Our Probus members enjoy Guest Speakers which we offer at each of or monthly meetings.
Please contact Duncan McLaren for speaker suggestions or, if interested in speaking.
TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE SPEAKER AND TOPIC CLICK THE SPEAKER’S NAME BELOW…
2019 Past Speakers
Russ Milland (Probus Member) “Newfie Bullet”
Russ Milland goes in search of the Newfie Bullet Fellow PROBUS member Russ Milland has a keen interest in steam locomotion and railways. Russ gave a very interesting and lively travelogue presentation titled “In Search of the Newfie Bullet” based on his trip to Newfoundland and his search for st...
December 10, 2019 @ 10:00 amBrian Narhi, tips for tracing family roots
Brian Narhi provides tips for tracing family roots. Duncan McLaren introduced Brian Narhi of St Catharines who chairs the St. Catharines heritage advisory committee and is a historian for Toronto based Archeological Services Inc. Brian has been awarded a Lieutenant-Governor’s Heritage Award for Li...
November 12, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 amDavid Cowan, Friends of Beaverdams Church
Beaverdams church restoration a lengthy and costly project Bob Halfyard introduced guest speaker David Cowan, a well-known organist in Niagara, who was appearing in his role as President of the Friends of Beaverdams Church. David, a native of Thorold, illustrated his talk about the historic church w...
October 8, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 amDr. Michael Olson, Department of Chemistry and Biology, Ryerson University
Cancer researchers seek solutions to hundreds of different mutations Don Walker introduced the guest speaker, his son-in-law, Dr. Michael Olson, who is a professor at Ryerson University in the Department of Chemistry and Biology. Michael is a graduate of the University of Alberta, where he got a Bac...
September 10, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 amLynn and Jim Miller, trip to Peru and Machu Picchu
Speakers offer photographic journey to Machu Picchu Wayne Tester introduced his daughter Lynn Miller and her husband Jim and provided some background for the presentation on their trip to Peru and Machu Picchu. Lynn and Jim took the pictures during their trip in 2015 while Wayne did the editing and ...
August 13, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 amDanny Lamb, The Power of Music
Andy Redman introduced July’s guest speaker, Danny Lamb, saying that he had known Danny from the time he was born and surprised Danny by presenting him with a couple photographs taken when he was an infant. Danny’s talk was on the Power of Music in my Life and he began his presentation by perfor...
July 9, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 amAdam Shoalts (Explorer)
Young explorer recounts trip across Canada’s Arctic Adam Shoalts, a native of Fenwick, who graduated from Brock and received a PhD from McMaster University, has undertaken a number of expeditions for Canadian Geographic. Adam talked specifically about two books that he has written. The first, titl...
June 11, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 amJuliet Dunn Executive Director, Artistic Producer , TD Niagara Jazz Festival.
Festival brings world-class jazz musicians to Niagara Dan Plunkett introduced guest speaker Juliet Dunn who is Executive Director, Artistic Producer and co-creator of the TD Niagara Jazz Festival. Juliet, who has an impressive musical career in her own right, gave an informative and lively talk abou...
May 14, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 amChris Esposito, Osteoporosis Canada in Niagara.
Osteoporosis is a disease that affects men as well as women Emil Knebel introduced guest speaker Chris Esposito who has had an extensive background in volunteer work and has spent 10 years working with Osteoporosis Canada in Niagara. Chris said that she was pleased to be able to speak to a group of ...
April 9, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 amHugh Gayler, (Probus Member) High-rise towers
High-rise towers haven’t always enjoyed universal acceptance Bob Henderson introduced his long-time friend and Brock University colleague Hugh Gayler whose presentation at the March meeting was entitled The Sky-scraper and high-rise living in the western city. Hugh pointed out that the sky-scraper...
March 12, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 amDavid Merritt, (Probus Member) William Hamilton Merritt
William Hamilton Merritt was a man of many talents Our guest speaker David Merritt appeared in costume as his ancestor William Hamilton Merritt who, as a soldier, merchant, promoter and politician, played an important role in the history of Niagara and especially in the development of the Welland Ca...
February 12, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 pmNatalie Green, Project Manager – (Clean up Niagara River)
Our guest speaker this month was Natalie Green, the project manager for the Niagara River Remedial Action Plan. Natalie, who admitted to having a passion about the Great Lakes and the Niagara River, said the river has a long history of pollution problems going back to the 1880’s because it was the...
January 8, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Past Speakers
Russ Milland (Probus Member) “Newfie Bullet”
Russ Milland goes in search of the Newfie Bullet Fellow PROBUS member Russ Milland has a keen interest in steam locomotion and railways. Russ gave a very interesting and lively travelogue presentation titled “In Search of the Newfie Bullet” based on his trip to Newfoundland and his search for st...
December 10, 2019 @ 10:00 amBrian Narhi, tips for tracing family roots
Brian Narhi provides tips for tracing family roots. Duncan McLaren introduced Brian Narhi of St Catharines who chairs the St. Catharines heritage advisory committee and is a historian for Toronto based Archeological Services Inc. Brian has been awarded a Lieutenant-Governor’s Heritage Award for Li...
November 12, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 amDavid Cowan, Friends of Beaverdams Church
Beaverdams church restoration a lengthy and costly project Bob Halfyard introduced guest speaker David Cowan, a well-known organist in Niagara, who was appearing in his role as President of the Friends of Beaverdams Church. David, a native of Thorold, illustrated his talk about the historic church w...
October 8, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 amDr. Michael Olson, Department of Chemistry and Biology, Ryerson University
Cancer researchers seek solutions to hundreds of different mutations Don Walker introduced the guest speaker, his son-in-law, Dr. Michael Olson, who is a professor at Ryerson University in the Department of Chemistry and Biology. Michael is a graduate of the University of Alberta, where he got a Bac...
September 10, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 amLynn and Jim Miller, trip to Peru and Machu Picchu
Speakers offer photographic journey to Machu Picchu Wayne Tester introduced his daughter Lynn Miller and her husband Jim and provided some background for the presentation on their trip to Peru and Machu Picchu. Lynn and Jim took the pictures during their trip in 2015 while Wayne did the editing and ...
August 13, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 amDanny Lamb, The Power of Music
Andy Redman introduced July’s guest speaker, Danny Lamb, saying that he had known Danny from the time he was born and surprised Danny by presenting him with a couple photographs taken when he was an infant. Danny’s talk was on the Power of Music in my Life and he began his presentation by perfor...
July 9, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 amAdam Shoalts (Explorer)
Young explorer recounts trip across Canada’s Arctic Adam Shoalts, a native of Fenwick, who graduated from Brock and received a PhD from McMaster University, has undertaken a number of expeditions for Canadian Geographic. Adam talked specifically about two books that he has written. The first, titl...
June 11, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 amJuliet Dunn Executive Director, Artistic Producer , TD Niagara Jazz Festival.
Festival brings world-class jazz musicians to Niagara Dan Plunkett introduced guest speaker Juliet Dunn who is Executive Director, Artistic Producer and co-creator of the TD Niagara Jazz Festival. Juliet, who has an impressive musical career in her own right, gave an informative and lively talk abou...
May 14, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 amChris Esposito, Osteoporosis Canada in Niagara.
Osteoporosis is a disease that affects men as well as women Emil Knebel introduced guest speaker Chris Esposito who has had an extensive background in volunteer work and has spent 10 years working with Osteoporosis Canada in Niagara. Chris said that she was pleased to be able to speak to a group of ...
April 9, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 amHugh Gayler, (Probus Member) High-rise towers
High-rise towers haven’t always enjoyed universal acceptance Bob Henderson introduced his long-time friend and Brock University colleague Hugh Gayler whose presentation at the March meeting was entitled The Sky-scraper and high-rise living in the western city. Hugh pointed out that the sky-scraper...
March 12, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 amDavid Merritt, (Probus Member) William Hamilton Merritt
William Hamilton Merritt was a man of many talents Our guest speaker David Merritt appeared in costume as his ancestor William Hamilton Merritt who, as a soldier, merchant, promoter and politician, played an important role in the history of Niagara and especially in the development of the Welland Ca...
February 12, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 pmNatalie Green, Project Manager – (Clean up Niagara River)
Our guest speaker this month was Natalie Green, the project manager for the Niagara River Remedial Action Plan. Natalie, who admitted to having a passion about the Great Lakes and the Niagara River, said the river has a long history of pollution problems going back to the 1880’s because it was the...
January 8, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am