Speakers

Presentation Description National bestselling author Adam Shoalts returns to tell us about his latest adventure, a 3,400 km canoe journey from Lake Erie to the Arctic. Adam will share photos and stories from his journey.

Annette Sandberg   Explore the captivating story of the Niagara Escarpment's formation and uncover the ancient fossils that reveal its incredible history! Annette Sandberg is a passionate Naturalist and Conservationist who grew up on the Niagara Escarpment, in the Town of the Blue Mountains, Grey County, ON and now resides in Collingwood, ON. As a child, Annette wondered about the […]

Autism Dog Services was founded in 2007 and achieved charitable status in 2010. Through the years we have achieved milestones such as placing 135 grad dogs with children with autism, 82 adopted dogs, and 138 active volunteers. At ADS we are equally aligned with your Service Club's mission and values of providing service and goodwill […]

Battle of Britain: Canadian Airmen in Their Finest Hour – by Ted Barris   “Never in the field of human conflict…” are Churchill’s words that set the 113 days of the Battle of Britain in the summer of 1940 apart from all others, as the greatest aerial battle in history. As the German Luftwaffe sought to destroy the […]

Guest Speaker: Janet Somerville Topic: Martha Gelhorn - War correspondent and Hemingway’s 3rd wife Janet Somerville has done extensive research on the novelist and pioneering war correspondent Martha Gelhorn and offers us a glimpse into her remarkable life. Due to her discoveries during her Gelhorn research, Somerville contributed to the ongoing esteemed Hemingway Letters project. […]

From Paris with Love From its start during the Roman period, the city of Paris has fascinated us for more than 2000 years! It is the story of a city whose people thrive on passion, struggle, artistic and literary achievement, innovation, and unprecedented influence. Experiencing the cycle of rags to riches many times along the way, its […]

Katherine (‘Kat’) Downey M.ED. CEA Kopriva Taylor Community Funeral Home, Oakville​ This month, we are delighted to welcome Katherine (‘Kat’) Downey, a local Funeral Director responsible for funeral pre-arrangement planning. Born and raised in Oakville, Kat has been associated with Kopriva Taylor since 2000 and was affiliated with the Funeral Service Education Program at Humber College as a Sessional Professor. Today, Kat is educating & informing […]