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General Meetings

General meetings take place on the last Monday of every month from September to November and January to April. In May, we have our annual banquet, usually on a Wednesday.

 

Prospective members are always welcome to join us!

Location
St. Bonaventure Parish Centre
1300 Leslie Street (just south of Lawrence) - Map
Free Parking

 

 

Speaker Programme for 2009 - 2010

 

September 28, 2009, 7:00 pm (Note the early start time: COME EARLY to learn about interest and study groups.)

Galileo’s Legacy: Celebrating Four Hundred Years of Cosmic Exploration

Dr. John Percy, Professor Emeritus, Astronomy and Astrophysics

 

 

October 26, 2009, 7:30 pm

Toronto’s Vital Signs – A Snapshot of Toronto

Rahul Bhardwaj, President and CEO, Toronto Community Foundation

 

 

November 30, 2009, 7:30 pm

CFUW GUEST NIGHT

Lessons from New York

Catherine Nasmith, President of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario

 

 

January 25, 2010, 7:30 pm

MEN’S NIGHT

Five Characteristics That Define What it Means to Be a Canadian

in 2010

Rudyard Griffiths, Columnist with National Post and regular political commentator on CTV and CBC, founder of the Dominion Institute.


 

 

February 22, 2010, 7:30 pm

Lifting Children From Poverty Through Education – One Community at a Time

Robin Mednick, founding member, President and Executive Director for “ Pencils for Kids

 

 

March 29, 2010, 7:30 pm

Workaholism and The Loss of Integrity

Dr. Barbara Killinger, clinical psychologist, fellow club member and author of Workaholics. The Respectable Addicts (1991,2004), The Balancing Act. Rediscovering Your Feelings (1995) and Integrity. Doing the Right Thing for the Right Reason (2007) 

 

 

April 26, 2010, 7:30 pm

Creating Habitat In Residential Areas and Parkland

Christina Sharma, Project “ CHIRP”, volunteer educator with the Canadian Wildlife Federation since 2001. Recipient of the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal for her public education on how residential properties can support wildlife conservation.

 

May 2010 6:30 pm

ANNUAL DINNER

Programme TBA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Last updated: July 15, 2009