Speakers

Nathan Hiller Photo Our guest presenter for our January 11th meeting was Professor Raza Mirza, from the University of Toronto faculty of social work and the Institute for Life Course and Aging. AGING IN PLACE Are you aware of a charitable organization called HelpAge Canada which focuses on the health and wellness of seniors and works to be the voice of older people in Canada? At the Bolton and District Probus January meeting Professor Raza Mirza who is the Director of National Partnerships for HealthAge Canada spoke about how the Home Share program is enabling seniors to remain in their … Read more

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

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

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

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

The guest speakers at our April meeting were Nicole Abruscato and Tonya Salomans. Both  of these individuals are registered social workers and work for Services and Housing in the Province (SHIP). Nicole has been with SHIP for 14 years and currently works as Manager of Central Intake and Access Team. Nicole started the presentation by describing the SHIP organization and the service that is offered to its clients. One of the goals is to assist individuals to reach their full potential by integrating housing with a health services delivery model. The team works to support those with mental health and … Read more

E-VEHICLES Tim Burrows, owner and operator of an E-Vehicle and guest speaker at the March 9 Probus meeting, presented several reasons why your next vehicle should be electric. FOR CONVENIENCE: Charge your car at home in your garage or at the coast-to coast charging stations, instead of filling up at a gas tank. FOR ECONOMY: Electricity is much cheaper than gasoline. 100 Km of driving requires $3 for an E-vehicle as opposed to $13 for a gas-powered vehicle. FOR EFFICIENCY: A combustion engine with 2,000 moving parts is inefficient with only 25% of the energy being used by the car … Read more

Peter Tessari and Patrick Nesci were the guest presenters at our February meeting. They are wealth and investment advisors. Takeaways by Heather Woodley THE RETIREMENT CHALLENGE: With an anticipated 19 years of retirement the average Canadian anticipates only 11 years of savings. RRSP ADVANTAGES: Your tax rate and the amount of tax paid in a lifetime are reduced. TFSA ADVANTAGES : Your investments grow tax free and withdrawals do not impact income tax. EMERGENCY FUND: Have 3 to 6 months of income in a savings account for any emergencies. ESTATE PLANNING: Important documents include: wills, Power of Attorney, trusts and … Read more

Tara Paton, PhD Research Core Facility Manager at The Hospital for Sick Children She will focus on technologies we use to sequence the human genome and how the information is used in Genetic Genealogy (it has been in the news lately, to solve crimes from decades ago) and human disease research. Video of her talk:

In our November 2022 meeting, the Bolton and District Probus Club had the pleasure of welcoming Geoff Hayes, a professor of history at the University of Waterloo.  Professor Hayes provided the Club with an engaging presentation on Vimy Ridge, the battle and the myth.  His presentation drew from the book, Vimy Ridge: A Canadian Reassessment. The Laurier Centre for Military, Strategic and Disarmament  Studies describes the book as follows: “On the morning of April 9, 1917, troops of the Canadian Corps under General Julian Byng attacked the formidable German defences of Vimy Ridge. Since then, generations of Canadians have shared a deep … Read more