PROBUS Club of Durham West

2022 SPEAKERS

November Speaker: Ted Barris. Battle of the Atlantic: Gauntlet to Victory

Barris explores the evolution of battlefield medicine at such historic engagements as Fredericksburg, Batoche, the Ypres Salient, the Somme, Vimy, Singapore, Dieppe, Normandy, Falaise, Bastogne, Korea, Iraq, and Afghanistan.

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Richard  spoke about a unique rain-water collection system at Ongutoi Health Centre for drip irrigation in an orange orchard where the revenue generated provides long term free health care for this community and region.

September Speaker: Chris Allum on Protect Your Money

Christine Allum partners with various groups and organizations to deliver investor education and fraud prevention workshops.

Chris provided information about: Fraud prevention , Money tips and resources and

Working with a financial representative.

August Speaker: Deidrey Francois – Joyful Singing

Deidrey Francois is a passionate singer/songwriter and a soulful performer. She delighted us with blues, rhythmic rock to jazzy joy as well as entertaining story telling.

July Speaker: Laura Rae on Age-Friendly Ajax Community Plan

Laura Rae is the Policy & Community Support Coordinator for the Town of Ajax. She talked about the first Age-Friendly Ajax Community Plan and other initiatives. 

June 2022 Speaker - Nicole Adams

A talk about new developments in consumer DNA testing as a way of digging for your family roots and what they can reveal about your family history

May 2022 Speaker - Barbara Dickson

A story of Canada’s biggest WWII munitions plant (“GECO”) employing over 21,000 citizens, predominantly women, who courageously worked with high explosives around the clock over its four-year history

April 2022 Speaker - Geoff Cutten

Geoff provided us with an April Fools talk based on a Zoological Hoax. He spoke about the "Snouters".This hoax was the whimsical creation of Gerolf Steiner, a zoology professor at the University of Heidelberg