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    <pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 09:24:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Recreational Cycling #13 (August 17, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;This will be an easy "keyhole" cycling route including the Georgian Trail, Meaford Cemetery, Meaford Harbour, Beautiful Joe Park, and other parts of Meaford. We will begin and end at the Lora Bay Golf Club. Participants are welcome to join us in the golf club dining room afterwards for coffee and/or lunch. The total distance will be about 20 km with one small-to-medium-sized hill.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Ride Leaders: Janice F. and Dean M.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Please note that if this session needs to be cancelled due to weather an&amp;nbsp;announcement will be sent by 8:00 AM on the date.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>E-Bikes + Explorators (Correction) (August 17, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Meeting Place&lt;/strong&gt;:&amp;nbsp;Top of Blue: On Sideroad 15 where # 119 and Scenic Caves Road meets.&amp;nbsp; What three words flooding.directly.accepted A 23km loop and&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;9:30 Start&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ride Leader&lt;/strong&gt;: Terry&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bike Trail Details:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;This ride is really at the top of Blue Mountain. We will use # 119 and 3rd line, Sideroad 12, Fourth Line, # 19, Sixth Line, 5th Line, 18th Sideroad, 4th Line (again) and back on #119 to our parking area at 15th Sideroad. This ride is a big square at the top of the Escarpment and it is on a mix of gravel and paved roads but all quiet and paved roads with a bike path marked. Lots of rolling hills!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Coffee at the Ravenna Store after the ride&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Park near the X on the map&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MAP&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://beavervalleyprobus.com/resources/Pictures/Top%20of%20Blue.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 13:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Golf Group 13 (August 18, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody" style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Based on the full slate of golfers we have had the last few weeks, we have booked five starting times for up to 20 players at Tomahawk next &lt;strong&gt;Tuesday, Aug. 18th&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody" style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;We have tee times beginning at 9:10, going through to 9:50 AM. Please let me know if you need an earlier or later tee off time and we will try to accommodate you.&amp;nbsp; As always, if the roster is full when you try to register, please add your name to the Wait List and we will get you out if anyone cancels.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Nordic Pole Walking (August 18, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;The Pole Walking group will meet at the far side of the the Little River Park for a 9:30AM start&amp;nbsp; on Tuesday August 18 .&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Little River Park (beach) is by the pier in Thornbury at the end of Elma St N. If you drive down Bruce St N past the trestle bridge and down the hill you will see the yachts and then the pier.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you have a TBM parking pass you can park in the lot by the beach/pier. If not you can park on Elma St.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Please respond to the email address below if you plan to attend.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Nancy&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a&gt;toadhole@xplornet.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Hike #15 &amp; Lunch (August 19, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;This hike is on a&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Wednesday&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;at 10am.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;: Please arrive 10 minutes prior&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;strong style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Hike Leader: Vicki&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Please confirm in advance with Vicki if you are staying for (a great) lunch or a beverage.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Description: This is a lovely loop which follows the river, and loops around forested areas and includes packed dirt trails (lots of roots) two long up and down sections, &amp;nbsp;with rocky or muddy footing, other ups and downs, &lt;u&gt;plus rocky areas&amp;nbsp;including a long descent. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Difficulty and Duration: Approx 5 kms considered &lt;u&gt;moderately difficult, with &lt;font face="Open Sans"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;several r&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;ocky areas&lt;/u&gt;. The pace will be medium. Approx time 1.5-2 hrs&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Please bring water, bug spray and hiking poles.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Starting point &amp;amp; Parking:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;The Falls Inn &amp;amp; Spa, 140 Front St, Walters Falls&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;what3words&lt;/strong&gt;: bureau.lookout.rosettes&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style=""&gt;Car pooling is always recommended. Please check the registrant list and make arrangements with fellow hikers.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;You are invited to join me for lunch and/or a drink afterwards on the deck at the&amp;nbsp; Falls Inn. Lunch prices approx $18+&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;Reminders and cancellations are only sent to those who register so please register if joining us in order to receive any changes or cancellations.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Cocktails and Nibblies - # 4 (August 19, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Welcome to &lt;strong&gt;Cocktails and Nibblies&lt;/strong&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;You are invited to participate in our &lt;u&gt;outdoor&lt;/u&gt; cocktail events from 4 to 6:00 pm. Let's hope for good weather. If we need to cancel an email will go out a couple of hours before the event. (Look for a last minute email as the rain/ weather can change just before 4 pm).&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Remember&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&amp;nbsp;to Bring an appetizer, ready and serving utensils of your choice to share with others. (Enough for aprox. 8 people). You will also need to bring your own beverage, and all utensils, (cutlery, glasses, plates etc). Let's make is easy for the hosts by taking your dirty dishes and garbage&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;You will Definitely need lawn chairs for this event. Don’t forget your name tag&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If the event is full, make sure you add your name to the Waitlist, then check your emails to see if at a later date you were added.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Please bring your own chairs and name tags&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Back Roads Cycling #14 (August 20, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Location:&amp;nbsp; Slabtown to Kimberley Return -Approx 40km&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Parking is available @ Slabtown parking area on Grey Rd #13 across from the landfill site.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Turn right onto Grey Rd #13. We will be riding all the way to Kimberley on Grey Rd #13. There is a paved bike lane for much of this ride. Coffee /Tea break @ the new Kimberley Cafe. It opens early. We will simply reverse the route for the return ride. Approx 40km. Refer to mapmyride&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Please note the &lt;strong&gt;start&amp;nbsp;time&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;is 9:00 am.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;Please arrive 15mins early so you are ready to ride on time. Ride leaves @ 9:00AM. Hope to see you there.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;mapmyride: https://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/4509307462&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Hiking down a notch #14 (August 20, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Hike leader:&amp;nbsp; Ilene&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This hike starts at the south parking lot in the Kolapore Uplands and includes MNR land. It is primarily hard packed dirt trails, with a few rocky areas, through continuous&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;forest,&amp;nbsp; and opportunities to spot rare ferns.&amp;nbsp; The&amp;nbsp; level of difficulty is easy.&amp;nbsp; Pace: moderate&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This hike has 3 loops; we will do 2 of the loops. ( 4.6 km, approx. 1.5 hrs.)&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The start is the new paved parking lot a couple kms south of the Kolapore Church. Complete directions on the confirmation email.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;What3words: outbound.concourse.plurals&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Please remember to bring a hat, water, bug spray , sunscreen, and hiking poles.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>E-Bikes &amp; Explorators #16 (August 24, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kemble Loop ... &lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;10 AM start to allow for travel&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ride Leader:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Wayne B.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Meeting Place:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Intersection of Grey Road # 1 and Kemble Rock Road,&amp;nbsp; parking lot of the Kemble Women's Institute lookout North of OS.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bike Trail Details:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;This ride is going from the area of Kemble and up to Big Bay with the return route being Grey Road # 1 along the Bay. It is beautiful scenery and&amp;nbsp; there are some hills and gravel, the effort is well worth it but getting closer to the Fall we are all in shape after many rides.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Please remember to bring your helmet, contact information card, put on sunscreen and bring water or other beverage of your choice.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 17px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lunch:&lt;/strong&gt; Elise's Diner in Springmount&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Please note that if this session needs to be cancelled due to weather an&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;announcement will be sent by 8:00 AM on the date.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Hike #16 Fox Ridge Road to Old Baldy (August 26, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;This hike is on a Wednesday&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;at 9:30am&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;: Please arrive 10 minutes prior&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Hike Leader: Vicki K&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Description:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;u&gt;We will park at Old Baldy&lt;/u&gt; then shuttle to Fox Ridge Road to begin this challenging trail. This is an old favourite of mine.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Following along the base of the escarpment we will traverse some boggy areas in a very densely forested &amp;amp; ferned section with &lt;u&gt;lots of rocks to climb down, up and over&lt;/u&gt;. We eventually climb a cleft in the rock face to reach the ridgetop.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Skirting the cliff we will pass a sign indicating the midpoint of the Bruce Trail and several&amp;nbsp; lookout points. Back at the parking area we will hike in to the Old Baldy Lookout and loop on a side trail to return to the cars.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Difficulty and Duration: Approx 6.5 kms considered &lt;u&gt;difficult&lt;/u&gt; with some moderate to easy areas, and Many ups and downs. The pace will be medium.&amp;nbsp; Approx time 2+ hrs&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;It is particularly important for this hike to ensure you have appropriate physical ability, balance and endurance.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/u&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Please bring water, bug spray and hiking poles.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style=""&gt;Car pooling is always recommended. Please check the registrant list and make arrangements with fellow hikers.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;Reminders and cancellations are only sent to those who register so please register if joining us in order to receive any changes or cancellations.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Back Roads Cycling #15 (August 27, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Location: Thornbury / Clarksburg Area Approx 30km&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We will begin to ride from the Community Centre parking lot in Thornbury. Turn left onto Alfred St. Right onto Bruce St. riding through Clarksburg onto Marsh St. as it becomes Grey Rd #13. Turning left onto 10th Line. Take the tenth Line to Side Rd #21 and turn left. Ride up to Victoria Corners. Turn left onto Grey Rd #2 heading down to the Firehall/ OPP station. Turn left onto Clark St. Uneven pavement sadly. Be careful! Cross Marsh St. and head over the 1-lane bridge in Clarksburg and continue past the orchards riding on Side Rd #30. Turn right onto Blue Mnt/Euphrasia Townline. Turn right @ the 4-way stop sign onto Side Rd #33.(away from Frogs Hollow). New pavement. Slow down &amp;amp; look for the next right turn. It comes up quickly and may surprise you. Turning right onto Napier St. Take Napier to Bruce St. and turn left. Coffee/ Tea break @ the Thornbury Bakery/ Cafe. Returning to the BVCC parking lot by turning right onto Alfred St. Approx 30km with some hills.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Refer to mapmyride:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.mapmyride.com/routes/copy/6628341482/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.mapmyride.com/routes/copy/6628341482/&amp;amp;source=gmail&amp;amp;ust=1786562974161000&amp;amp;usg=AOvVaw18Zj6WaBoSFFIxAznENtCl"&gt;&lt;font color="#1155CC" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;https://www.mapmyride.com/routes/copy/6628341482/&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Please note the &lt;strong&gt;start&amp;nbsp;time&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;is 9:00 am.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;Please arrive 15mins early so you are ready to ride on time. Ride leaves @ 9:00AM. Hope to see you there.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Singhampton Sculpture Forest (Wire Bird Making) (August 27, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Our PROBUS Club has arranged a new event at the Singhampton Sculpture Forest. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;You will work with an artist on-site to create a wire sculpture bird, which will be mounted on a rock and perfect to take home to your garden.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;After, take a self-guided walk through a serene three-acre estate of gardens and forest with large, eclectic art installations, studios and more.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;You are welcome to bring your own picnic lunch and enjoy it in the gardens.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We would suggest a hat and bug spray for the gardens and forest.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, this location is not accessible for those with mobility concerns.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We are limited to 12 registrants for the sculpture making, so please sign up quickly to avoid disappointment.&amp;nbsp; You are welcome to come just for the garden and&amp;nbsp; forest walk.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PLEASE NOTE: &amp;nbsp;Registration is only required if you plan to make a sculpture. &amp;nbsp;Please do NOT register if you are only interested in the garden and forest walk. &amp;nbsp;(Donations are appreciated on-site in this case)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;General Information:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Date:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;Thursday, &amp;nbsp;August 27, 2026&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Time:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;10:00 AM&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cost:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;$50.00 per person&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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Payment Method:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Payment is online only. Member couples may register and pay together if they wish. If you need any assistance with the online payment, please call us—we can even take your credit card details over the phone!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Refund Policy:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;As usual, refunds will not be given for any reason.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Members Only:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;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 member couples that wish to register and pay together. Please remember to bring your PROBUS Name Tag!&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Hiking down a notch #15 (August 27, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Hike leader: Louis, Glen, Ilene&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This is a forested trail,&amp;nbsp; just off the Georgian Trail and 11th line in Collingwood.&amp;nbsp; It consists of wetlands, cedar forest, poplars and open areas.&amp;nbsp; We will have amazing views of the ski hills.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;It is an easy, hike with a few loops to choose from.&amp;nbsp; It is a multiuse trail, so we may encounter a cyclist.&amp;nbsp; Time: 1 1/2 hr. , moderate pace.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Casual Dining with Friends (August 27, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Again many thanks to Chris and Dave for hosting our July picnic. It was a lovely evening and an enjoyable time for all.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Hazel and Martin&amp;nbsp; have offered to host our August event in their lovely back yard resting on the banks of the Beaver River. We’ll look forward to another lovely summer evening. However, just in case, Aug. 28th will be our backup date.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;As usual for our picnics you are asked to bring a ready to serve food item of your choice sufficiently generous to provide 8 servings. This will be a traditional pot luck event.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;As well we would ask that you bring dishes, glasses, utensils for your own use and your beverage of choice.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>E-Bikes &amp; Explorators #17 (August 31, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Stayner to New Lowell &amp;amp; Return 24 km ... &lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;10 am start to allow for travel time&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bike Trail Details:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;On the newly opened Rail trail from Stayner. Flat easy biking, mostly country views.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ride Leader:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Terry &amp;amp; Vicki&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Meeting Place:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Station Park, 7259 Highway 26&amp;nbsp;Stayner, parking off Huron Street ... my three words: peanut.smidge.prickly&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Coffee:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt; The Creemore Coffee Company has a quaint shop in Downtown New Lowell, great coffee and treats. Picnic tables to rest on. Lunch in Stayner?&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Please note that if this session needs to be cancelled due to weather an&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;announcement will be sent by 8:00 AM on the date.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Euchre 1 (September 08, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;It's Party Time!!!!&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Pizza, Chicken Wings, Cake, Pop and Euchre&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Welcome to our monthly Euchre Tournament.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Please use church front door and go downstairs. Elevator available. Please plan to arrive between 12:00 - 12:15 pm. Everyone helps with set-up and take down and stays to the end when the scores are announced.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>E-Bikes &amp; Explorators - Welland Bike Trip (September 09, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This two-night bike trip to Welland is planned for after Labour Day and is open to members of the E- Bike and Explorators Activity Group. We will be staying at the Best Western Rose City Suites, conveniently located just steps from the Welland Canal recreational trail.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;The hotel is bike-friendly and offers a secure storage room for bicycles; guests also have the option of bringing their bikes into their rooms. A complimentary breakfast is included each morning.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Participation is limited to 30 riders. If the trip fills up, please add your name to the waitlist. Single participants who would like to share a room are welcome, and we will do our best to arrange suitable roommate matches.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Follow the link to to see the rates and room type then reserve your room, tax's are extra, as a group we get a small discount&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Right click to open the link:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.bestwestern.com/en_US/book/hotel-rooms.66042.html?groupId=5X3EB5N0" style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman, serif" style=""&gt;https://www.bestwestern.com/en_US/book/hotel-rooms.66042.html?groupId=5X3EB5N0&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Day 1 - Wed Sept 9:&lt;/strong&gt; Arrive at the Hotel by Noon and we will&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;Bike to the Lock 7 viewing center (36 km return)&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li style="list-style: none"&gt;Dinner is Pot luck in the Rose room.&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li style="list-style: none"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Day 2 - Thurs Sept 10&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;. We will transport our Bikes to the&amp;nbsp;&lt;!--StartFragment--&gt;&lt;span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody"&gt;&lt;font color="#2B2E2F"&gt;Whirlpool Aero Car parking lot found at 3850 Niagara Parkway, Niagara Falls (free parking)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--EndFragment--&gt; and bike on the Niagara River Recreation Trail to Niagara on the Lake for lunch, 40 km return.&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li style="list-style: none"&gt;Dinner is at the infamous "Rex Hotel"&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Day 3 - Fri Sept 11:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Return home or go to a matinee at the Shaw then return home.&lt;/li&gt;
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      <pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Travel: Le Petit Train du Nord Cycling Trip (September 13, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;img src="https://beavervalleyprobus.com/resources/Documents/Activities/Travel/2026/2026-09-13_Petit_Train_Du_Nord_img.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="220" height="125" align="right" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 5px;"&gt;Join us for an 8-day scenic cycling tour along Quebec’s famous Petit Train du Nord, with charming villages, restaurants, microbreweries, and beaches along the way. The tour accommodates 14–24 cyclists, with luggage transferred daily and includes accommodations in lovely inns, breakfasts, one dinner, maps, itinerary, and guide support. A shuttle transfers participants from Saint-Jérôme to Mont-Laurier, where the journey begins with a 44 km loop ride, followed by a four-day ride back to Saint-Jérôme (207 km total) at about 50 km per day, staying inn to inn. The trip concludes with two nights in Old Montreal, including a day ride along the Lachine Canal and time to explore the historic district. (Photo courtesy of @Tourisme Larentides)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;
  &lt;p style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Date:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;September 13-20, 2026&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;strong&gt;Cost:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Approx. $2,199 CDN per person sharing.&lt;br&gt;
  +929 CAD Single supplememt&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  See &lt;a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YUnAH748ap6fOyrVmhxsd5a6fmRuPGz6/view" target="_blank"&gt;Poster and&amp;nbsp;Detailed itinerary&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;for more details&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;Contact Carl Wintermeyer for details on this trip: carlwintermeyer@gmail.com&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Contact Ana at Velo Quebec for booking: 514-521-8356 ext 307 or vqv@velo.qc.ca&lt;/li&gt;
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      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>E-Bikes &amp; Explorators #18 (September 14, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 17px;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Elmvale to Anton Mills &amp;amp; return 27km&amp;nbsp; ....&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;10am Start&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Bike Trail Details:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Elmvale to Anton Mills &amp;amp; return 27km &amp;nbsp;Mostly on a&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;Rail trail with one section on a county Rd, if you want a shorter ride you can turn around at any point.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ride Leader:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;Terry&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Meeting Place:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Elmvale Heritage Park 116 Queen St W&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lunch:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp; Wasaga Beach Beach, Chucks Roadhouse?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Please note that if this session needs to be cancelled due to weather an&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;announcement will be sent by 8:00 AM on the date.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Dining Around Town - September (September 14, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;O&lt;/font&gt;ur September DIning Around Town is at Marilynne Restaurant in Markdale.&amp;nbsp; We must have a minimum of 35 members as the restaurant is opening up especially for us.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The meal is served "Family Style". Dinner is $43.00 plus tax &amp;amp; gratuity.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;No-Shows or late cancellations will be charged $43.00.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Menu: Herb roasted Beef, with red wine gravy and horseradish.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Sides: Caesar Salad with bacon, Yorkshire pudding, roasted potatoes, honey glazed carrots and charred broccoli florets.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Desserts: Extra&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>E-Bikes &amp; Explorators #19 (September 21, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Start Time: &lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;10am&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Starting Point&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;We will meet at the Hibou Conservation Area, 359099 Grey County Road 15 (also called Bayshore Road) my three words are opener.joints.cooperation&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;At times it is paid parking at Hibou (a Grey Sauble Conservation Authority (GSCA) pass will let you park for free, there is also some parking at the entrance, Chances are the lot won't be Supervised on a Monday in Sept. There is a washroom at Hibou.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://beavervalleyprobus.com/resources/Pictures/Leith%20Annan.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ride Leader:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Wayne&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bike Trail Details:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;This weeks ride will explore the area around Leith and Annan. . We will follow Bayshore Road along the Bay, head to the upper bench on SR 18 and through Annan on CR 15 to Tom Thomson Lane&amp;nbsp; to Leith then back to Hibou Conservation area and yes there are both hills up and down and some Gravel&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 17px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lunch:&lt;/strong&gt; We will have Lunch at the old Owen Sound Airport, its a great restaurant called Williams on 26 .&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>September Membership Meeting (September 22, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;We hope you will join us at our next monthly meeting at the Beaver Valley Community Centre,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Date:&lt;/strong&gt; Tuesday, September 22, 2026&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Doors open:&lt;/strong&gt; 1:00 PM&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Meeting begins&lt;/strong&gt;: 1:30 PM&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Speaker:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;Angela Yenssen&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Topic:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;Cyber Security for Seniors&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://beavervalleyprobus.com/resources/Documents/Speakers/2026/09_Angela_Yenssen_crop.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="100" height="124" align="right" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 5px;"&gt;Angela Yenssen is a lawyer at Grey-Bruce Community Legal Clinic. She runs the elder law project in seven counties in rural southwestern Ontario funded by the Law Foundation of Ontario. She gives presentations about legal issues that arise as people age. She also does legal work, such as writing wills.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;During this meeting, Angela Yenssen will present the major strategies used by fraudsters to scam people out of money and real estate and will offer a toolkit to help you protect yourselves from fraud.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;Jigsaw Puzzle Exchange Table&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong style=""&gt;Elaine Bouwman / Rita Melzer&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://beavervalleyprobus.com/resources/Documents/Newsletter/images/AG_Puzzle_Exchange.jpg" border="0" width="110" height="110" align="right"&gt;Enjoy doing puzzles? We have started up a jigsaw puzzle exchange table at our monthly member speaker meetings. Bring 1 or 2 jigsaw puzzles and exchange them at the back of the room. Puzzles must be 100% complete with no missing pieces.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 17:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Meaford International Film Festival 2026 (September 25, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;This year we are going to the Meaford International Film Festival, and hope that you can join us.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We will be viewing the film &lt;strong&gt;Still Mine&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Based on true events and laced with wry humour, Still Mine is a heartfelt love story about an 89-year-old New Brunswicker who comes up against the system when he sets out to build a more suitable house for his wife.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We will have an optional pre show brunch at &lt;strong&gt;The Eggcitement Bistro&lt;/strong&gt;, at 11:30.&amp;nbsp; Please indicate when you register if you will be coming for the brunch as well, so that we can make the appropriate reservation.&amp;nbsp; The cost of brunch is extra, paid at the time, and is NOT included in the registration fee.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Payment:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Payment is online only. Member couples may register and pay together if they wish. If you need any assistance with the online payment, please call us—we can even take your credit card details over the phone!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Refund Policy:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;As with past events, refunds will not be given for any reason&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This event is for PROBUS members only!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>End of season ride and Party (September 28, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Start time &lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;10am&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Meeting Point&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;.... At Terry and Vicki's house, lots of parking in our driveway and on the street. Address will be on the confirmation email&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Details:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;We will have a mystery ride, well not so much a mystery as we did it last year.&amp;nbsp; After the ride you invited to our house for a end of season gathering, there will be Coffee and treats and we may be able to find some Beer and Wine.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We will provide the snacks and drinks but as it will be Noon when we return from the ride and you may be hungry and&amp;nbsp; wish to bring a lunch to picnic on our deck.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We could talk about the 2027 riding season and next years overnight trip.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Leader:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Terry&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;In case of inclement weather please check your email the day of the ride for possible cancellation information.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>SAVE THE DATE:  25th Anniversary - Grand Finale (October 22, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#0000FF" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SAVE THE DATE: October 22, 2026&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left" style="font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://beavervalleyprobus.com/resources/Documents/Events/2026/2026-10-22_Anniversary_Invite_Image.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="350" height="482" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Get ready for an interactive, unpredictable and hilariously entertaining afternoon!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This once in a lifetime event begins at Noon, with an informal reception featuring individual culinary treats prepared and served by Sheardown’s.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Then the excitement moves to the Meaford Hall stage as two powerhouse pianists face off in a high-energy, head-to-head musical showdown, fueled by &lt;em&gt;your&lt;/em&gt; song requests!&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>October Membership Meeting (October 27, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;We look forward to seeing you at our next monthly meeting at the Beaver Valley Community Centre.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Date:&lt;/strong&gt; Tuesday, October 27, 2026&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Doors open:&lt;/strong&gt; 1:00 PM&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Meeting begins&lt;/strong&gt;: 1:30 PM&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Speaker:&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;Joan Knighton&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Topic:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt; British Home Children—The Almost Forgotten Children&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://beavervalleyprobus.com/resources/Documents/Speakers/2026/10_Joan_Knighton.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="125" height="123" align="right" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 5px;"&gt;Joan Knighton is a former teacher, nurse and ortho tech and a proud descendant of a British Home Child. She has previously written and published her father's story. In her retirement she loves presenting this important, but often little known, part of Canadian history. She feels that she honours her Dad and all the children each time she presents.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Joan will present the history of the British Child Migrant Scheme, which spanned eight decades. More than 100,000 children of all ages were sent by ship to Canada, where many became indentured farm or domestic workers until the age of 18. She will cover why, how and the outcome of the system that gave us The British Home Children.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jigsaw Puzzle Exchange Table&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Elaine Bouwman / Rita Melzer&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://beavervalleyprobus.com/resources/Documents/Newsletter/images/AG_Puzzle_Exchange.jpg" border="0" width="125" height="125" align="right" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 5px;"&gt;Enjoy doing puzzles? We have started up a jigsaw puzzle exchange table at our monthly member speaker meetings. Bring 1 or 2 jigsaw puzzles and exchange them at the back of the room. Puzzles must be 100% complete with no missing pieces.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>Dining Around Town - November (November 02, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Our&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;Dining Around Town&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;sessions in November are scheduled to be held at the Mill Cafe.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Select 1 of 3 dates (Monday Nov. 2, Wednesday Nov. 4, Monday Nov. 9) with only 16 seats available for each date. Please select another date if your preferred date is full or go on the waitlist.&lt;/p&gt;

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  The Mill Cafe&lt;br&gt;
  12 Bridge Street&lt;br&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;Thornbury&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registration /&amp;nbsp;Cancellation deadline is Thursday October 29. No-shows or late cancellation fee of $25.00 applies.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Please JOIN WAITLIST when full, as we may get cancellations.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Menu&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Choices:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Order off of the Lunch menu.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We hope you can join us!&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2026 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>November Membership Meeting (November 24, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;We look forward to seeing you at our next monthly meeting at the Beaver Valley Community Centre.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Date:&lt;/strong&gt; Tuesday, November 24, 2026&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Doors open:&lt;/strong&gt; 1:00 PM&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Meeting begins&lt;/strong&gt;: 1:30 PM&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Speaker:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;nbsp;John Amone&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Topic:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt; Canada, Canadians and the Beatles&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;More details coming soon!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;Jigsaw Puzzle Exchange Table&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong style=""&gt;Elaine Bouwman / Rita Melzer&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://beavervalleyprobus.com/resources/Documents/Newsletter/images/AG_Puzzle_Exchange.jpg" border="0" width="110" height="110" align="right"&gt;Enjoy doing puzzles? We have started up a jigsaw puzzle exchange table at our monthly member speaker meetings. Bring 1 or 2 jigsaw puzzles and exchange them at the back of the room. Puzzles must be 100% complete with no missing pieces.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2026 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Holiday Luncheon (December 01, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;img src="https://beavervalleyprobus.com/resources/Documents/Newsletter/images/12_candle.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="150" height="167" align="right"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SAVE THE DATE!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Our annual Beaver Valley PROBUS Club Holiday Luncheon is being held on Tuesday, &lt;strong&gt;December 1&lt;/strong&gt;, 2026!&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;p data-watemprangeelementstart="1" data-watemprangeelementend="1" align="left"&gt;Stay tuned - Invitations with all the information coming in November!&lt;/p&gt;
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      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2027 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>January Membership Meeting (January 26, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;We look forward to seeing you at our next monthly meeting at the Beaver Valley Community Centre.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Date:&lt;/strong&gt; Tuesday, January 26, 2026&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Doors open:&lt;/strong&gt; 1:00 PM&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Meeting begins&lt;/strong&gt;: 1:30 PM&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Speaker:&lt;/strong&gt; Karin Euler &amp;nbsp; &lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Topic:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt; Mission Work in Tanzania&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://beavervalleyprobus.com/resources/Documents/Speakers/2026/01_Karin_Euler.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="166" height="125" align="right" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 5px;"&gt;Dr. Karin Euler began her academic journey in 1987, earning a BA in Life Sciences from Queen's University in 1991. She then attended Medical School at the University of Western Ontario, where she was named to the Dean’s List and received an award for her mission work in Angola. She completed her internship at Dalhousie University, with hospital affiliations at Guelph General Hospital (1992–2002), Collingwood General and Marine Hospital (2009–2023), and Grey Bruce Health Services (2007–2023). Dr. Euler is currently employed at the Community Health Caring Refugee Clinic. Since 2010, she has participated in annual medical missions to Tanzania with the Canadian African Community Health Alliance and has supported the Women's Shelter in Collingwood. A Family Doctor since 1992, she has special interests in palliative care, tropical medicine, sickle cell anemia, and mental health.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;Jigsaw Puzzle Exchange Table&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong style=""&gt;Elaine Bouwman / Rita Melzer&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://beavervalleyprobus.com/resources/Documents/Newsletter/images/AG_Puzzle_Exchange.jpg" border="0" width="110" height="110" align="right"&gt;Enjoy doing puzzles? We have started up a jigsaw puzzle exchange table at our monthly member speaker meetings. Bring 1 or 2 jigsaw puzzles and exchange them at the back of the room. Puzzles must be 100% complete with no missing pieces.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2027 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Golf Tournament 2027 (June 15, 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;img src="https://beavervalleyprobus.com/resources/Documents/Events/Golf_Shelburne.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="100" height="100" align="right"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SAVE THE DATE:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;We are excited to announce the 2027 annual golf tournament!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;The price includes&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;18 holes of golf with cart, coffee and muffin to start, followed by a BBQ lunch and prizes after the golf.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;The format is "Team scramble - 18 holes".&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;As with past tournaments, the teams will be assigned by the organizers to balance the teams and encourage meeting new members. We will consider preferred pairs by request only. &lt;strong&gt;You are welcome to register a non-member guest for this event!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Lunch options are: chicken on a bun, hamburger or a veggie burger or an egg salad sandwich and a choice of two side dishes: country potato salad, pasta salad, garden salad or Caesar salad.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;General Information:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;
  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Arial;"&gt;Cost:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: Arial;"&gt;TBD&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;strong style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Location:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial" style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;font face="Arial" style=""&gt;Shelburne Golf and Country Club&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;font face="Arial" style=""&gt;516423 County Rd 124, Melancthon ON&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;
  (50 minute drive from Thornbury)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;
  &lt;strong&gt;Timeline:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;Tuesday, June 15&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;ul&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Check-in:&lt;/strong&gt; 8:00-8:40 AM&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;Get cart, team assignments, starting hole #, muffins and coffee&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Welcome and review of rules:&lt;/strong&gt; 8:40-8:50 AM&lt;br&gt;
    All players in carts at 8:40 AM for the welcome&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Golf—Shotgun Start:&lt;/strong&gt; 9:00 AM-2:00 PM&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BBQ lunch:&lt;/strong&gt; 2:00-3:00 PM&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prizes and Wrap up:&lt;/strong&gt; 3:00-4:00 PM&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;/ul&gt;
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&lt;p style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registration&lt;/strong&gt;: Sign-up and payment is online. Member couples can register and pay together using the &lt;strong&gt;Add Guest&lt;/strong&gt; button.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Arial;"&gt;Refund Policy:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;As with past years, refunds will not be given after payment has been made.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Inclement Weather Policy:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;Cancellation of the tournament will be considered &lt;strong&gt;only if the Shelburne Golf and Country Club officially closes the course to all play.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;This will be determined using &lt;strong&gt;R&amp;amp;A&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;standards for play&lt;/strong&gt; whereby dangerous weather prevents safe play on the course. Beyond this we will play—rain or shine. If the tournament is cancelled, we will reschedule based on availability of requested rain date.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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