Orillia D.C. & V.I. Prior to that he taught at Lawrence Park C.I. in Toronto and at Frontier College, Island Lake, Chapleau.
Norm had significant success with his Descartes Contest teams, and has worked with Descartes organizers as a contest marker. He is a founder of the Simcoe County Mathematics Heads Association and has been active with O.A.M.E. and O.A.T.M.
His community contributions include work with the Y’s Mens movement, notably as local President and District Governor. Norm is a sports enthusiast; golf, hockey, basketball, tennis and downhill skiing. He has organized leagues and tournaments, and been involved as a player too.
Norm grew up in Timmins attending Mattagami P.S., Central Intermediate School and Timmins H. & V.S. He obtained his university degrees at the University of Toronto and the University of Waterloo.
Last, but not least, Norm describes himself as a graduate of a self-taught, hands-on course in honours grandparenting.