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Meeting the second Tuesday of each month at 9:30 am
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 […]
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 [cash only City arena had long history with junior A hockey Rick Kent introduced guest speaker John Hewitt, a former high school history teacher and historian on Junior A hockey in St. Catharines, whose book […]
Paul Chapman - Speaker Topic "Decoration Day a Precursor of - Remembrance Day - A Remembrance of the Fenian Raids Tim Kaye introduced speaker Paul Chapman, a graduate from Brock and from the University of Waterloo. Paul, a former urban planner with the city of St. Catharines, talked about the history of Remembrance Day and offered a tribute to the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Lori Gill - Founder and clinical director of (ATTCH) Niagara Topic: “An introduction to the neurobiology of trauma and how ATTCH Niagara is meeting the need for the treatment of complex trauma within the Niagara Region" ATTCH Niagara works to heal trauma from bad experiences Duncan McLaren introduced Lori Gill, founder and clinical director of the Attachment and Trauma Treatment […]
John Arnone Topic: Us and Them: Canada, Canadians and The Beatles NEW updated book Speaker details many links between Beatles, Canada Bob Henderson introduced author John Robert Arnone whose topic was the story of the Beatles’ and their many connections to Canada. John, who lives in Victoria Harbour, Ontario, is a self-confessed passionate Beatles’ fan and spent years researching ties […]
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