Guest Speaker at our Next Meeting on June 28

Dr Peter Naus St Jerome’s University

Dutch Euthanasia Legislation and Practic-es: Possible Lessons for Canada

As of June 17, 2016 new federal legislation came into effect in Canada, establishing a le-gal framework for medical assistance in dy-ing.

Although medical assistance in dying, either through euthanasia or assisted suicide, is now legally permissible under conditions set out in the legislation, certain issues remain for further review and study.

We can learn from the experiences of coun-tries where medical as-sistance with dying has been practiced for some time.

One such country is the Netherlands, Peter's country of origin.

Peter will share information about develop-ments regarding euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide in that country, and what lessons we can learn.

The PROBUS Club of Cambridge Newsletter for June 2017

July 6th, Thursday Triggers & Bows Bur-ford rifle and handgun target practice 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM, 340 Bishopsgate #2 Bur-ford N0E 1A0. Everything supplied 22 and 9 mm calibres $69.99 +tx for both. Small cali-bre rifle and hand gun only available. Lunch at Legends Taphouse and Grill 1084 Rest Acres Rd. Paris ON.

August 30th, Wednesday Golf Tournament at Grand Valley Golf Club, team scramble, noon tee-off, stay for prizes, dinner and fun!

September 21st, Thursday Famous People Players + bus +lunch 343 Evans Av. Toronto, 11:30 AM - 2:45PM ~$60.

October 17, Thursday Afternoon social meeting combined with the two local women’s PROBUS clubs. Special speaker is Hugh Brewster speaking about Lucile, Lady Duff Gordon, the Edwardian couturiere who grew up in Guelph and sur-vived the Titanic. $20 per person. The Po-lice Association Recreation Centre, hors d’ouevres, cash bar.

Upcoming Club Activities

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Raised on a Blenheim-area farm, Lillian probably didn't realize she was causing a stir on the waters of the Great Lakes when she registered to become a commercial sailing ap-prentice in a program offered through Geor-gian College in 1974.

The college program combined time on the water with time in class, and at the start of the program there were 58 males and just two females.

Even though she was a landlubber going in, it didn't take her long to enjoy merchant marine life, which included stops in places like Thun-der Bay to load up grain, the south end of Lake Michigan to drop off iron ore to the steel mills, and, during the summer, trips to the Arctic to supply the tiny, isolated communi-ties and mines with all of the supplies they would need for the entire year.

Kluka said she experienced a lot of resistance during her career because she was a woman, but she gives credit to the family-owned N.M. Paterson and Sons Ltd. company of Thunder Bay that took her on when she was an ap-prentice.

She worked her way up through the officers' ranks and, as if often the case in a career, happened to be in the right place at the right time when she first served as a captain.

It was on a trip to the Arctic and when the ship's captain became incapacitated, as chief officer, that Kluka took over the duties and performed so well that she held onto the posi-tion for good.

Kluka was the first woman captain to sail the Great Lakes, which provide many challenges.

She said the fact she is a woman was often held against her during her career. Her com-pany was unable to send her on a trip to Alge-

ria when she was chief officer because offi-cials there would not work with a woman. Instead, she got to go to Mexico, but was picked up by authorities there because 'ladies' were not allowed to be on the dock.

The captain had to explain to Mexican offi-cials, "That's no lady, that's our chief of-ficer," before they let her go.

And when she discusses careers with female students, she urges them to consider some non-traditional careers in the skilled trades.

Lillian Kluka, Great Lakes Ship Captain . . . Chatham Daily News

Bob Fairley intro

When do we start?

An Unpredictable Journey

I was born in 1947 in idyllic Istria, sit-uated right across from Venice at the top of the Adriatic sea.

Early in my life we were forced to leave our home in the aftermath of WWII , bound for Italy. Initially our destination was a refugee camp which had been an army camp convert-ed to a war prison.

After two years there my father found work in northern Italy so we moved to Bergamo where I lived until the end of 1969. My father then decided to emigrate to Canada and my family joined him and I followed a bit later.

I joined my family in Sudbury (in winter, what a shock) and then moved to Cambridge to start a career with Victor Comptometer.

Victor offered me a position in London (Ontario) and I settled in St Thomas.

This became home for 21 years where my wife Carmen and I raised our 4 chil-dren: two sons, Andrei and Jesse and two daugh-ters. Simone and Charlene.

After many years with Victor and 6 years with Retail Automation, I successfully start-ed my own company SabrePoint Inc. Over time we grew to 24 great people, specializ-ing in hospitality point-of-sale and security systems.

I sold Sabrepoint at the end of 2008 and agreed to continue on with the new compa-ny for a few years.

After a serious cardiac arrest, miraculous survival and lengthy but successful recovery I am now enjoying retirement, family and serene life in Canada.

Rad Bazzul Vignette . . . Rad Bazzul

Meeting Pics

Dennis Mercier clicking away! Our welcoming committee hard at work!

Grand River Rafting . . . Al Glaab

Many adventurous members and

guests paddled down the river

from Paris to Brantford.

With very knowledgeable

guides it was a relaxing and

peaceful trip, yet exciting to

see wildlife up close.

30th Anniversary Recognition

30th Anniversary recognition from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Premier Kathleen Wynne, MPP Kathryn McGarry, Mayor Doug Craig

and PROBUS Canada

Our 30th Anniversary Meeting in May was quite a success, with lots of congratulations coming in. Here’s a sampling.

New Members

It’s great to see new members joining the club. The wide range of their backgrounds is always interesting. At May’s meeting these new members were inducted.

Don Disher sponsor: Murray Mills

Gerry Kraemer sponsor: Dan Clements

David Tanner sponsor: Keith Martin

John Westbrook, former PROBUS member, served in the Royal Canadian Navy, then as a longtime member of the Waterloo Regional Police Force. Passed away at age 78, May 25th at Cambridge Memorial Hospital

Memorials

We also had three new guests at our last meeting. Glad you came, come again!

Mike Collins sponsor: Doug Snyder

Ron Robb sponsor: Dick Murphie

Ron Woynarski sponsor: Tom LeBrun

The PROBUS Club of Cambridge P.O. Box 22011

Water Street RO

Cambridge, Ontario N1R 3E0

probuscambridge@gmail.com

www.probuscambridge.org

Canada Chapter #1

Chartered March 17, 1987

Our Strength is Fellowship Our Success is Participation

Billiards Club Dan Clements 519-212-8267 Larry Markow 519-658-4819 Sept TBD, 11am, Walshee's Billiards, 52 Main St Bridge Club John Snelgrove 519-620-0677 Computer Club Mark Maloney 519-622-0091 Sept TBD, 11 am, Black Badger, 55 Water St N Photography Club Alvin Glaab 519-221-7305 Jack Kok 519-621-4810 Woodworking Club Murray Mills 519-620-8864 Wayne Taylor 519-623-6431 For more information, contact the champions di-rectly or visit www.probuscambridge.com

Special Clubs

President: Bob Rutherford

1st VP: Jack Kok

2nd VP Bob McBlain

Past President: Wayne Taylor

Treasurer: Walter Enns

Deputy Treasurer: John Reid

Secretary: Dennis Mercier

Speakers Chair: Dan Clements

Speakers Member: Bob Sanders

Vignette Chair: Raymond Morrissette

Newsletter Editor-in-Chief: John Snelgrove

Newsletter Editor: Mark Maloney

Visitation & Attendance: Howard DeBrusk

Club Services (acting) George Barrie:

Archivist: Ivan Robinson

Membership Chair: Murray Mills

Membership Member: Bill Barlow, Miles Lauzon

Technology Chair: Mark Maloney

Technology Members: Dan Clements, Mike Jeans

Activities Chair: Al Glaab

Activities Member: Glenn Drinkwater

Management Committee

Regular meetings start at 9:30am and end at

11:30am on the last Wednesday of the month. These

meetings are held monthly (with the exception of

August and December) at the United Kingdom Club,

35 International Village Drive, Cambridge, Ontario,

N1R 7M5. No general meeting is held in August and

December is our annual Christmas Luncheon.