Beaver Valley Probus Club

Special Events 

Every year our club members have the opportunity to attend unique and interesting events. If you have an idea for an event and are willing to help organize it, please let us know. Contact: Don Collins-Williams, Social Convenor.

Upcoming events

    • May 21, 2026
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • 173 Bruce Street South, Thornbury
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    You are invited to attend a free Smart Phone Camera Basics Workshop at the LE Shore Library!

    There will be a slide presentation to demonstrate Apple and Samsung basic smart phone camera features and settings, such as, but not limited to:  opening the camera, care and cleaning, the lenses, features such as flash, night mode, timer, exposure, aspect, filters and zoom, and settings such as photo, portrait, panorama, video, cinematic, and selfies.

    If time permits, we will also look at photo editing techniques such as cropping, adjusting exposure, saturation, and horizon line.

    Please note: This workshop is to familiarize you with the camera's functioning. It is not a photography workshop.

    General Information:

    Date: Thursday, May 21, 2026
    Location: LE Shore Library, 173 Bruce St. S., Thornbury
    Time: 10:00 to 12:00pm
    Cost: no charge

    Members Only: Due to space limitations, non-member guests are not permitted at this event. The option to "Add a Spouse/Partner" during registration is only intended for use by couples who are both members and wish to register together.

    • May 27, 2026
    • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
    • 879 Sixth Street, Collingwood
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    Nottawasaga Model Railway

    We have arranged a second tour of the Nottawasaga Model Railway, as the first event was oversubcribed.

    This is an HO scale model train club operating from the Bygone Days Heritage Museum in Collingwood.  The Club has a 20 x 40 foot layout dedicated to the operation of trains that ran from Allendale to Collingwood in the 1950s.

    The tour takes roughly 1 to 1 1/2 hours

    There is a maximum of 15 people on this tour. However if there is sufficient interest, we will try to book more tours, so please add your name to the waitlist if the event is full.

    Please note that they cannot accommodate wheelchairs (the model is too far off the ground to be viewed from a wheelchair).

    There is parking onsite.

    General Information:

    Date: Wednesday May 27, 1:00 PM
    Location: 879 Sixth Street, Collingwood
    Time: 1:00 - 2:30  PM 
    Cost: by donation

    Members Only: Due to space limitations, non-member guests are not permitted at this event. The option to "Add a Spouse/Partner" during registration is only intended for use by couples who are both members and wish to register and pay together.

Past events

May 06, 2026 Nottawasaga Model Railway
April 21, 2026 Olive Oil Tasting Party
March 29, 2026 Board Games Afternoon
March 06, 2026 Pot Luck Dinner and Line Dancing
February 22, 2026 Board Games Afternoon
February 06, 2026 5-Pin Bowling
February 04, 2026 Valley Ridge Family Farm Sleigh Ride
January 25, 2026 Board Games Afternoon
November 30, 2025 Board Games Afternoon
October 09, 2025 Estate Planning Seminar
September 05, 2025 Barn Dance and Dinner
August 22, 2025 Lawn Bowling & BBQ 2025
August 05, 2025 The Big Canoe Excursion
June 26, 2025 Lavender Farm Tour
May 29, 2025 Blue Mountain Film Festival 2025
May 05, 2025 Bruce Nuclear Power Plant Tour
April 15, 2025 Cooking Demo with a Chef #2
March 30, 2025 Board Games Afternoon #3
March 26, 2025 Cooking Demo with a Chef
March 12, 2025 Valley Ridge Family Farm Sleigh Ride
February 23, 2025 Board Games Afternoon #2
January 12, 2025 Board Games Afternoon
December 12, 2024 Alice in Wonderland: The Panto
November 08, 2024 5-Pin Bowling
October 18, 2024 Fall Car Rally
September 12, 2024 John Sheard's Homeward Bound
September 09, 2024 E.C. Carr Observatory Visit #4
August 22, 2024 Wye Marsh Wildlife Centre Excursion
August 15, 2024 Billy Bishop Goes To War
July 24, 2024 Lawn Bowling & BBQ 2024
May 30, 2024 Blue Mountain Film Festival
May 16, 2024 Blue Mountain Fruit Company Tour #2
April 18, 2024 Blue Mountain Fruit Company Tour
February 13, 2024 Any Dream Will Do
February 07, 2024 Pilkington Glass Factory Tour
January 24, 2024 Valley Ridge Family Farm Sleigh Ride
December 02, 2023 John McDermott Family Christmas Concert
October 16, 2023 Chi-Cheemaun Cruise
September 25, 2023 Travel: Muskoka Cruise
September 12, 2023 Travel: Info Meeting Newfoundland Trip
August 22, 2023 E.C. Carr Observatory Visit #2
August 16, 2023 Musical: Tom Thomson's Wake
July 27, 2023 E.C. Carr Observatory Visit
June 01, 2023 Blue Mountain Film Festival
April 01, 2023 Georgian Bay Symphony
March 30, 2023 Grey Roots Museum - Leonardo da Vinci Exhibit #3
March 02, 2023 Grey Roots Museum - Leonardo da Vinci Exhibit #2
November 16, 2022 Grey Roots Museum - Leonardo da Vinci Exhibit
August 30, 2022 Sheffield Park Black History and Cultural Museum Walking Tour
July 12, 2022 Lawn Bowling & BBQ
June 16, 2022 Avro Arrow Museum Tour No. 2
May 12, 2022 Avro Arrow Museum Tour
September 29, 2021 1PM - Sheffield Park Black History and Cultural Museum Walking Tour
September 29, 2021 10AM - Sheffield Park Black History and Cultural Museum Walking Tour
November 05, 2019 Royal Winter Agricultural Fair, CNE
October 17, 2019 Ontario Steam Heritage Museum Tour
September 05, 2019 Lady Muskoka Tour
May 01, 2019 Nottawasaga Model Railway Visit

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