Beaver Valley Probus Club

Speaker Recordings

Upcoming events

    • January 28, 2025
    • 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
    • Beaver Valley Community Centre
    Register

    We look forward to seeing you at our January meeting at the Beaver Valley Community Centre. Please register if you plan to attend this meeting—so that we have enough chairs and coffee for everyone!

    Date: Tuesday, January 28, 2025
    Doors open: 1:00 PM
    Meeting begins: 1:30 PM

    Speaker:  Sandra Sullivan
    Title:  Hospice Georgian Triangle

    Sandra Sullivan is the Executive Director of the Hospice Georgian Triangle Foundation, an organization dedicated to supporting compassionate, end-of-life care for individuals and families in the towns of The Blue Mountains, Collingwood, Clearview, and Wasaga Beach. With a deep commitment to community service and a passion for making a meaningful impact, Sandra leads the Foundation’s efforts to raise funds, build awareness, and ensure the sustainability of hospice programs and services. Sandra brings extensive experience in nonprofit leadership, strategic fundraising, and community engagement. She has a proven track record of fostering partnerships and mobilizing resources to enhance the quality of care for those in need. Under her leadership, the Foundation continues to provide vital support to Hospice Georgian Triangle, ensuring access to palliative care, grief and bereavement support, and educational initiatives that benefit the entire community.

    Prior to laying down roots in Collingwood, Sandra was the Director of Strategic Events for UJA Federation of Greater Toronto, and head of Community Engagement for North York General Hospital Foundation. She has worked as a reporter for Bloomberg news and started her career in finance in institutional fixed income for a leading Canadian investment dealer and bank. She has served on the North York General Hospital Foundation Board of Directors and the Board of Directors of the TFS Canada’s International School (Toronto French School). 

    Book Exchange:
    The Book Exchange will be set up at the back of the room starting at 1 PM. Books should have a copyright date no older than 10 years. Bring a Book, Take a Book. We ask that you exchange no more than 3 books at a time. Please contact Nancy Hart with any questions!

    • February 25, 2025
    • 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
    • Beaver Valley Community Centre
    Registration is closed

    We look forward to seeing you at our November meeting at the Beaver Valley Community Centre.

    Date: Tuesday,  February 25, 2025
    Doors open: 1:00 PM
    Meeting begins: 1:30 PM

    Speaker: Bruce King and Valerie Jones
    Title:  Kolapore Trails and Kolapore Wilderness

    Bruce King’s career was spent with the Ontario government working on Crown land and provincial park plannng. Highlights in his career were being the Project Manager for a task force that led to the creation of the Rouge Park in Toronto, being the principal author of the 1999 Ontario’s Living Legacy Land Use Strategy, which created a large number of new protected areas, and developing Ontario’s Guide for Crown Land Use Planning. When Bruce was a university student he was one of the founders of the Kolapore Wilderness Trails in 1973, and he has been working on the trails ever since. Bruce and his wife Valerie Jones live in the Kolapore area. In 2023, Bruce and Valerie jointly received the Town of the Blue Mountain’s Volunteer Award in the Sports and Recreation category, in recognition of their long term commitment to both the Kolapore Trails and the Bruce Trail.

    Just over 50 years ago a small group of university students were inspired to start building the Kolapore trails network at the south end of the Town of the Blue Mountains. Bruce King was part of that group, and he will talk about the evolution of the trails over the years. The trails have gone from being a rustic network catering to a small number of back country skiers, to an important community asset that is visited in all seasons. Kolapore is the largest block of protected wilderness in the region, and the talk will highlight some of the important natural values. Bruce will provide recommendations on how to explore and enjoy the Kolapore area.

    Book Exchange:
    The Book Exchange will be set up at the back of the room starting at 1 PM. Books should have a copyright date no older than 10 years. Bring a Book, Take a Book. We ask that you exchange no more than 3 books at a time. Please contact Nancy Hart with any questions!

    • March 25, 2025
    • 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
    • Online via Zoom

    Beaver Valley PROBUS Club
    Notice of General Meeting

    March 25, 2025 @ 11:00 am – Online via Zoom

    This year's AGM will be held on March 25, 2025 at 11 AM. It will be an online meeting, using Zoom. An invitation and a reminder will be emailed to our members ahead of time and with instructions on how to join this online meeting.

    We kindly ask that all members vote online to elect our officers amoung other important items. Check your email on March 18, 2025  for instructions on how to vote. Voting closes on March 24, 2025 the day prior to the AGM. 

    Annual General Meeting @ 11:00  AM via Zoom

    Agenda 

    • President's Report
    • Announcement of voting results 
    • Member questions
    • Handover to new President
    • Introduction to new Management Committee 


    Activity Fair @ 1:30 PM

    Please note that on the same day, March 25, 2024 between 1:30 and 3:30 PM, we will be holding our Annual Activity Fair in the Beaver Valley Community Centre.

    • March 25, 2025
    • 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    • Beaver Valley Community Centre

    Annual Activity Fair 2025

    Walk around the Beaver Valley Community Centre and learn about the various Activity Groups that our club offers. Meet our activity leaders in person—ask questions and sign-up! Say hello to old friends and meet new ones, over a cup of coffee and snacks! The Activity Fair is in place of our March Membership Meeting.

    **NOTE: you must sign-up again online for any activities this year—even if you were signed up last year, or this year before March 4, 2025.**

     

    Check out all the activities on our Activities webpages and be ready with your questions before you attend! We have several new Activity Groups, and it is not too late to create more—if you are willing to volunteer!

    If you have any questions, please contact:
    Ilene Rushefsky-Charland
    Activities Convenor

    • April 22, 2025
    • 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
    • Beaver Valley Community Centre
    Registration is closed

    We look forward to seeing you at our April meeting at the Beaver Valley Community Centre.

    Date: Tuesday, April 22, 2025
    Doors open: 1:00 PM
    Meeting begins: 1:30 PM

    Canadian National Film Day

    We will be featuring a Canadian film (to be voted by the membership).

    Book Exchange:
    The Book Exchange will be set up at the back of the room starting at 1 PM. Books should have a copyright date no older than 10 years. Bring a Book, Take a Book. We ask that you exchange no more than 3 books at a time. Please contact Nancy Hart with any questions!

    • May 27, 2025
    • 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
    • Beaver Valley Community Centre
    Registration is closed

    We look forward to seeing you at our May meeting at the Beaver Valley Community Centre.

    Date: May 27, 2025
    Doors open: 1:00 PM
    Meeting begins: 1:30 PM

    Speaker:  Annemarie Hagan
    Title:  The Hazel McCallion Story

    Book Exchange:
    The Book Exchange will be set up at the back of the room starting at 1 PM. Books should have a copyright date no older than 10 years. Bring a Book, Take a Book. We ask that you exchange no more than 3 books at a time. Please contact Nancy Hart with any questions!

    • June 24, 2025
    • 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
    • Beaver Valley Community Centre
    Registration is closed

    We look forward to seeing you at our June meeting at the Beaver Valley Community Centre.

    Date:  June 24, 2025
    Doors open: 1:00 PM
    Meeting begins: 1:30 PM

    Speaker:  Leah Den Bok
    Title:  Humanizing the Homeless

    Book Exchange:
    The Book Exchange will be set up at the back of the room starting at 1 PM. Books should have a copyright date no older than 10 years. Bring a Book, Take a Book. We ask that you exchange no more than 3 books at a time. Please contact Nancy Hart with any questions!

    • September 23, 2025
    • 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
    • Beaver Valley Community Centre
    Registration is closed

    We look forward to seeing you at our September meeting at the Beaver Valley Community Centre.

    Please register if you plan to attend this meeting—so that we have enough chairs and coffee for everyone!

    Date: Tuesday, September 23, 2025
    Doors open: 1:00 PM
    Meeting begins: 1:30 PM


    Speaker:  TBD
    Title: TBD

    Book Exchange:

    The Book Exchange will be set up at the back of the room starting at 1 PM. Books should have a copyright date no older than 10 years. Bring a Book, Take a Book. We ask that you exchange no more than 3 books at a time. Please contact Nancy Hart with any questions!

    • October 28, 2025
    • 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
    • Beaver Valley Community Centre
    Registration is closed

    We look forward to seeing you at our October meeting at the Beaver Valley Community Centre.

    Please register if you plan to attend this meeting—so that we have enough chairs and coffee for everyone!

    Date: Tuesday, October 28, 2025
    Doors open: 1:00 PM
    Meeting begins: 1:30 PM


    Speaker: Catherine Smart
    Title: Living Better with Parkinson's

    Book Exchange:
    The Book Exchange will be set up at the back of the room starting at 1 PM. Books should have a copyright date no older than 10 years. Bring a Book, Take a Book. We ask that you exchange no more than 3 books at a time. Please contact Nancy Hart with any questions!

    • November 25, 2025
    • 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
    • Beaver Valley Community Centre
    Registration is closed

    We look forward to seeing you at our November meeting at the Beaver Valley Community Centre.

    Date: Tuesday, November 25, 2025
    Doors open: 1:00 PM
    Meeting begins: 1:30 PM

    Speaker: Jarvis Strong
    Title: Escarpment Corridor Alliance

    Book Exchange:
    The Book Exchange will be set up at the back of the room starting at 1 PM. Books should have a copyright date no older than 10 years. Bring a Book, Take a Book. We ask that you exchange no more than 3 books at a time. Please contact Nancy Hart with any questions!

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