Sara Nixon - Community Engagement Manager - The Brown Homestead Topic: The Brown Homestead History Brown Homestead’s history began with Loyalist settlers Hugh Gaylor introduced guest speaker, Sara Nixon, Director of Community Engagement for The Brown Homestead.  Sara grew up in Grimsby fascinated with the local history that surrounded her. She earned a Master’s degree in Public History from Carleton […]

Danielle Rosenblum - Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides - Community Partnerships Manager Guide dogs empower those with disabilities Rudy Thiessen introduced guest speaker Danielle Rosenblum from the Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides along with foster parents and their dogs – Karen and Casper, Heather and Nixon and Jane and Lark. Danielle said that she has been with the […]

TOPIC: Hearing loss can be key factor in cognitive health. Lori Serafino-Harper - Manager of Audiology, Speech & AAC & Terri Dean - Terri Dean, Audiologist Hugh Learmonth introduced guest speakers, Lori Serafino-Harper and Terri Dean, both Audiologists working at the Hotel Dieu Shaver Health and Rehabilitation Centre in St. Catharines. Lori has been employed at Shaver since 1991 and […]

Annemarie Hagan Topic: Hazel McCallion a dominate force as Mississauga mayor Harold Nash introduced guest speaker, Annemarie Hagan, an award-winning curator and museum professional with over 35 years of experience. She has a B.A. in history from the University of Toronto and from 1998 to 2014 she was the manager of museums of Mississauga. Annemarie spoke extensively about Hazel McCallion, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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. William Thomas finds humour in everyday incidents Jim Cameron introduced guest speaker William Thomas, a Canadian author, scriptwriter with two Gemini nominations and a nationally syndicated humour columnist whose weekly columns appear […]