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Next Meeting: October 16th

Collingwood Legion
Member's Guests are Welcome

October Speaker: Melissa Shaw - Collingwood Museum

October 2025 Newsletter

President's Message

President’s Message October 2025

All our club members are fortunate enough to be living in the Southern Georgian Bay area and have experienced wonderful outdoor conditions during the 2025 fall season. Continuing warm, dry weather has resulted in excellent weekly trail biking rides, great paddle adventures, and many challenging rounds of golf. In addition walking around the Collingwood harbour and hiking on local Bruce Trails to view fall colours is seeing a real boom in participation. As we turn the corner into late fall there are many events to look forward to including Collingwood Blues hockey, quarterly club cocktail parties, snowshoe tours and a revamped Christmas Party on Wednesday, December 10th at Alpine Ski Club.

The Club’s Annual General Meeting will be held on Thursday October 16. There are a number of PROBUS Canada constitutional requirements that must be approved and officer elections held by the membership each year. The Club is in a strong financial position, hosts a broad range of activities, but has a need for more new members and increased volunteerism on the part of current members. More on this at the AGM.

Annual dues are now payable and have been set at $65 for members and $90 for new members. Our excellent treasurer, Gene Peycha, will be accepting credit card or bank card payments at the October monthly meeting. The preferred fee payment method of electronic transfers can also be sent to probusblue@gmail.com

The Women’s Auxiliary at the Legion is providing a hot lunch service in October and we hope you can join us after this month’s meeting.

Looking forward to seeing you Thursday, October 16th.

Respectfully,

Michael Coward
michael.coward@gmail.com

Activities/Outings

Christmas Luncheon

Join us for a festive Christmas Lunch on Wednesday, December 10th at 11:30 AM at the Alpine Ski Club!

Celebrate the season with delicious food, cheerful company, and holiday spirit. Don’t miss this wonderful opportunity to gather and enjoy the magic of Christmas together.

For more information click here……

Cycling Group

Peterborough bike tour to Hope Lumber Mill and the Canoe museum

The Tuesday ride to New Lowell on the new train trail from Stayner! Picture perfect day with blue sky and above seasonal temperatures. We rested our tired and thirsty souls on the Boston Pizza patio. 20 riders looking forward to the next ride!

Rain? What rain?

What do you do when the bike ride gets rained out? Go for lunch! The Tuesday bike ride suffered only the second rain event this year. The lunch location was enjoyed by 14 cycling members. Members who can’t cycle due to scheduling conflicts often join in for the “optional “ lunch.

Cycling Schedule

Paddling Group

Paddling Schedule

Hiking Group

Hiking Group is "taking a hike" until the fall.

PROBUS Travel Group

The Muskoka program was a success, the Rideau program is fully booked and Agawa is the same.

The Morocco program is 10 April to 24 April 2026. The interest has been huge so please see the website and proceed if you love the look of the program .gptg.probuscanada.ca.
Ireland , small escorted group tour, incl the Aran Islands is available now, (fly prior day), the tour starts 01 June to 12 June 2026. See the website and call Gloria 705 429 9455 to book.
We are also investigating a program to Japan in October 2026.
There is going to be a local , Canadian bike program in Quebec with the “Petit Train du Nord”. TBA. Sept 2026.
And also, for all the sailors, we are offering a week on the Star clipper, sailing from Costa Rico(Pt Caldera) to Panama(Balboa) Jan 09,2027…..4 masts, 16 sails, 74 crew-great ship. Will be coming to gptg.probuscanada.ca.

We are offering local, exotic, Europe, so we hope to hear from all members that one of these trips appeals to you.

Thanking all who help spread the word…..to Probus clubs. GLoria , for GPTG 705 429 9455

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

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