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 […]

Randy Klaassen - Training Officer CARES - CASARA Niagara , Topic:  “Civil Air Rescue Emergency Service (CASARA Niagara) Local organization plays key role in search and rescue Rudy Thiessen introduced guest speaker Randy Klaassen, who was accompanied by Rick Kaczkan, from the Civil Air Search and Rescue Association Niagara, (CARES–CASARA), which is based at the Niagara District Airport. Randy’s topic […]

Dominic Ventresca & Koby Vanyo, St. Catharines - Older Adult Centres Older Adult Centres - The City of St. Catharines offers a variety of recreation and leisure programs at our three older adult centres! Make new friends, get involved, volunteer and keep your mind and body active with our many opportunities. Topic:  Older Adult Centres - The City of St. […]

Rochelle Bush - Tubman Tours, Topic: Links to Underground Railroad and Black history unveiled Duncan McLaren introduced Rochelle Bush whose topic was the Underground Railroad in Niagara and the Black presence in St. CatharinesRochelle is the owner and primary guide of Tubman Tours Canada and is a trustee and resident historian of the Salem Chapel, BME Church. Her presentation celebrated […]

Susan Gram, - Niagara chapter of the Canadian Hemochromatosis Society Topic:  Hereditary hemochromatosis - a genetic, metabolic disorder that results in iron overload Hereditary blood disorder affects many Canadians Duncan McLaren introduced Susan Gram of the Niagara chapter of the Canadian Hemochromatosis Society. Her topic was hereditary hemochromatosis — a genetic, metabolic disorder that results in iron overload. Susan has hemochromatosis […]