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Clementine: The Life of Mrs. Winston Churchill written by Sonia Purnell BOOK CLUB CHOICE, November 2021 Reviewed by: Gina Steele A Washington Post Review stated “Purnell’s extensive and insightful biography offers a much welcome portrait of Clementine Churchill whose remarkable life has long been overshadowed by her famous husband.”  Purnell wrote that “ Clementine was so muchContinueContinue reading “The Page Turners #11”

By James Rayner To conclude our walks along the waterfront of beautiful Lake Ontario, we visited the Toronto Islands.  These islands were once part of a large sandbar–formed by erosion from the Scarborough bluffs–that  served as a protector of Toronto harbour from lake storms. That is part of the reason why John Graves Simcoe choseContinueContinue reading “November 2021 Walk”

On October 12th, we were fortunate to have Chris Allum and Allister Field from the Ontario Securities Commission together with two law students from the Investor Protection Clinic address our club.   We had a great turnout with 38 participants.  Their presentation on Protect Your Money not only raised our awareness to the possibility of fallingContinueContinue reading “Investment Club News # 8”

At our October Wine Tasting Club meeting, we continued our global search for reasonably priced, tasty wines that we would be happy to enjoy at home or with guests.  Our journey took us Down Under.   We found that the majority of wines in the Australian wine section at the LCBO were primarily red but halfContinueContinue reading “Through the Grape Vine #15”

THE DUTCH HOUSE written by Ann Patchett BOOK CLUB CHOICE, October 2021 Reviewed by: Elva Edgar At the end of the Second World War, Cyril Conroy built a large real estate empire, became wealthy and purchased “The Dutch House” which was the start of the family demise. Over 5 generations and 5 decades, we followed theContinueContinue reading “The Page Turners #10”

By James Rayner This month’s walk continues from the last one where we ended up at Queen’s Quay Terminal Warehouse.  This time we continued east along the waterfront. Exiting the (finally) renovated Union Station into Maple Leaf Square, you will find the entrance to the Scotia Bank Centre with its statues of notable Maple LeafContinueContinue reading “October 2021 Walk”

THE FINISHING SCHOOL by Joanna Goodman BOOK CLUB CHOICE, September 2021 Reviewed by: Kathryn Raymond One September 9, 2021, the book we discussed was The Finishing School by Joanna Goodman.  The novel was very interesting as it included many social themes relevant to current issues. Although we were missing some members, those in attendance we allContinueContinue reading “The Page Turners #9”

The new season of the Investment Club began September 14th, 2021.   It should be an interesting year with the daily changes in the world we live in.   You will note that the portfolio has been broken down into sectors to assist us in our buy/sell decisions.   This will be fine tuned as we proceed. TopicsContinueContinue reading “Investment Club News #7”

At our July meeting, we enjoyed a variety of refreshing wines from California.   Of course, because we met via Zoom, we all tested different types of wines, some particularly suited for sipping in the California climate. Every member enjoyed their particular selection and most sampled varieties that were not their first choice with remarkable results. WeContinueContinue reading “Through the Grape Vine #14”

By James Rayner Continuing our visit to Toronto’s Great Lake, our Walking group visited Harbourfront.  Taking the Bathurst streetcar south from Bathurst subway station, we got off at Fort York Blvd. From there you get a beautiful view of old Fort York which used to be on the shore of the lake but because ofContinueContinue reading “September 2021 Walk”