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Rachel Braithwaite - St. Catharines Downtown Association TOPIC: St. Catharines Downtown Association challenges and successes Executive Director remains upbeat about the future of our downtown Duncan McLaren introduced guest speaker Rachel Braithwaite, Executive Director of St. Catharines Downtown Association and the Business Improvement Association. Rachel used a video and Power Point slides to illustrate her presentation about how her organizations work […]

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 Care, Niagara. A graduate of Conestoga College, Jessica has worked in a clinical setting since 2006. She rotates among […]

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 career as a front-line social worker in child welfare in Toronto. While at the Ontario Association of Children’s Aid […]

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”. Riley, a former educator and financial planner, is the author of several books on a […]