Meetings

We meet the 3^rd Thursday of the month at the Collingwood Legion.

Coffee and chat 9:30 AM

Formal Meeting begins at 10:00 AM

Finished by noon. See Calendar for details.

LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT

For more than 15,000 years, the First Nations walked on and cared for the lands that we now call home, here in the Southern Georgian Bay Area. The Anishinaabek, Haudenosaunee, Ojibwe, and many others, lived here as families, friends, and communities, the way we are today.

The PROBUS Club of Blue Mountain acknowledges the Lake Simcoe-Nottawasaga Treaty of 1818 and the relationship it establishes with the original inhabitants of Turtle Island. We acknowledge the reality of our shared history, and the current contributions of Indigenous people within our community. We seek to continue empowering expressions of pride amongst all of the diverse stakeholders in this area, and we seek to do better, and to continue to recognize, learn and grow, in friendship and community, Nation to Nation.

Vice President

Michael Coward will be moving into the President's Chair and we need a new VP. Please contact any member of the Management Committee to eplore this opportunity to serve our PROBUS Club.

Board Member Duties

AVRO Arrow - Richard MacLeod

I am a lifelong Newmarket resident and have been a local historian for more than 50 years. I write a weekly feature about my town's history in partnership with NewmarketToday, conduct heritage lectures and walking tours of local interest, and lead local oral history interviews.

My interest in The Arrow began with my uncle who was an aeronautical engineer and was involved in the development of the wings. A whole subdivision of Newmarket was built expressedy for those working at Avro and I grew up listening to their stories.

I wrote a paper at university on the Arrow which, it seems, was controversial and that started a life-long interest in the topic. I have been speaking on the Arrow and its murky history for about 30 years now.

Richard MacLeod
The Newmarket History Hound

AGM

The ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Probus Club of Blue Mountain will be held at the Royal Canadian Legion in Collingwood commencing at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, the September 19th, 2024. The purpose of the meeting is:

1. To approve the Report of the Management Committee.

2. To approve the Statement of Income and Expenditure for the Fiscal Period ending August 31st, 2024,

3. To approve the Budget of Income and Expenses for the forthcoming Fiscal Period ending August 31st, 2025.

4. To elect the following members nominated by the Nominating Committee, or other nominations for membership, to fill the following positions on the Executive of the Club

President Michael Coward
Vice President
Secretary Tom James
Treasurer Gene Peycha