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By James Rayner I have already mentioned in my last post, how lucky we are in Etobicoke to be living near one of Canada’s most historic rivers, the Humber.  As a final autumn walk, the Walking Club visited this river once more before the snow flies.  Our route was from Albion Road to Albion Road,ContinueContinue reading “November 2022 Walk”

This month we met at Jennifer Robert’s home to taste her selection of Canadian wines.   At our wine tasting events, we sample two white and two red wines and ask the tasters which wine they would either buy, might buy, or would not buy.  The wines on our buy list are: The two white winesContinueContinue reading “Through the Grapevine #26”

On 0ctober 13, Norma Bandler hosted 20 members for a memorable evening at the Mimico Cruising Club. The sun came out late in the day and provided a beautiful backdrop of the yachts and gardens. To learn more about the Mimico Cruising Club, Click Here The congenial group ordered from a wide variety of choices onContinueContinue reading “Dinner Club #2”

By James Rayner Sometimes we don’t realize how lucky we are to be living in Etobicoke beside one of Canada’s designated historic rivers, the Humber.  This stream and its valley have served as a transportation route for First Nations and, later, European explorers, from Lake Ontario north to the Holland River and then to GeorgianContinueContinue reading “October 2022 Walk”

By James Rayner One of the more interesting walks that the Walking Club took this summer was to see the Yorkville Murals.  Starting at the Bathurst subway station, we made our way east through the Annex over to Yorkville.  The Annex, so named because Toronto annexed the area in the late 1800s, is a treasureContinueContinue reading “September 2022 Walk”

The Investment Club met again in person for the first time in several years on September 13th.  It was so good to see everyone and enjoy coffee and cookies again. After getting reacquainted, we reviewed our portfolio compared to the TSX over our fiscal year, June 30, 2021 vs June 30, 2022.   The TSX wasContinueContinue reading “Investment Club News #16”

The Wine Tasting Club did not meet in September, due to unforeseen circumstances.   However, we do not intend to disappoint you this month, since we have a few cheap and cheerful wines to recommend as well as a little help with those hard to pronounce names of the many wine selections that we all struggleContinueContinue reading “Through the Grape vine #25”