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Tom Herstad - Author  - His book "2nd Line West" which is about a Lady who has “A Message For Us All” Author details process in telling mother’s inspiring story Vic Cicci introduced guest speaker and author Tom Herstad who has been a hockey player, coach, outdoor adventurer, a marketing and sales consultant and is a lighting designer by trade. Tom, […]

Topic: Owl Foundation has long history of helping raptors Ralph Stefan introduced Marcie Jacklin, a volunteer with the Owl Foundation, a Rehabilitation Centre for wild owls and other raptors in Vineland at Jordan Harbour. Marci, a former Brock librarian and active birder who earned a national award for enduring commitment to conservation, said the foundation has two groups of owls […]

Adele Alfano - Service dogs offer help to children with autism Joe Vanderkooi introduced guest speaker, Adele Alfonso, the fund development manager for Autism Dog Services overseeing fundraising and volunteers. Adele explained that there is a wide spectrum in people with autism. Some are highly functional and others, at the other end of the spectrum, are non-verbal.  One in 65 […]

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 […]

Sara Nixon - Community Engagement Manager - The Brown Homestead Topic: The Brown Homestead History

Roddy MacKenzie - Canada’s Bomber Command in WWII. Churchhill's Greatest Triumph Roddy’s father served in Bomber Command during the Second World War, but unlike so many brave veterans who survived the war, he seldom spoke of his exploits.When Roddy tried to learn what his father achieved, he discovered the Allies were unclear about what Bomber Command accomplished because our intelligence […]

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?    

Andy Redman - President of Probus St. Catharines Topic: To be determined  

Jos Nolle Jos tells stories about his international experiences during the 1980 - 2020 period. He explains how he ended up working seven years full time for the international relief organization Doctors without Borders (1988 - 1995), and how he afterwards used those global experiences for his international development work at Niagara College (1995 - 2014) and Seneca Polytechnic (2014 […]

Miriam Mitchell - Citizen Services Specialist, Service Canada Government of Canada. Topics that Miriam will be covering include: • Canada Pension Plan • Old Age Security • Guaranteed Income Supplement • Canadian Dental Care Plan