Probus Bolton

Visit to Brampton Flying Museum

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An Amazing day at the Brampton Flying Museum Sixteen members made their way this October to the Brampton Flying Club to have lunch together, followed by a most interesting tour through the Great War Museum next door.Thanks to the impressive knowledge of the volunteer guides, Earl in the hanger and Richard in the memorabilia museum, our experience came alive with their captivating stories. The hangar has a home built inventory of six Great War planes. ( It was referred to as the Great War, not knowing that another World War (WW 2) would follow. ) Currently the Sopwith Camel biplane … Read more

Saturn and Jupiter Nov 1

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Almost a dozen braved to cold at Bill Whitbread Park to watch Saturn with its beautiful rings,  then rising Jupter with its moon and bands.

Meeting Colleen Lipp Chief Librarian

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The speaker at our November meeting was Colleen Lipp. Colleen is the Chief Librarian for the Caledon Public Library. Heather Woodley made an interesting True/Flase quiz about Colleen’s talk: Answer true or false to the following statements. There are seven branches in the Caledon Public library system. You can borrow musical instruments, seeds, park passes. GoPros and board games. ebooks, eAudiiobooks, TV shows & movies are available. There are computers and free 24/7 WiFi. Blood pressure monitors, walking poles,and lamps for SAD can be borrowed. You can join others in writing, knitting and book clubs. Cricut and craft workshops are … Read more

Meeting: Paul Berton on Shopomania

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Thanks to Heather Woodley for her reactions: Do you like to shop?  Are you a Shopaholic? Perhaps you shop for only what you need like the academic, Dallin Oaks, who thinks that what we don’t need will never satisfy us. Or are you like the Canadian rapper, Drake, an Ultrashopper, who considers shopping to be a high luxury demonstrating the work he has put into creating music. Then like the Australian actor, Russell Crowe, an Unshopper, you sell 3.7 million dollars worth of your possessions in a five hour auction. Author Paul Berton examines many different types of shoppers in his … Read more

Meeting Dr David Chandross

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David is a researcher and designer in the field of gamification, game worlds and mixed reality in professional education and training. He holds a doctorate in the field of curriculum design in higher education and masters degrees in cognitive neuroscience and medical education. Over his career he has served as academic dean, program coordinator and faculty in the field of medical education across Canada before focusing his work on the emerging field of digital game worlds. His current clients include the United Nations World Food Programme (Nobel laureates 2020), the World Health Organization, the Insurance Institute of Canada and Baycrest … Read more

Speaker Teaching Neil to Land on the Moon

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Summary by Heather Woodley Moon Walk The June Probus meeting featured Ron Macnaughton speaking about the preparation for the amazing feat of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landing on the moon. Armstrong and Aldrin were heroes indeed as audiences watched spellbound to see the July 20 1969 television coverage of these two men walking on the surface of the moon. What viewers did not realize is the fact that there were 400,000 individuals who had worked to make this extraordinary accomplishment possible. Because the earth’s gravity is six times greater than that of the moon there could be no test … Read more

Royal Botanical Gardens Tour

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“Thirteen PROBUS club members and their guests attended the Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington on Wednesday April 26. The visit commenced with lunch in the RBG Greenhouse Café (which is part of the Visitor Centre) after which we drove the Rock Garden where we strolled through beds of spring flowers and flowering shrubs . We then drove to the Arboretum where the flowering cherry trees were at their magnificent best” before driving back to Bolton”.  

Bad Jokes in President’s Newsletters

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The monthly Probus Newsletters from  our President Larry Odonnell contain  attrocious jokes such as: “What is the difference between a hippo and a zippo? One is really heavy and the other is a little lighter!” Warning given to members who get these.          

Edwards Gardens Tour and Dancing in the Park

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This tour will run on a June Tuesday evening with suitable weather. Beautiful Edwards Gardens are on Leslie Street 3 km south of 401.  Trails run down to the Don Valley. At 7 PM a live band will start playing Scottish tunes and Scottish Country Dancers enjoy different dances including many audience participation ones when spectators are encouraged to join in the fun.