Category Past Events

As Probus members requested a presentation on Estate Planning, Peterborough lawyer Bill Lockington provided us with some very useful information on the subject on May 2, 2018.

On April 4, 2018, John Rufa told us of the trials and tribulations of opening a small business, and the many government regulations, like zoning by-laws, particularly in relation to operating his own winery, “Kawartha Winery” in Buckhorn.

On March 7, 2018, Jeremy Bertrand from the Ministry of Finance helped Probus members better understand Ontario’s Tax Credits and Benefits. Following his presentation, with March being Probus Canada month, (31 years), we celebrated the occasion at the Naval Club…

Our speaker on February 7, 2018 was denturist Wayne Paget, who told us about his trip to Baffin Island to help the Inuit people, who survive in such a remote community, and he brought us some artifacts to look at, including a polar bear skull.

Peter Malkovsky is a retired professor of International Trade at Fleming College in Peterborough and has also lectured in USA, Mexico, Russia, China, Cuba, and other countries. He gave us a very interesting lecture on current world affairs at our…

On November 1, 2017, our guest speaker was Graham Hart, news anchor for CHEX Peterborough, who gave us a very interesting presentation on the Halifax disaster of 1917.

On September 6, 2017 Jeremy Bertand gave a very lively presentation on Estate Administration Tax also known as Probate Fees. The central message of his presentation focused on the means of assessing the value of assets owned by deceased at…

On June 7, 2017 Rosemary Ganley entertained us with her slide show and talk about Russia, which we found very informative. Rosemary has been active in international and human rights work for 45 years in Peterborough and overseas. She taught…

On May 3, 2017, we were entertained by author John Boyko. who has written seven books, including the bestselling Blood and Daring: How Canada Fought the American Civil War and Forged a Nation and the critically acclaimed Cold Fire: Kennedy’s…

On April 5, 2017, Jason Chessar entertained us with his amazing magic tricks, and gave us an inspirational speech about his lifelong fight to overcome his hearing impairment, and extreme shyness, by becoming interested in magic. He is also an accomplished public speaker.