Probus Club of Ottawa Alta Vista

July 23rd,"In-house"

As is usual for our July meeting we will feature "in-house" speakers.

Judy Foreman will lead off with a description of the Collingwood Elvis Festival. (The 2014 festival starts on July 23rd and runs to the folllowing Sunday.) Morley Craig will update us on the problems facing the honey bee population. Allen Taylor will talk about Alfred Nobel and his Prizes. Keith Walker will take "A very small look at Aircraft Design". Lenore Porter's talk is "New Tricks" - beyond the title, we have no idea what Lenore has in mind.

August 27th, Edgar Schmidt
Worlds in Collision - Statutory Obligations vs Administrative Direction

In January last year the Globe and Mail started an article:

"Legal experts say it's time for MPs and ministers to start having a much more public debate about whether new bills violate the Charter, in light of revelations from a senior Justice Canada lawyer.
The opaque world of the Department of Justice was laid bare in open court this week as senior lawyer Edgar Schmidt, 60, said he and his colleagues have been receiving 'illegal' instructions from superiors for years."

We will have the opportunity to hear at first hand Edgar's account of the problem that drove him to challenge his Department in the Federal Court.

We are a 'Combined' Club. We meet on the 4th Wednesday of the month (except December - 2nd Wednesday). Meetings begin at 10:00 with a few minutes of announcements and then a speaker. Members start to arrive about 9:30 for coffee, cookies and chat (tea, Tim-bits and talk).

Meetings are at:

Gloucester Presbyterian Church
91 Pike Street

Pike Street runs north from Hunt Club just west of Conroy. The church is at the corner of Lorry Greenberg and Pike. Parking lot entrances are off Pike.

... to stimulate thought, interest and participation in activities at a time in life when it is easy to become complacent and self-centred.

Guests and Visitors from other Clubs are welcome.