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Emily Liefl, Outreach Manager Niagara Region "Seniors community programs" - Seniors community programs Many services available to Niagara’s seniors Andy Redman introduced Emily Liefl, Outreach Manager at Niagara Region Senior Services. Emily spoke on the range of services offered by NRSS and their importance in today’s community as in Canada the population of seniors 65 and older is projected to […]

Angela Cancellara - Alzheimer Society Niagara Region. Programs to help those with dementia Angela Cancellara clears the mystery around aging and dementia Herb Woods introduced guest speaker, Angela Cancellara, Public Education Coordinator, Alzheimer Society of Niagara Region whose presentation is on dementia and programs available to help those with the disease. She pointed out that the number of people living […]

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 - Topic will be "St. Catharines Hockey" and John will be offering copies of his book "Garden City Hockey Heroes", priced at $20.00 . Over 700 photos, tons of bios, memorabilia, newspaper clippings, records & stats, as well as feature stories on many past Hockey Hall of Famers such as Marcel Dionne, Phil Esposito, Stan Mikita, Bobby Hull, […]

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 […]