PROBUS Club of Durham West
Welcome Our members are retired business and professional persons residing in Durham Region, including Pickering, Ajax, Whitby, Brooklin, Oshawa and other areas. Our monthly meetings feature informative and entertaining speakers. Along with monthly social events and 23 activity groups who meet regularly, its a great way to meet new people, make new friends and discover new interests. Read More: Including the most recent PROBUS Canada newsletter. |
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OUR NEXT MEETING IS Thursday, February 12, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. |
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NOTE TO MEMBERS: Please note that the following pages have been moved over to Members Only and will require that you are logged-in to access them now. These are: - Activity Groups - Management Team - Newsletters |
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Happy Anniversary |
We will be celebrating our 17th anniversary as a club at our next meeting! This will give us the opportunity to celebrate with all the friends we have made over the years and perhaps meet another one or two. The morning will be divided into three parts! We will start with our business meeting as usual followed by a “Trivia Group Challenge!” The challenge will team based. Questions will be asked and answers will be recorded on a group answer sheet. There will be several rounds of questions with topics for everyone, and be assured there will be one or two laughs. The sole purpose of the trivia is to have fun! After the Trivia Challenge, there will be a Potluck lunch where we will share a delicious lunch with both “old” and “new” friends! Come for all or part of the meeting! Please register online to ensure we have enough tables and chairs for everyone! Here is the link. |
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Social Events
REMINDERS: There are NO REFUNDS if you sign-up for an event and are unable to attend. You may have someone go in your place by getting payment from them and notifying the event Convenor of the change, along with the name and phone number of the person replacing you. |
Past Events (for the current year)
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Click Here for information and pictures relating to past events. |
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Upcoming Events
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Potluck Lunch We will be celebrating our 17th anniversary as a club, in the form of a potluck lunch, at our February, General Meeting. This will allow us to celebrate with all the friends we have made over the years and partake of some of your favourite dishes. We are asking that you register through the website to ensure that we have enough tables and chairs for everyone. We are not asking participants to bring a specific dish this year. It's your choice! For full details and to register for this event, click here. |   |
Activity Groups |
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Click on Individual Clubs below. Clubs with updates for this month are identified with (**) |
Arts/Special Interests See Updates from: Cribbage ** Garden Club **
Mah Jongg ** Probus Perch Patrol PPP (bird watching group) ** |
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Member's Corner
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Go To Members Corner for more details |
News
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Sharing Our Recipes |
"The Big Guy" and I usually spend the evening of Valentine's Day cooking up a fabulous meal. This year, I'm softening him up with a "Creamy Garlic Shrimp" dish, steamed vegetables, white rice, and the rest of the bottle of white wine. It is best to serve the same wine in your glass as the wine that you use in the sauce. Since shrimp has a mild, delicate flavour, we generally like a light-bodied white wine with high acidity, such as Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc or a Chardonnay. I have also included an alternative Piccata flavour choice to make the dish a more savoury shrimp dish. I will send "The Big Guy" on a trek to the Capital Letter Store for wine with a stop at the market for shrimp. |
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I generally buy the 31-40 size frozen shrimp that is shelled with tails left on. That means there will be 31- 40 shrimp in a pound. I usually thaw 14-15 as a good feed for two hungry seniors. Scallops, chicken or fish can be substituted for the shrimp. If you buy the bottle of wine strategically, you will not end up with leftover wine... if that could possibly ever be a thing! For the complete recipes click here. |
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