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  • Natalie 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 first river to be heavily harnessed for power. […]

  • David 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 Canal. William, the son of Thomas Merritt, was born in 1793 in […]

  • Hugh 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 is not necessarily a modern invention with the pyramids and medieval towers in Italy being very early versions. […]

  • Chris 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 men because osteoporosis is so often considered […]

  • Juliet 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 about the non-profit organization and the more than 50 shows and events which it stages […]

  • Adam 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, titled Alone Against the North, recounts his amazing solo 4,000-kilometre journey across Canada’s Arctic and […]