Meetings and Speakers
The Probus club holds regular monthly meetings on the second Wednesday of the month with the exception of December when the monthly meeting is replaced by the Club's Christmas Luncheon. See the past and upcoming Speakers below. Guests are welcome, please use the enquiry form below to request access to the next meeting.
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Meetings are held at the Rotary fieldhouse, See the Contact page for directions.
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For a summary of past Speaker presentations see the monthly newsletter
June 14, 2023

MARK HUI
Topic:How money works
Money is an interesting subject since we work hard for our money but is our money working hard for you. We have the myth that money is complicated and hard but today we are going to cover concepts that are easy and strategies that you can take home and implement by yourself or with our help.
May 10, 2023

Rob MacWilliam
Stress Reductions for Seniors Using Computers at Home "To click or not to click" a review of how to recognize which emails are "fake"
April 12 2023

Graham Best
Memory improvement for Seniors
March 8 2023

Annual General
Meeting
SPEAKER: Ashley Gowanlock, Paralympic athlete
February 8 2023

Dr. Kieron McConnell
Gang crime in Vancouver
January 11 2022
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Joslyn Young
Manager External Relations, Port of Vancouver Authority
December 14 2022

Christmas Lunch
Christmas Luncheon at Hazelmere Golf Course $50 per person Member and 1 Guest invited
November 9 2022

Remembrance day
The November Meeting will celebrate the sacrifices of our Veterans.
OCTOBER 12 2022

Seán Hernández Cummings
Provincial Film Commission, Location and Data Consultant
September 14 2022

Jack Hayes
Dept. Head of the History Faculty at KPU
August 10 2022

Tim Burrows
Speaker and Board Member Electric Vehicle Society
July 13 2022
![Tom Zytaruk[1].jpeg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/73e405_7636cb4d43574e9189b6ad3fb449da42~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_139,h_182,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/Tom%20Zytaruk%5B1%5D.jpeg)
Tom Zytaruk
Local News Journalist, Commentator and Author
May 11 2022

Meeting Cancelled
April 13 2022
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Laurie White
RCMP Officer Wounded in the line of Duty
March 9 2022

Club AGM
No speaker
February 9 2022

Peter Mansbridge
The longtime CBC Host of the National. Peter has written a new book: “Off The Record”
January 12 2022

Chief Norm Lipinski
There has been a lot of controversy about the transition to a new police service from the RCMP but it is almost certain to be a reality going forward.
November 10 2021

Remembrance day
The November Meeting will celebrate the sacrifices of our Veterans.
June 8 2022

Geoff Mynett
Author & Lawyer
October 13 2021

Member recognition
Our first in person meeting since April 2020
September 8 2021

Aroon Shah
Our own Aroon Shah is an expert in Empoyee Advocacy
August 11 2021
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Norm MacLeod
Norm is White Rock Deputy Fire Chief
July 14 2021

George Garrett
John Buis is no longer available to present to the Club and George speak about past experiences
June 9 2021

Nadine Sands
Nadine is an author of 2 books - Hold On, Let Go: Facing ALS With Courage and Hope & High & Wide: When Grief and Love Collide.
May 12 2021

Linda Annis
Linda Annis is Executive Director of the Metro Vancouver Crimestoppers and will speak about the work of Crimestoppers in assisting police to solve crimes.
April 14 2021
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Mark Bulgutch
Mark co-author of "Extraordinary Canadians” with Peter Mansbridge. He is an outstanding CBC producer.
March 10 2021

Baden Smith
Baden is Director of Information Security for the Save On Foods stores
February 10 2021
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Glenda Standeven
Glenda is a is a cancer survivor, humorous inspirational speaker and author
January 13 2021

Dick Drew
Dick is a retired broadcaster and author who has written about Canadian Achievers.
December 9 2020

Andy Chan
Andy is a Sales Associate at Oceana Parc an independent living retirement community in White Rock
November 11 2020

Remembrance day
The November Meeting will celebrate the sacrifices of our Veterans.
OCOTBER 14 2020
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kRISTI bLAKEWAY
– Compassionate teacher and author Kristi Blakeway Author of “Beyond Hello”
September 9, 2020

JOhn Daly
BC Stories He has covered and Fake News
august 12, 2020

Jeremy Gellis
Investment Fraud
July 8, 2020

Dr. Dan Kalla
Pandemics Then and Now
June 10, 2020

Mr. Justice Wally OPpal
Policing and Community Safety
AUGUST 9, 2023

JoAnne Marlow
“Dialogue Between The Decades”
(Intergenerational Communication)
How to Learn from Each Generation’s Experiences to
Create Trust, Respect, and Friendship
JuLy 12, 2023

MICHAEL KOUZNETSOFF
"UNRAVELING THE DIGITAL REVOLUTION - BLOCKCHAIN"
Exhilarating journey into the future as we decipher the Blockchain technology (that you may refer to as bitcoin/ethereum, NFT, small contracts, DeFi)
June 14, 2023

MARK HUI
Topic:How money works
Money is an interesting subject since we work hard for our money but is our money working hard for you. We have the myth that money is complicated and hard but today we are going to cover concepts that are easy and strategies that you can take home and implement by yourself or with our help.
May 10, 2023

Rob MacWilliam
Stress Reductions for Seniors Using Computers at Home "To click or not to click" a review of how to recognize which emails are "fake"
April 12 2023

Graham Best
Memory improvement for Seniors
March 8 2023

Annual General
Meeting
SPEAKER: Ashley Gowanlock, Paralympic athlete
February 8 2023

Dr. Kieron McConnell
Gang crime in Vancouver
January 11 2022
.png)
Joslyn Young
Manager External Relations, Port of Vancouver Authority
December 14 2022

Christmas Lunch
Christmas Luncheon at Hazelmere Golf Course $50 per person Member and 1 Guest invited
November 9 2022

Remembrance day
The November Meeting will celebrate the sacrifices of our Veterans.
OCTOBER 12 2022

Seán Hernández Cummings
Provincial Film Commission, Location and Data Consultant
September 14 2022

Jack Hayes
Dept. Head of the History Faculty at KPU
August 10 2022

Tim Burrows
Speaker and Board Member Electric Vehicle Society
July 13 2022
![Tom Zytaruk[1].jpeg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/73e405_7636cb4d43574e9189b6ad3fb449da42~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_139,h_182,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/Tom%20Zytaruk%5B1%5D.jpeg)
Tom Zytaruk
Local News Journalist, Commentator and Author
May 11 2022

Meeting Cancelled
April 13 2022
.jpg)
Laurie White
RCMP Officer Wounded in the line of Duty
March 9 2022

Club AGM
No speaker
February 9 2022

Peter Mansbridge
The longtime CBC Host of the National. Peter has written a new book: “Off The Record”
January 12 2022

Chief Norm Lipinski
There has been a lot of controversy about the transition to a new police service from the RCMP but it is almost certain to be a reality going forward.
November 10 2021

Remembrance day
The November Meeting will celebrate the sacrifices of our Veterans.
June 8 2022

Geoff Mynett
Author & Lawyer
October 13 2021

Member recognition
Our first in person meeting since April 2020
September 8 2021

Aroon Shah
Our own Aroon Shah is an expert in Empoyee Advocacy
August 11 2021
.jpg)
Norm MacLeod
Norm is White Rock Deputy Fire Chief
July 14 2021

George Garrett
John Buis is no longer available to present to the Club and George speak about past experiences
June 9 2021

Nadine Sands
Nadine is an author of 2 books - Hold On, Let Go: Facing ALS With Courage and Hope & High & Wide: When Grief and Love Collide.
May 12 2021

Linda Annis
Linda Annis is Executive Director of the Metro Vancouver Crimestoppers and will speak about the work of Crimestoppers in assisting police to solve crimes.
April 14 2021
.jpg)
Mark Bulgutch
Mark co-author of "Extraordinary Canadians” with Peter Mansbridge. He is an outstanding CBC producer.
March 10 2021

Baden Smith
Baden is Director of Information Security for the Save On Foods stores
February 10 2021
.jpg)
Glenda Standeven
Glenda is a is a cancer survivor, humorous inspirational speaker and author
January 13 2021

Dick Drew
Dick is a retired broadcaster and author who has written about Canadian Achievers.
December 9 2020

Andy Chan
Andy is a Sales Associate at Oceana Parc an independent living retirement community in White Rock
November 11 2020

Remembrance day
The November Meeting will celebrate the sacrifices of our Veterans.
OCOTBER 14 2020
.jpg)
kRISTI bLAKEWAY
– Compassionate teacher and author Kristi Blakeway Author of “Beyond Hello”
September 9, 2020

JOhn Daly
BC Stories He has covered and Fake News
august 12, 2020

Jeremy Gellis
Investment Fraud
July 8, 2020

Dr. Dan Kalla
Pandemics Then and Now
June 10, 2020

Mr. Justice Wally OPpal
Policing and Community Safety
December 13, 2023

2023 CHRISTMAS LUNCH
Singles or with partners invited
Christmas Luncheon at ““Hills of Portal” Golf Club” Member and 1 Guest invited (ticket sales close when the maximum is hit, or on Nov 29th)
NOVEMBER 8, 2023

PERCY SMITH
Experiences from World War II
Act age 100 Percy has the perspective of having lived through World War II
OCTOber 11, 2023

Avalon Tournier
From THE ALZHEIMER SOCIETY OF B.C
Avalon has been the Support and Education Coordinator with the Alzheimer Society of B.C. for 24 years
September 13, 2023

Alfred Penz
Author of "The Boy's War"
Born in Vienna in 1929, emigrated to Canada in 1956 where he operated a Graphic Design and Marketing Business
A chance to learn about WW II from Alfred's perspective
AUGUST 9, 2023

JoAnne Marlow
“Dialogue Between The Decades”
(Intergenerational Communication)
How to Learn from Each Generation’s Experiences to
Create Trust, Respect, and Friendship
JuLy 12, 2023

MICHAEL KOUZNETSOFF
"UNRAVELING THE DIGITAL REVOLUTION - BLOCKCHAIN"
Exhilarating journey into the future as we decipher the Blockchain technology (that you may refer to as bitcoin/ethereum, NFT, small contracts, DeFi)
June 14, 2023

MARK HUI
Topic:How money works
Money is an interesting subject since we work hard for our money but is our money working hard for you. We have the myth that money is complicated and hard but today we are going to cover concepts that are easy and strategies that you can take home and implement by yourself or with our help.
May 10, 2023

Rob MacWilliam
Stress Reductions for Seniors Using Computers at Home "To click or not to click" a review of how to recognize which emails are "fake"
April 12 2023

Graham Best
Memory improvement for Seniors
March 8 2023

Annual General
Meeting
SPEAKER: Ashley Gowanlock, Paralympic athlete
February 8 2023

Dr. Kieron McConnell
Gang crime in Vancouver
January 11 2022
.png)
Joslyn Young
Manager External Relations, Port of Vancouver Authority
December 14 2022

Christmas Lunch
Christmas Luncheon at Hazelmere Golf Course $50 per person Member and 1 Guest invited
November 9 2022

Remembrance day
The November Meeting will celebrate the sacrifices of our Veterans.
OCTOBER 12 2022

Seán Hernández Cummings
Provincial Film Commission, Location and Data Consultant
September 14 2022

Jack Hayes
Dept. Head of the History Faculty at KPU
August 10 2022

Tim Burrows
Speaker and Board Member Electric Vehicle Society
July 13 2022
![Tom Zytaruk[1].jpeg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/73e405_7636cb4d43574e9189b6ad3fb449da42~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_139,h_182,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/Tom%20Zytaruk%5B1%5D.jpeg)
Tom Zytaruk
Local News Journalist, Commentator and Author
May 11 2022

Meeting Cancelled
April 13 2022
.jpg)
Laurie White
RCMP Officer Wounded in the line of Duty
March 9 2022

Club AGM
No speaker
February 9 2022

Peter Mansbridge
The longtime CBC Host of the National. Peter has written a new book: “Off The Record”
January 12 2022

Chief Norm Lipinski
There has been a lot of controversy about the transition to a new police service from the RCMP but it is almost certain to be a reality going forward.
November 10 2021

Remembrance day
The November Meeting will celebrate the sacrifices of our Veterans.
June 8 2022

Geoff Mynett
Author & Lawyer
October 13 2021

Member recognition
Our first in person meeting since April 2020
September 8 2021

Aroon Shah
Our own Aroon Shah is an expert in Empoyee Advocacy
August 11 2021
.jpg)
Norm MacLeod
Norm is White Rock Deputy Fire Chief
July 14 2021

George Garrett
John Buis is no longer available to present to the Club and George speak about past experiences
June 9 2021

Nadine Sands
Nadine is an author of 2 books - Hold On, Let Go: Facing ALS With Courage and Hope & High & Wide: When Grief and Love Collide.
May 12 2021

Linda Annis
Linda Annis is Executive Director of the Metro Vancouver Crimestoppers and will speak about the work of Crimestoppers in assisting police to solve crimes.
April 14 2021
.jpg)
Mark Bulgutch
Mark co-author of "Extraordinary Canadians” with Peter Mansbridge. He is an outstanding CBC producer.
March 10 2021

Baden Smith
Baden is Director of Information Security for the Save On Foods stores
February 10 2021
.jpg)
Glenda Standeven
Glenda is a is a cancer survivor, humorous inspirational speaker and author
January 13 2021

Dick Drew
Dick is a retired broadcaster and author who has written about Canadian Achievers.
December 9 2020

Andy Chan
Andy is a Sales Associate at Oceana Parc an independent living retirement community in White Rock
November 11 2020

Remembrance day
The November Meeting will celebrate the sacrifices of our Veterans.
OCOTBER 14 2020
.jpg)
kRISTI bLAKEWAY
– Compassionate teacher and author Kristi Blakeway Author of “Beyond Hello”
September 9, 2020

JOhn Daly
BC Stories He has covered and Fake News
august 12, 2020

Jeremy Gellis
Investment Fraud
July 8, 2020

Dr. Dan Kalla
Pandemics Then and Now
June 10, 2020

Mr. Justice Wally OPpal
Policing and Community Safety