Category Past Events

May 2015

On May 6, John Boyko, a wonderful speaker and historian, kept us captivated with his compelling narrative of the American Civil War, and Canada's interaction, especially the pivotal role played by John A. MacDonald...

April 2015

On April 1, Catherine Hawley told those attending the Probus meeting a true story of crisis, hope and love, about the struggles she and her husband went through when he was undergoing brain surgery.

March 2015

The Family That Conquered Everest At our March 4 meeting, speaker Alan Mallory entertained us with an absolutely fascinating lecture and slide show describing how he and his family reached the summit of Mount Everest in 2008. Climbing Mount Everest…

February 2015

Our speaker on February 4, 2015 was Dianne McMillan of East Central Therapy Dogs, and her helper Bob, with 2 of their "4 legged friends", a bouvier, and a border collie.

January 2015

Our speaker on January 7, 2015 was Diane Pick, CEO of Five Counties Children's Centre, who gave us an very interesting talk and slide show. Diane explained that Five Counties is a...