Alex Olson - Senior Research Associate at the UofT's Centre for Analytics and AI Engineering  helps lift mystery surrounding world of AI Don Walker introduced his grandson Alex Olson who is a Senior Research Associate at the U of T’s Centre for Analytics and AI Engineering. Alex’s topic was titled “Ever wondered how Siri, Alexa, or Google Assistant seem to […]

Tom Owens - "St. George’s Church history tied to growth of St. Catharines". Bill Holman introduced guest speaker Tom Owens and his topic “The history of St. Georges Anglican Church”. Tom has an Honours BA from Carleton, a Bachelor of Education from Queens and a Master of Education from Brock. He taught high school history and social sciences for 32 […]

Paul Chapman -Speaker Topic "Decoration Day a Precursor of - Remembrance Day  - A Remembrance of the Fenian Raids  

John Hewitt - "Garden City Arena"  

William J. Thomas - His most recent book "And That’s Why I Love Small Town Living!" a quaint and touching collection of stories set in a simpler time.

Tom Herstad - Author  - His book "2nd Line West" which is about a Lady who has “A Message For Us All”  

Marcie Jacklin - The Owl Foundation Topic: Helping wild Canadian Owls and other raptors The Owl Foundation is a registered Canadian charitable organization that helps wild Canadian owls and other raptors that are injured or orphaned. The Foundation operates a rehabilitation centre located in the Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, Canada.      

Adele Alfano - Autism Dog Services Inc. Fund Development Manager Autism Dog Services is a unique and highly effective provider of service dogs for individuals over three years of age with autism and related disorders in most parts of Southwestern Ontario.

Annemarie Hagan The Unexpected Life of Mayor “Hurricane Hazel” McCallion (1921-2023) A surprising life and legacies.         

Lori Serafino-Harper - Manager of Audiology, Speech & AAC & Terri Dean - Terri Dean, Audiologist TOPIC: “Hearing and what is new in this important health area”. Lori Serafino-Harper Terri Dean Overview of Hotel Dieu Shaver Health and Rehabilitation Centre: As the only rehabilitation hospital in the Niagara Region, Hotel Dieu Shaver Health and Rehabilitation Centre provides specialized post-acute hospital […]

Danielle Rosenblum - Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides - Community Partnerships Manager Danielle Rosenblum, from the Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides will be joining us to share about the work of this national charity whose mission is to empower Canadians with disabilities to navigate their world with confidence and independence by providing Dog Guides at no cost to […]

Jenna Wickens - CFS Counseling & Wellbeing as the MatureMinds Coordinator The Future is Old; Combatting Ageism for a Brighter Outlook and Better Interactions Words are powerful and language gives the opportunity for connection, community and meaning making- but what does it tell us when “Old” is consistently used in association with negativity?