Category Archives: Probus

March 22, 2022 Meeting by Joyce Ogden Fashion of the 1940s: Fabulous Divas and Film Sirens Dr. David Chandross gave a multi-media presentation on the Fashion of the 1940s: Fabulous Divas and Film Sirens at our meeting on March 22, 2022. Below is a photo of David. Dr. David Chandross David’s presentation started with indicatingContinueContinue reading “Monthly Speaker Review #10”

By James Rayner Last month we began describing a series of walks along the rivers that bless Toronto with their presence, starting with the West Humber trail.  This month, we turn to the main branch of the Humber River.  The walk begins at Summerlea Park on the east side of Albion Road, just north ofContinueContinue reading “March 2022 Walk”

The Personal Librarian written by Marie Benedict BOOK CLUB CHOICE, March 2022 Reviewed by: Terry Lingys On March 10th, the Pageturners met to discuss “The Personal Librarian” by the New York Times best selling author Marie Benedict. The Personal Librarian is an historical novel, a New York Times bestseller, published in 2021 and written by Marie BenedictContinueContinue reading “The Page Turners #13”

Ontario was the region of choice for our March, 2022 wine tasting venture. The group selected a vast variety of VQA wines which were all delightful. Of the group, two selections stood out because of the stories that led the tasters to choose them. Both selections were from small wineries in the Niagara region and canContinueContinue reading “Through the Grape Vine #20”

The Investment Club met on Tuesday, March 8th.   While the Club’s members may not be able to enjoy coffee and cookies together, they certainly enjoy meeting one another each month on Zoom.  The Investment Club consists of a group of like-minded Probus members who enjoy each other’s company and like to share their ideas onContinueContinue reading “Investment Club News #12”

The wine club had planned to present our personal favourite wines for discussion at our February meeting.   Although we had an interesting variety of wines on display, we discovered through two of our members that there is a very welcome way to send a gift to those of us who enjoy a glass of wineContinueContinue reading “Through the Grape Vine #19”

The Investment Club met on February 8, 2022 to discuss our portfolio as well as whether or not this is the time to buy into the market considering how volatile it has been recently.  It was a good turnout and wonderful to see everyone again.   We certainly have some good discussions at our meetings. TimContinueContinue reading “Investment Club News #11”

The Island of Sea Women written by Lisa See BOOK CLUB CHOICE, February 2022 Reviewed by: Kathyrn Raymond Set on the Korean island of Jeju, The Island of Sea Women follows Mi-ja and Young-sook, two girls from very different backgrounds, as they begin working in the sea with their village’s all-female diving collective. Over many decades—through the JapaneseContinueContinue reading “The Page Turners #12”

By James Rayner The last few installments of this blog have featured Toronto’s fortunate location on the shores of one of the Great Lakes.  Toronto is also blessed with a number of rivers and creeks that have carved valleys throughout the city.  Unfortunately, in many cases, our forebears filled in many of these valleys andContinueContinue reading “February 2022 Walk”