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To renew your membership with the Probus Club of Kingsway-Islington, please fill out the form below to notify our Membership Coordinator, Diane Gillis, that you would like to renew. All of the fields must be completed. In order to renew your membership, you must agree to the Probus Liability Waiver for Members. To read thisContinueContinue reading “Membership Renewal 2025-2026”

Monthly Meeting Schedule The format of the meeting is to have a social period between 9:15 a.m. and 10:00 a.m., and a chance to enjoy a hot or cold beverage and baked goods while meeting your friends and making the acquaintance of new colleagues. At 10:00 a.m., the meeting is called to order and anContinueContinue reading “Normal Meeting Format”

For May, The Pageturners met again at Fairfield Centre and saw all 10 members in attendance.  The group had a very lively and thoughtful discussion on The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles.  The Lincoln Highway written by Amor Towles Reviewed by Norma Bandler The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles is a New York Times BestContinueContinue reading “The Page Turners #19”

The Dinner Club meeting on March 9th, 2023 was hosted by Eric and Loretta Fines at Beertown Public House, 1020 Islington Avenue in Etobicoke (at the corner of Titan Road) with 13 people attending. Everyone enjoyed the food and charming company. Beertown says: “We are a restaurant bringing culinary delights to humans of all agesContinueContinue reading “Dinner Club #4”

By James Rayner I recently wrote about a walk we took along Queen St. West from Roncesvalles to University Avenue; this current installment includes Queen Street from Bay to Dufferin, going west instead of east.  It is amazing how the same street looks so different when going in the opposite direction! We started the walkContinueContinue reading “February 2023 Walk”

The Dinner Club meeting hosted by Wendy Edgett was on Thursday November 10th, when sixteen Probus members met at “Peter’s on Eglinton Restaurant and Deli” for an enjoyable evening. Established over thirty years ago, Peter’s is famous for Montreal Smoked Meat and many other popular dishes such as Souvlaki and (yes) liver! In pre-Covid daysContinueContinue reading “Dinner Club #3”

Photograph of the Facilities at Lambton’s G&C Club by Jack Markham Photograph of the Club’s Executive by Maggie Hoffmann Photograph of Club Members by the Christmas Tree by Jack Markham Photograph of Club Members by Maggie Hoffmann

By James Rayner In early December, the Walking Club visited the Yorkville area of Toronto to view more than 30 floral installations called Fleurs de Villes, featuring the works of Toronto’s favourite florists.  I had seen an ad for this event on the subway but didn’t have any details.  Members of the Walking Club wereContinueContinue reading “December 2022 Walk”

November 10th, 2022, saw the Book Club gather at the Fairfield Seniors’ Centre (at 2:00 p.m. in Room 3) to discuss Crow Lake by Mary Lawson.  Our animated discussion was led by our new President, Debra Owens.  Everyone enjoyed reading her suggestion. Crow Lake by Mary Lawson (293 pages) Who doesn’t love Mary Lawson? Even thoughContinueContinue reading “The Page Turners #18”

This month we met at the home of Tim and Maggie to taste Tim’s selection of four international wines, all of which were rated over 90 by Carolyn Evans Hammond, the Toronto Star’s wine columnist.   At our wine tasting events, we sampled two white and two red wines and asked the tasters which wine theyContinueContinue reading “Through the Grapevine #27”