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Our Speaker Program

Until it is safe to meet together, our meetings will be with Zoom.
About two days before the meeting, members will receive an e-mail
with a link to the meeting.

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Coming Speakers

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Our April Probus Club Zoom Meeting for 2021
will be at 10:00 am, April 13!

Guest Speaker: Alberto Suarez-Esteban

Alberto is originally from Spain, where he developed
a deep fascination and passion for Nature.
This passion led him to pursue a BSc in Biology,
a MSc in Conservation Biology, and a PhD in Ecology.

After about a decade in Academia,
he decided to pursue more tangible results
and to spend more time outside, where he thrives.

During the winter, Alberto teaches
"Ecosystem and Environmental Change" at Carleton University.
The rest of the year, he operates Nature's Apprentice Farm,
a small organic farm in Pakenham born from his desire
to support a food system that regenerates the health
of both people and the land.

His book: No Dig Gardening: Benefits for the planet and your back.

Digging a garden threatens to disturb not only your back,
but also the soil ecosystem,
which is what truly feeds your plants.
But, what is the alternative?
Is it really possible to grow food without digging?

Please join farmer and teacher Alberto Suarez-Esteban
to get these and other questions answered,
and many tips that you can apply in your garden
to grow healthier food with less effort.

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Our May Probus Club Zoom Meeting for 2021
will be at 10:00 am, May 11!

Guest Speaker: Roman Talkowski

Roman has been a resident of Burlington for the last 20 years.
He retired 3 years ago.
He spent most of his working life in Sales
and spent the last 17 years as the VP of Sales in the plastics industry.
Prior to this, he ran the sales operation in Europe (8 years)
for a North American manufacturer of Fire Alarm equipment.
He also spent 3 years in Commercial Banking for a major Canadian Bank.
He has always had an interest in environmental matters
and now has the time to volunteer his time to the cause.

In March of last year, he travelled to Atlanta
and trained with Al Gore's organization, The Climate Reality Project,
to learn more about Climate Change.

He is also the co-founder of HACEN (pronounced 'hasten'
and stands for Halton Action for Climate Emergency Now).
HACEN is a Halton Region focused advocacy group calling
for meaningful municipal action on Climate Change
in Burlington, Oakville, Halton Hills and Milton.

Education:
Bachelor of Science
Masters of Environmental Studies
MBA

Presentation Synopsis:
He will ask three questions in the context of Climate Change
and address each one. They are:
- Must We Change?
- Can we Change?
- Will We Change?

Must we Change?
- What is Climate Change and what causes it?
- How is Climate Change affecting the world we live in?
- How is Climate Change affecting Canada?

Can we Change?
- What technologies (solar, wind, EV-cars, energy storage)
are available to us to fight Climate Change?
- Some success stories and examples

Will we Change?
- Forces for Change
- What can we do as individuals and as a group?

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Previous Speakers

Where a speaker's name and topic is underlined, this is a link to additional information.

2020-21	September	October	November	December	January
	COVID-19 Pandemic There was No Meeting	COVID-19 Pandemic There was No Meeting	COVID-19 Pandemic There was No Meeting	COVID-19 Pandemic There was No Meeting	John Boyko Sir John's Echo
	February	March	April	May	June
	Tim Burrows - Should Your Next Car Be Electric?	Jacqueline Gori - Partners with Paws	** -- **	** -- **	** -- **
2019-20	September	October	November	December	January
	Maggie McDougall Understanding Medical Cannabis	Tony Atherton The Decline and Fall of the Daily Newspaper	Col. Claude Desgagne The UN mission to Haiti	Brian Hull Ending world hunger from the bottom up	Mags Gaulden The Power of DNA
	February	March	April	May	June
	Dr. Judith Rygiel	Sue Williams	COVID-19 Pandemic There was No Meeting	COVID-19 Pandemic There was No Meeting	COVID-19 Pandemic There was No Meeting
2018-19	September	October	November	December	January
	Gary Sealey -- LRT Discussion.	Allan Symons -- Two Centuries of Canadian Clocks	Brian Tackaberry - THE LOST GENERATION: EASTERN ONTARIO DURING WW1	Valerie Knowles - Well Known Ottawa Personalities from the Past	Dean Verger and Ruth Stewart-Verger - Connecting Through Story
	February	March	April	May	June
	Jennifer DeBruin - In Search of Home	Beth Sweetnam for Tony Atherton - Embarrassing Moments	Beth Porter - Accidental Friends - Stories from My Life in Community	Pam Thompson - Art in Canada	Terry Colfer - The Middle East
2017-18	September	October	November	December	January
	Bruce Di Labio -- Birds in the Ottawa region	David Smith --  Einstein: his life and works	Greg Matte  --  From Helmets to Hardhats	Charlotte Gray --              The Promise of Canada	Peter  Hamer -- EMR -- Electronic Medical records
	February	March	April	May	June
	Sue Garvey -- Cornerstone Housing for Women	Kate MacNeil  -- The Ottawa Carleton Wildlife Centre	Dr. John Hardie --         A dental murder mystery	Rachel Boere -- Arctic experience with Students on Ice	Judith Cox -- Purple Carrts, Honey Bees and Magic
2016-17	September	October	November	December	January
	Howard Clifford -- The Wild Child, involving youth with nature	Frank Hitchens --         Are we alone in the universe?	Richard Brisson -- The Enigma Machine	Service Clubs -- Dwight Brown, Rotary, Linda Leinan, Lions	Barrie Kirk -- Automated vehicles are here to stay
	February	March	April	May	June
	Dawn and Peter Doyle: Our cruise to Iceland	Rick Baker  --  CARP	Caroline Midgley and  Jeannie Mathews --  Home care options	Randy Boswell -- Digital databases help re-discover our past	Brock Godfrey -- Mass marketing fraud awareness
2015-16	September	October	November	December	January
	Cheryl Cooper: Tall Ships and the War of 1812	Jonathan Moore: The Franklin Expedition ship Erebus discovery	Kanina Dawson: My Afghan war experience	Ian Smillie: Blood diamonds in Africa	Jane Madigan: Service dogs and anxiety disorder
	February	March	April	May	June
	Michele Leboldus: Our heritage and the next generation	Robert Hannaberry: "Sooner or Later" housing/ care needs	Gerda Kraft: Making refugees feel welcome	Jim Holmes: Kanata Theatre and the community	Dr. Andrew Frank: Memory loss and Alzheimer's
2014-15	September	October	November	December	January
	Joyce Trafford --           The Carp Fair	Joy Forbes --                 The One-Room Schoolhouse	Miriam Rawson -- Matthew House and the Ottawa Furniture Bank	Don Wiles -- Uranium in my Bones	Matt Craig  -- The Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority
	February	March	April	May	June
	Norm Christie  -- Canadian war graves -- Our Sacred Places	George Laidlaw -- The joys of Canadian history	Roddy Bolivar -- The Carp Road Corridor BIA	Brian Hartley -- Bridging the  Chasm	Nelson McDougall-- The NAC Orchestra
2013-14	September	October	November	December	January
	Mac Evans --             Canada's Space Program	Bob Slack - the Canadian Snowbirds	Dr. Andew Burtch The Korean War	Doug Harvey-Smith DesignAbility	Dr. Tim Pychyl -- Procrastination
	February	March	April	May	June
	Nadine Fowler and Cristina Myers -- The Queensway Carleton Hospital	Barry Risk -- Canada Customs    "The Thinner Blue Line"	Dave Brown -- After 10,000 columns	Guy Thatcher -- Walking the Camino de Saint-Jacques	Terry Currie --              The great Fire of 1870
2012-13	September	October	November	December	January
	Dr. Kent MacDonald -- President Algonquin College	Karen Bell -- Seniors Nutrition	Ronald Cohen -- Sir Winston Churchill Society of Ottawa	Dr.Janet Biggar and Jim Jamer -- Empowering youth in Africa	Dr. Aisha Sherazi -- Women in Islam
	February	March	April	May	June
	Ian Farthing -- St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival	Matt Warin -- US Embassy         Trafficking in persons	Peter van Boeschoten -- Ottawa Older Adult Plan	Helen Forsey -- Eugene Forsey and the Senate	J.F. Sauriol --  Computer Security for Seniors
2011-12	September	October	November	December	January
	Max Keeping -- Community Ambassador	Mayor Jim Watson	Guy Parent -- Veterans Ombudsman	Jamie Lunn -- The War Amps of Canada	Allison Knight -- Office of the Information Commissioner
	February	March	April	May	June
	Barbara Carriere -- Kilimanjaro grannies	Grete Hale --     Baker's daughter	Hon. Bill Rompkey -- Senate reform	Hon.Peter Milliken -- longest serving Speaker of the House of Commons	Rotary Club and Ottawa Police -- The ABC's of Fraud