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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 […]

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” People urged to take precautions to protect their privacy Duncan McLaren introduced guest speaker Brenda McPhail, Ph.D, currently […]

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 adults stressing the therapeutic benefits of participating in art. Ed is the executive […]