Dan Laroche, Site Supervisor, Fort George National Historic Site

Dan Laroche, – Site Supervisor, Fort George National Historic Site Topic:  Fort George, in an interesting Show & Tell presentation Battle of Fort George played key role in war of 1812 Duncan McLaren introduced Dan LaRoche, Site Supervisor of the Fort George National Historic Site. Dan pr...

John Bullen – Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum

John Bullen – Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum Topic:  Pilot Officer Andrew Mynarski, VC, RCAF Speaker details heroic role of Andrew Mynarski Andy Redman introduced guest speaker John Bullen, a member and volunteer with the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum. John’s interest in the museum w...

Ernie Sibbett – Crime Stoppers of Niagara 

Niagara Elder Abuse Prevention Network (NEAPN) in partnership with Crime Stoppers of Niagara presents “Be Aware…Take Care: A Safety Guide for Our Community”. Ernie Sibbett warns of scams, threats directed at seniors Duncan McLaren introduced speaker Ernie Sibbett, chair of the boar...

Jesse M. Abbott – University of Waterloo

Jesse M. Abbott Ph.D. Graduate Department of History University of Waterloo Topic: Soldiers on the Niagara Frontier Duncan McLaren introduced guest speaker Jesse Abbott whose topic was the life of soldiers on the Niagara Frontier in the war of 1812. Jesse’s presentation, which consisted of a porti...

Brian Narhi – St. Catharines Historian

Brian Narhi – St. Catharines Historian Topic: Hydraulic raceways played key role in St. Catharine’s growth Duncan McLaren introduced guest speaker, local historian Brian Narhi whose presentation was entitled “Hydraulic Raceways and the St. Catharines Economy in the 19th Century.” Bri...

Ed Telenko – St. Catharines Academy of Fine Artists

Ed Telenko,  Executive Director  St. Catharines Academy of Fine Artists Topic: Participation in art has therapeutic benefits  Duncan McLaren introduced guest speaker Ed Telenko, a new member of the PROBUS Club and a graduate of the Ontario School of Art and Design, whose topic was art for older ...

Brenda McPhail, Ph.D. – currently on leave from the Canadian Civil Liberties Association

Brenda McPhail, Ph.D. – currently on leave from the Canadian Civil Liberties Association Brenda is “Acting Executive Director of the Master Program in Public Policy in Digital Society” Topic: “Nothing to Hide? Privacy protects more than just secrets in the big-data world” Peopl...

Dr Riley Moynes – “The Four Phases of Retirement”

Dr Riley Moynes “The Four Phases of Retirement – and the Psychological Challenges”     How to get ‘Juice’ out of retirement Duncan McLaren introduced guest speaker, Dr. Riley Moynes, author of the book “Four Phases of Retirement: How to Squeeze all the “Juice Out�...

Carol Nagy – Hospice Niagara

Hospice Niagara: Carol Nagy Executive Director (pictured above) TOPIC: Helping people live well. Hospice palliative care in your community Hospice Niagara works hard to meet growing demands John Senn introduced guest speaker, Carol Nagy, Executive Director for Hospice Niagara. Carol began her caree...

Marnie Donaldson – Sound Hearing Care Niagara

Marnie Donaldson – Sound Hearing Care Niagara Hearing, Hearing Loss and Hearing Aids   Speakers explain hearing loss and treatments Andy Redman introduced guest speaker Marnie Donaldson, a hearing instrument specialist and her colleague, Jessica Cekan, an audiologist from Sound Hearing Ca...

Rachel Braithwaite – St. Catharines Downtown Association

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