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Next Meeting: July 17th

Collingwood Legion
Member's Guests are Welcome

July Speaker: Tom Carter - History of Nuclear Energy in Canada.

July 2025 Newsletter

July Guest Speaker

SPEAKER: Tom Carter

Subject: The History of Nuclear in Canada

Tom is a professional engineer having worked in the Ontario nuclear business for 50 years ….. and still consults, if needed. He started with Ontario Hydro in 1971 after having completed his Masters in nuclear engineering at Imperial College in London, England. He worked for ‘Hydro’ for 25 years and then started his own consulting and project management company… THE PRISM NUCLEAR GROUP.

He has worked in most aspects of the CANDU nuclear industry in Ontario, for example…. nuclear and radiation safety, nuclear wastes management, licensing and environmental approvals, reactor design and repair, and reactor rehabilitation for life extension.

Tom and his wife Louise live in Lora Bay and have lived in the Collingwood/Blue Mountains area since the early 2000s.

He will talk about…

The history of nuclear in Canada
How a CANDU reactor works and safety features
Nuclear wastes, how they are currently managed, and their disposal
Paying for wastes disposal, and reactor decommissioning
Rehabilitation of reactors and life extension
Future prospects for building large, small, and micro reactors… there is ‘lots of international buzz’
…. and, finally, time for lots of questions.

Activities/Outings

King's Wharf - Grease

Don’t miss out on seeing Grease at Kings Wharf!!

The next meeting is the final opportunity to purchase tickets for the Kings Wharf presentation of Grease. This musical is always a crowd favorite, and who can resist the timeless love story between Danny and Sandy?

You can pay for your tickets at the meeting or via e-transfer.

More details, including payment instructions, can be found here: PDF

Cycling Group

Some photographs taken during the Cycling Group's Lake Couchiching ride on July the 8th. The pictures show the group together with a couple of amazing model airplanes, one of which had been doing some dramatic roles and spins while we were at a private airfield on the side of the trail that we were on. The owners of these models were very proud of their flying machines, particularly the owner of the yellow aircraft who treated us with an amazing show of aerial acrobats.

Tom

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Cycling Schedule

Eugenia Ride

Paddling Group

Paddling information on the Activities/Paddling page.

We enjoyed a beautiful day cruising down the Nottawasaga River. Passed by the huge sand dunes along the way . Carl

Paddling Schedule

Hiking Group

Hiking informations on the Activities/Hiking page.

Hiking Schedule

PROBUS Travel Group

The Georgian Probus Travel Group had a sell out event this week. The group enjoyed a new route on Peerless 11 on Lake Rousseau and Joseph in Muskoka Viewing the many mansions on the way. We finished up at wonderful Windermere House for dinner and an overnight stay. Many thanks to Fred Chenoweth and Ian McGruer for organizing a memorable trip.

Carl Wintermeyer

Ski Legends UPDATE

St Anton, Austria, February 5 - 14

Sun Peaks

Ski Legends Membership 2025-26

Hello Fellow Probus Blue Mountain Members.

Ski Legends has announced its ski trips for 2026.

Judging from the interest and excitement at the Legends year end breakfast these trips will go fast so, if you are interested, make sure you get your new2025?26 membership. The application is on the Ski Legends website https://probusskilegends.ca/

PDF copies of the flyers are attached.

St Anton, Austria, February 5 - 14
Sun Peaks, BC, February 25 - March 4
Ski Legends membership application for the 2025/26 is also attached
Online Trip Applications will open on Wednesday, May 21 at 6 pm.

(They will not be available before this time.)
More details will follow soon on the Legends website: https://probusskilegends.ca/

QUESTIONS? Email the trip organiser at legendsskitrips@gmail.com

And lastly, all participants must be PROBUS members and members of PROBUS Ski Legends for the coming season.

Enjoy the remaining ski days for this season!

Monty

Bridge Group

The Kitchen Bridge group continues to meet the first and third Thursday of each month at 1:00 p.m. at the legion. Great relaxed camaraderie.

We welcome all who have an interest in the game of bridge -- whether a beginner or expert.  Play commences at 1:00 pm but, if you cannot come until later, come anyway. We will fit you into a game throughout the afternoon.

George Powell georgegpowell@gmail.com

Yes, Christmas is Coming!

We are excited to announce that our annual PROBUS Christmas Lunch will be held on Wednesday December 10, 2025. This year, we have a fantastic new venue – the Alpine Ski Club. Please make a note of this change in location from previous years, as we want to ensure everyone has ample time to adjust their plans accordingly.

We look forward to celebrating the festive season with all of you in this beautiful setting. More details will follow, but for now, please save the date!

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