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Number of People on the Waitlist = 140 May 2024 Welcome to our May 2024 Newsletter for people on the Waitlist of the Probus Club of Kingsway-Islington. The purpose of this newsletter is to advise you of policies that affect you as a guest of our Club, our meeting schedule for the year, the speakerContinueContinue reading “Newsletter for the Waitlist of the Kingsway-Islington Probus Club”

THE RACES, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 21st (possible new event) Do you remember that in June we used to have lunch at the Woodbine racetrack and bet on the horses? We had such fun! We have had some of our members ask if we are doing it again this year. As you are probably aware, theContinueContinue reading “Off to the Races?”

On Thursday, April 4th, 2024, 14 members of the Wine Tasting Club attended the Wine Tasting at Linda Hasler’s home. We had a fun afternoon tasting and reviewing wines from four different countries. The two wines preferred by the group were both white, and these are reviewed below. Only 13 votes for these two wines wereContinueContinue reading “Through the Grapevine # 42”

The Book Club met at the Fairfield Centre on April 11th, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. with the discussion of The Blue Collar CEO by Mandy Rennehan lead by Donna. “The Blue Collar CEO: Describes the Gutsy Journey from Rookie Contractor to Multi-Millionaire Construction Boss” and is a captivating memoir by Mandy Rennehan. In this respectfullyContinueContinue reading “The Page Turner #26”

April 22, 2024 Meeting by Victor Fornasier and Tim Sulisz Responding to New Advances in Mental Health Care Lee Fairclough, was first speaker. She is the Senior Vice President, Clinical Care at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in Toronto, and adjunct Professor at the Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation atContinueContinue reading “Monthly Speaker Review #17”

March 25, 2024 Meeting by Victor Fornasier and Tim Sulisz Cyber Scams and Phishing Schemes Designed to Dupe Seniors Our Probus meeting on Monday, March 25th featured Constable Marco Ricciardi from Division 22 of the Toronto Police Force, as our speaker. He spoke and gave a PowerPoint presentation on prevention and safety. The focus was on howContinueContinue reading “Monthly Speaker Review #16”

On Thursday, March 7th, 2024, The 12 members of the Wine Tasting Club who attended the meeting at Jack and Marg Markham’s home. This event is always special as the Markham’s provide a variety of hors d’oeuvres and cheeses that always exceed expectations. We had a fun afternoon tasting and reviewing the three Canadian andContinueContinue reading “Through the Grapevine # 41”

On Thursday, February 1st, 2024, The Wine Tasting Club had a fun afternoon tasting and reviewing opinions on the four wines presented. There were 11 members attending the event at Elva Edgar’s home. The two wines preferred by the group are described below. Northern Italy, Oggi Botter, Pinot Grigio DOC This white wine is anContinueContinue reading “Through the Grapevine # 40”

On the February 8th, 2024 meeting of the Book Club, Terry Lingys reviewed the 2019 Historical Biography, A Woman of No Importance, written by Sonia Purnell. This is a story of Virginia Hall and how her heroism changed the course of the Second World War. A Woman of No Importance by Sonia Purnell A WomanContinueContinue reading “The Page Turner #24”

The Wine Tasting Club’s December meeting was held at Ruth Warren’s apartment and was hosted by Ruth, and Pat and Murray Wood. As always it was a very enjoyable and social event with all 14 members attending. Sicily, Italy, Doppio Passo Winery – Grillo, 2022 Of the two white wine tested, by far the favourite wasContinueContinue reading “Through the Grapevine # 39”