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March 2020
March Speaker – Tom Rosebush (Cancelled)
Tom Rosebush is a retiree who at the age of 80 decided that it was time to come to grips of just who he was. Born in 1938 in Sudbury, Ontario, adopted at the age of 2 and 1/2 years into a normal and loving family from the River Valley area near Stirling; lived about as normal a life as most of us. Married, raised two daughters, saw them married and became a Grandparent to two boys and one girl.…
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May Speaker – Diane Dupuy – Cancelled
Diane Dupuy, member of the Order of Canada and winner of Ernst & Young (EY) Social Entrepreneur Award, is the founder of the internationally acclaimed Famous PEOPLE Players. “She had everyone on the first word that came out of her mouth! What a story teller! The hour flew by so fast! Everyone gave two standing ovations” Samvhav conference New Delhi India. Diane recharges batteries, has everyone reaching for excellence and she will inspire you with her story of perseverance and…
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June Speaker – Ted Barris -Cancelled
Lost in the WWII story of the Battle of the Bulge lay an account of sacrifice and survival that took historian Ted Barris nearly a lifetime to discover – the story of his own father. Throughout the winter of 1945, sergeant medic Alex Barris waged a battle night and day to save lives in the middle of the bloodiest campaign the US Army faced during the liberation of Europe. But the author’s pursuit of his father’s story revealed an even…
Find out more »August 2020
August Speaker – Lianne Harris
In this 1-hour visual and costumed presentation, Lianne Harris (History & Culture Resource Specialist--T.D.S.B. & Upper Canada College) will look at 8 Viking stereotypes and explore the truth about the early Scandinavian culture. With a better understanding of these tenacious people, insight will prove that their exploration, practices, industry, and artistic achievements are still being felt today in ways we have not credited them, whilst laying down the groundwork that would become our modern attitudes, opinions and laws.
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September Speaker – Martin Franssen, a Detective with the Fraud Division of the Major Crimes Unit (2 parts)
Power of Attorney documents are intended as a legal means of expressing your life wishes while appointing someone to fulfill those wishes at a time when you are not capable of managing your affairs. A Last Will and Testament is a legal document used to communicate your wishes after you have moved on. As such, the Power of Attorney documents may be the most important documents you will ever sign; a Last Will and Testament may be the second most…
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October Speaker – Martin Franssen, a Detective with the Fraud Division of the Major Crimes Unit
FRAUD AWARENESS IS YOUR BEST DEFENCE AGAINST VICTIMISATION Detective Martin Franssen will speak to us about current fraud schemes and scams and some thoughts of how to protect yourself. He will address questions you have, please email them (in advance) to Kathy Borisko at kborisko@hotmail.com.
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November Speaker – David T. Chapman
Wild, Weird,Wacky Weather 🤪 David T. Chapman started doing photography as well as storm chasing at the age of 16. He is self-taught in the art of photography and has been pursuing his career professionally since the age of eighteen. He learned at a very young age from his father to appreciate his surrounding environment. He enjoys taking photographs and video of weather phenomena, especially lightning, as well as scenery and nature. David likes to seek out unusual examples of…
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December Speaker – Tim Burrows
Tim is a retired Vice President of Forty Creek Distillery and a graduate of the University of Toronto where he earned an honours degree in psychology. Tim has owned and driven battery-electric cars for the past 7 years and has logged over 250,000 kilometers without the need for gasoline or diesel fuel. He now enjoys sharing his EV experience with others and breaks down many myths and misconceptions about electric vehicle ownership. His talk is entitled “Should Your Next Car…
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January Speaker – Dr. Sharon Cohen – MD, FRCPC Biosketch 2020
Dr. Sharon Cohen is a behavioural neurologist known for her excellence in patient care, teaching, and clinical research. She completed her neurology residency and behavioural neurology fellowship at the University of Toronto. She is the medical director and site principal investigator of Toronto Memory Program, a community-based medical facility which she established in 1996 for the purpose of enhancing diagnosis, medical care, and therapeutic options for individuals with, or at risk for, Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders. Her memory clinic…
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February Speaker – Sue Williams
An Adventure on the High Seas and the Journey Within While in their early 50s, Sue, without an adventure-seeking bone in her body, and her husband David, without any real blue water experience, left their three sons, cast off in their 37-foot sailboat from Hamilton Ontario, and headed east; destination the North Atlantic Ocean. In the space of a year the couple completed two transatlantic crossings and spent a total of 86 days on the high seas. Sue has written…
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