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  • Dominic Ventresca & Koby Vanyo, St. Catharines – Older Adult Centres

    Lions Hall 732 Niagara Street, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

    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

    Lions Hall 732 Niagara Street, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

    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

    Lions Hall 732 Niagara Street, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

    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 […]

  • Dan Laroche, Site Supervisor, Fort George National Historic Site

    Lions Hall 732 Niagara Street, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

    Dan Laroche, - Site Supervisor, Fort George National Historic Site Topic:  Fort George, in an interesting Show & Tell presentation Battle of Fort George played key role in war of 1812 Duncan McLaren introduced Dan LaRoche, Site Supervisor of the Fort George National Historic Site. Dan presented the background of the War of 1812 and specifically the battle of Fort George […]

  • John Bullen – Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum

    Lions Hall 732 Niagara Street, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

    John Bullen - Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum Topic:  Pilot Officer Andrew Mynarski, VC, RCAF Speaker details heroic role of Andrew Mynarski Andy Redman introduced guest speaker John Bullen, a member and volunteer with the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum. John’s interest in the museum was inspired by his uncle who was a senior Harvard flight instructor during WWII where he was […]

  • Ernie Sibbett – Crime Stoppers of Niagara 

    Lions Hall 732 Niagara Street, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

    Niagara Elder Abuse Prevention Network (NEAPN) in partnership with Crime Stoppers of Niagara presents "Be Aware...Take Care: A Safety Guide for Our Community". Ernie Sibbett warns of scams, threats directed at seniors Duncan McLaren introduced speaker Ernie Sibbett, chair of the board of Crimestoppers Niagara, who was accompanied by Dorothy Nugent and Carolyn Robinson from Crimestoppers. Ernie talked about the […]

  • Jesse M. Abbott – University of Waterloo

    Lions Hall 732 Niagara Street, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

    Jesse M. Abbott Ph.D. Graduate Department of History University of Waterloo Topic: Soldiers on the Niagara Frontier Duncan McLaren introduced guest speaker Jesse Abbott whose topic was the life of soldiers on the Niagara Frontier in the war of 1812. Jesse’s presentation, which consisted of a portion of his thesis presented to the University of Waterloo for his Doctor of […]

  • Brian Narhi – St. Catharines Historian

    Lions Hall 732 Niagara Street, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

    Brian Narhi - St. Catharines Historian Topic: Hydraulic raceways played key role in St. Catharine's growth Duncan McLaren introduced guest speaker, local historian Brian Narhi whose presentation was entitled “Hydraulic Raceways and the St. Catharines Economy in the 19th Century.” Brian, who obtained his first of several degrees from Brock University and has over 20 years experience as an historian […]

  • Ed Telenko – St. Catharines Academy of Fine Artists

    Lions Hall 732 Niagara Street, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

    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 […]

  • Brenda McPhail, Ph.D. – currently on leave from the Canadian Civil Liberties Association

    Lions Hall 732 Niagara Street, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

    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 […]

  • Dr Riley Moynes – “The Four Phases of Retirement”

    Lions Hall 732 Niagara Street, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

    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 […]

  • Carol Nagy – Hospice Niagara

    Lions Hall 732 Niagara Street, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

    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 […]