Stories
The Victoria Hospitals Foundation supports the activities of the Royal Jubilee, Victoria General and Gorge Road Hospitals
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Bee Happy!Kristi Philpott shares progess on our beekeeping project in Liberia.
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No reason to be afraid of a ClownHow important is clowning around? Jan Streader shares her journey as a therapeutic clown and how singing and music are important in reaching those with dementia and Alzheimer's.
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Learn about the BC SPCAEmma Hammil, Branch Manager of the BC SPCA talks about the good work the SPCA does in rescuing and rehoming animals of all types, and engaging with community to ensure good animal care practices.
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Doing Good in the WorldToday, we are focusing on all the good work Rotary does in the world. The Rotary Foundation manages Rotary’s global programs, a necessity with so many humanitarian needs in the world. Our club has always been strong in this area. Let's look at what we have accomplished of late and consider continuing that work by donating to TRF and the Annual Fund. |
War Heritage Research InitiativeDr. Geoffrey Bird, Professor at Royal Roads University, will talk about his initiative to produce films that focus on sites of war memory and their significance to Canadian heritage. He tells a local story of significance related to the Abkhazi Gardens and the Prince and Princess of Abkhazi.
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What's going on with the GVA Real Estate Market?Karen Dinnie-Smyth, President of the Victoria Real Estate Board shares the state of real estate in Victoria for 2021 and makes predictions of trends in 2022. |
Cancer, Healing and the Art of Giving BackMike’s personal story began three years ago when at the age of 28 he was diagnosed with a blood cancer – acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Mike told us his story from initial diagnosis in 2018 through treatment and recovery. This journey has led Mike to realize that much more is needed to support young adult cancer survivors (he is 31 now) and has I turn led to his establishing support organizations in Red Deer where he lives, and nationally.
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Classification Talk - Halyna TatarynClassification Talk - Halyna Tatryn Halyna talked about the background that has led to her current career in real estate. As she says, her obsession is homes, housing and real estate. |
Guest Alison Wake: The Civil Resolution TribunalRoger Hough introduced our guest speaker Alison Wake, Legal Counsel for The Civil Resolution Tribunal (CRT) https://civilresolutionbc.ca/. Roger’s little poll found that few people knew about the Tribunal. Alison joined CRT as case manager in 2018 and is now legal counsel for the tribunal. Prior to this she practiced law in Victoria and moved to Kamloops with her partner Nathan and cat, Pete. |
The Rotary Foundation Campaign KickoffMary Coward, supported by her committee (Colin Smith and Ralph Libby) gave a presentation on the structure and work of the Rotary Foundation (TRF). |
Protect Yourself from EMFRC Victoria Harbourside's guest speaker this week (July 14) was R. Blank, CEO of Shield Your Body. He helped us understand the risks of increased exposure to electro-magnetic fields and how we can make this technology safer to use.
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The Future of Oil and GasLaurie Weston presented a brief history of oil and gas and projected into the future. Laurie started out in Shell Canada and the UK, then Nexen Consulting. She also co-founded Sounds QI, an integrated reservoir characterization. She has also co-founded Big Media which uses Data Science to provide information for the general public.
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Homes for Heroes FoundationCameron Diggon, Director of Fund Development brought us a presentation about the Homes for Heroes Foundation.
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Reading and Singing AlongThis week we heard from Maureen Sawa, CEO of the Greater Victoria Public Library about the resilience and agility of our Libraries, particularly during the pandemic, and the importance of their services in helping people in isolation or with homeschooling. We also had the pleasure of hearing author, songwriter and professional speaker, Stephanie Staples speak of her journey and current endeavors in writing children's books and recognizing our healthcare professionals.
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The State of Human Rights in the WorldThis is a massive topic and the presentation touched on some key issues. The pandemic represents a challenging time but there is the need to put human rights at the heart of Canada’s response to the pandemic – COVID-19 is indeed a human rights issue. |
Victoria Symphony - Challenges and Opportunities During the Pandemic
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Rotary and ReconciliationJohn Currie spoke to us on behalf of “Honoring Indigenous Peoples” (HIP), a national Rotary initiative in collaboration with some Indigenous Nations whose mandate is to catalyze societal change by inspiring Indigenous and Non-Indigenous relationship building, strengthening community well-being and advancing the next generation of leaders. |
The Rotary Foundation![]() Past District Governor Craig Gillis visited our club for Rotary Foundation Month to inform our members about The Rotary Foundation.
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Michael King Classification TalkMichael King gave his classification talk.
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The CRD Waste Management Program |
Rebecca Merner - My Year as a Rotary Youth Exchange Student![]() Rebecca Merner has recently returned from Lahti, Finland following a one-year Rotary Youth Exchange. She talks about her experiences and lessons learned.
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The Grateful DeadDavid Lemieux spoke to us about his experiences as a Legacy Manager for the Grateful Dead from 1999 to the present. |
Returning Outbound Student |
Tanzania Coffee ProjectMember, Jamie Kyles presented the Tanzania Coffee Project (GG#2094287) worth $100,000 USD
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Canada's Tainted Blood ScandalDr. Ken Fyke spoke on the tainted blood scandal that impacted the Canadian blood supply during the 1980's.
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The Write to Read Project |
Canucks Autism Network![]() Canucks Autism Network (CAN) was founded in 2008 by Vancouver Canucks Co-owners, Paolo and Clara Aquilini, whose son has autism. CAN is dedicated to providing programs to individuals with autism and their families, while promoting acceptance and inclusion through community engagement and training initiatives across BC and beyond. |
Fernando Martinez from Comayagua, HondurasFernando Ramón Martínez Meléndez from Comayagua, Honduras joined us for a zoom presentation about the projects that we have helped to fund.
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Exchange Student PresentationHenrik Horkko is winding up his year with us and gave an excellent presentation about his year long Canadian adventure.
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Jeff Bray - Executive Director, Downtown Victoria Business Association |
YMCA/YWCA of Vancouver Island"You're not really a city until you have a Y" Derek Gant CEO for YMCA/YWCA Vancouver Island
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Understanding AnxietyKarla Dolinsky gave us a very timely presentation on Understanding Anxiety.
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Ogden Point MasterplanIan Robertson, CEO, Greater Victoria Harbour Authority was introduced by Cheryl Thomas. Greater Victoria Harbour Authority, a not-for-profit organization, owns and operates deep water, marina, and upland holdings throughout Victoria's harbour.
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Fighting Worldwide Corruption![]() The speaker this week was Roy Cullen. Mr. Cullen was an MP from 1996 to 2008. During his tenure as parliamentary secretary to the minister of finance, Mr. Cullen was actively involved in designing and implementing Canada’s anti-money-laundering regime. Mr. Cullen has been very active with the Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against Corruption (GOPAC) in the international fight against corruption and money laundering. He has spoken out on these scourges and has played a leadership role at several anti-corruption and anti-money-laundering workshops and conferences.
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What's happening in Victoria Real Estate |
Dementia Support![]() |
Rotary Exchange StudentsHenrik Horkko and Katarina Kurz presented to the Harbourside Rotary Members this morning on their Exchanges as High School Students. Katarina spent last year in Finland and this year, Henrik, is in Victoria from Finland.
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Todd Litman, Smart Climate ActionTod Litman , Victoria Transport Policy Institute - presentation on Smart Climate Action.
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Sherri Bell, President, Camosun CollegeSherri Bell, President of Camosun College was our guest speaker and showed members a Powerpoint presentation on the College, including key points on number of students and programs available, founding date (1971) David Murray thanked our speaker.
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We Remember![]() Cdr Cory Foreman, Base Administration Officer at CFB Esquimalt helped us reflect on our past by recounting the history of Canadian service, and informed us about our Navy today; who they are, and what they do, both at home and around the world. He ended by telling us a bit about CFB Esquimalt, the third largest employer in the CRD.
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Deborah Curran of UVic |
Garth Wardle - Cyber Attach: The Little Known Story of Notpetya![]() Garth is an entrepreneur with a history of six start-ups, several failures, two exits and one acquisition. For the past 14 years he’s owned and operated Allsite IT, an IT Managed Infrastructure company. Clients include Bell-Canada, Carbon Engineering, Hilton Hotels and several Small Medium Businesses. Allsite IT has offices in Victoria, Vancouver and Toronto. Garth’s work experience and love of a good story means he translates IT subject matter into interesting and useful and information for small-medium business owners. He tells stories with real world actions owners and managers can take to mitigate the business situations discussed. |
What's Climate Got To Do With It?
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Co-HousingClub Member Georgina Patko discussed her experience as a member of a co-housing development in Sooke, BC.
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World Fisheries TrustJillian Martin from the World Fisheries Trust spoke to Harbourside about the education programs that Harbourside have funded over the last few years.
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Anawim House Jim Ross (Board Chair) and Terry Edison-Brown (Director) spoke about Anawim House - a residential safe place for healing from addictions and other causes of poverty and homelessness. They strive to provide a home for 7 men and drop in services Monday to Friday.
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V2V VacationsV2V Vacations is a great experience and a viable alternative for travel between Vancouver and Victoria for visitors and residents alike.
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Barry Casson - Be Who You Were Meant to Be |
Impact of Electronic Media on Today’s FamiliesShannon Husk discussed the impact of electronic devices on family life, from her work counseling families as well as adults.
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Harbourside's Annual Charity DistributionsThe Victoria Harbourside Rotary Club works hard all year to raise funds and distributes them to chosen organizations in Victoria. At today's meeting, we distributed $91,000 to 15 local charities for various projects in our community. The quick summary of all the projects are: 1) Ecole Quadra School for their Inclusive education program which includes books, seating and sensory circuit for students. 2) 1000 x 5 with their goal for every child to have a home library and to have those books read to them 1000 times by the age of 5. 3) Cornerstone Youth Society - one on one mentoring and assistance for girls specific program. 4) Disaster Aid Canada/Soap for Hope - Soap for Hope provides hygiene products and related items to those that need them. 5) George Jay Elementary Literacy and social emotional skills 6) VIctoria Women's Transition House - Prevention, education, advocacy, counselling and empowerment (PEACE) camp program for kids who witness abuse. 7) Can Assist at UVic - connecting with businesses owners and managers in order to develop more jobs for youth with barriers. 8) Kidsport Greater Victoria - so ALL Kids Can Play - season of sport registration grants at the core of their work. Providing kids and youth in need with the financial support to access organized sport. 9) HeroWork Program Society - Peers Power Up Radical Renovation 10) Bridges fr Women Society - Updating the Bridges to Healing Workbook 11) YMCA/YWCA of Victoria - providing supported, semi-independent housing for youth ages 15-19 to facilitate successful transition to living independently. 12) Leadership Victoria Society - Youth Leadership development program 13) LifeCycles Project Society - Grow Together- growing food and future food leaders on school grounds 14) WITS Programs Foundation - WITS provides programs and tools for children to resolve peer conflict and to prevent bullying 15) Burnside Gorge Community Association - van to transport youth and seniors |
Lucia's Presentation on her Youth Exchange ExperienceOur 2018-19 International Youth Exchange student Lucia Penavic, spoke about her amazing experience as she prepares to wrap up her year in Canada.
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Sanctuary Youth Center/ Cornerstone Youth SocietyDarin Reimer has just completed his fifth year as the Executive Director at Cornerstone Youth Society/Sanctuary Youth Center. The Center has been in existence since 2004 and since then has seen well over 30,000 visits of vulnerable youth. He is married o Cora almost 24 years and has three daughters. Darin's hobbies include carpentry and hiking. He has also traveled to the Philippines on numerous occasions to do relief and development work.
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Royal & McPherson Theater SocietyRandy Joynt Manager of External Affairs for the Royal and McPherson Theatres Society (RMTS) spoke about the history of Victoria's two principal performance spaces, and their current role in Victoria's arts scene.
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Update from our President |
Cheryl Thomas on the Oak Bay United Church Neighbourhood Housing Project
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Guest Speaker Cheryl Woolley , Victoria as a Place to Live
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Jack Jeffrey Tribute |
Honduras |
Heart Smart Women Presentation |
NORAD on 9/11: Canada's RoleMike Jellinek talks about his experience as the officer of the watch in NORAD Headquarters on Sept 11, 2001.
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Roses from Rotary |
Operation Caribbe - Drug Interdiction in Central AmericaLt. Commander Sean Kelly of the Royal Canadian Navy spoke about Operation Caribbe, the purpose of which is to stem the flow of drugs from South and Central America into the United States, Canada and Europe. It encompasses the joint activities of a variety of partners from North, Central and South America and Europe. |
Paul Zehr - Teaching Science through Superheros |
Club Donates over $95,000 To Community Groups![]() It was a proud day for Harbourside Rotarians recently as $95,710.00 was handed out at a regular Rotary meeting to deserving various community groups. As President Ann Moskow said "One of our favorite meetings of the year". |
Fireside on International ServiceMaureen Duncan, International Service Director, led a fireside to discuss the workings of the International Service Committee, and how it distributes funds to projects. Results of the fireside will be used in drafting a new funding policy for the committee.
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Speaker - Professor Thomas Pedersen John Heraghty introduced our speaker, Dr Thomas Pedersen. Dr. Thomas Pedersen holds a PhD in marine geochemistry from the University of Edinburgh, and is currently a Professor in the School of Earth and Ocean Sciences at the University of Victoria.
He previously served at UVic as Executive Director of the Pacific Institute for ClimateSolutions from 2009 to 2015, Dean of Science (2003 to 2009) and Director of the School of Earth and Ocean Sciences (2002-2003). In 2015 he served as a member of the Climate Leadership Team of the Province of British Columbia, and he chairs the Canadian Climate Forum, based in Ottawa. Pedersen is a Fellow of both the Royal Society of Canada and the American Geophysical Union. He is an intemationally recognized authority on ocean chemistry, has published extensively in the field of paleoceanography, and has longstanding interests in climate change issues and the application of government policy to climate-change mitigation and adaptation. On a personal note, l first met Tom at dinner after Uplands Men’s Night golf last summer. He explained what he did and displayed his ample knowledge of his subject, but also offered very un-Andrew Weaver like solutions. I’d call him a pragmatist. He’s also entertaining. I think you’ll be better informed after hearing what he has to say. |
Harbourside Works in Guatemala If you're wondering where your contributions to the Rotary Foundation go, here's a report on our project in Antigua, Guatemala, which we just completed. We had a District Community Grant, and worked with two other clubs - Bainbridge Island and the Passport Club of Pierce County. This $9000 project provided business training to 22 women entrepreneurs in Antigua, Guatemala. Each woman received about 10 hours of training, met monthly with a Business Advisor to develop her business, and received a microcredit loan. |
Harbourside Works in HondurasThe Harbourside International Service team is pleased to learn that our Global Grant project in Tegucigalpa, Honduras has been featured in RI's Rotary Service Connections Blog. The article is below.
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Victoria HarbourCats BaseballVictoria Harbourcats 6th Season is upon us, and Managing Partner Him Swanson gave us a rundown on what we can expect in the upcoming season.
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Patricia Jelinski and BC 211Patricia Jelinski is President and CEO of United Way Greater Victoria.
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Glenn Raynor - Life of Harbourside's Rotary Peace ScholarGlenn Raynor was sponsored by the Victoria-Harbourside Rotary Club of District 5020 as a Rotary Peace Fellow (2009 - 2011), and was hosted by the Tokyo-Musashino Rotary Club of District 2580. He is currently the Executive Director of the Jane Goodall Institute in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a dangerous and volatile country that has over 30 armed criminal groups, where violence is common and where his staff have been kidnapped and held for ransom. He was recently a speaker at Rotary's Presidential Peace Conference on Environmental Sustainability. He compliments Rotary for recognizing that peace needs to be the foundation for all its endeavors. Read more about his incredible journey and the impact he is making on the world.
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Cyber Security - How Vulnerable Are You?![]() Gary Perkins, Executive Director, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), at Province of BC, enlightened the members on what the Government is doing to keep our data secure, and what we should be doing too.
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District Governor's VisitTom Carroll is Governor of District 5020, which extends across all of Vancouver Island south through western Washington State to Olympia.
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Nowhere to Run, Nowhere to Hide: How will we adapt to Sea Level Rise?![]() Dave Murray is a Professional Engineer and past national president of the Canadian Water Resources Association that specializes in coastal and river flood protection and natural restoration projects. He addressed the club on the effects of climate change on flooding, and how we need to adapt. |
Presidential Peace Conference on Environmental Sustainability![]() “The time is long past when environmental sustainability can be discussed as not Rotary’s concern. It is and must be everyone’s concern.” ....RI President H.S. Riseley
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Harbourside Donations![]() At our meeting today, donations totaling $172,000 were made to the following organizations.
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International Golfing Fellowship of Rotary comes to District 5020![]() District 5020 is honoured to host the International Golfing Fellowship of Rotary (IGFR) in beautiful Victoria, Canada, August 6 - 12, 2017. To date we have 160 Rotarians and guests from 21 countries registered to attend and play golf at the Mountain and Valley courses at the renowned Bear Mountain Golf Resort. We invite you, the Rotarians of our District to experience this event, and help us to welcome our international visitors. You can register for the entire event, for packages, or individual events. There are lots of volunteer opportunities on the golf course and in the House of Friendship. Click here for more information. |
Piper's Auction
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Report from the World Community Service Team for HondurasThe World Community Service Team for Honduras visited Central America in January 2017 and updated the club on the continuing work in several communities in Honduras.
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Sanctuary Youth CentreDarin Reimer spoke about the Sanctuary Youth Centre at Church OF Our Lord (COOL).
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Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA)Gillian Manson introduced our two speakers: Ben Rutkowski and Saje Volpe who both participated in a leadership training weekend at Camp Qwanoes through the RYLA initiative.
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The Opioid Crisis 2017Rotarian Dr Stephen Holland gave his perspective on the Opioid Crisis: how we got here and what we can do.
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How and Why the Web Radicalizes Disaffected Youth (and what we can do about it)The third speaker in our series on Peace and Conflict was Amir Ahmad Nasr. Amir focused on his own experience to talk about how the internet can open minds to knowledge and world views, but also allows extremist groups to attract youth to radical jihadism.
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Dockside Green Project |
Critical Reflections on Religion and Global ConflictDr. Andrew Wender PhD was our guest, speaking on Critical Reflections on Religion and Global Conflict.
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Cakes from Rotary![]() This is the 11th year that we’ve been pleased to make and offer superb quality fruit cakes.
We make them exactly as you would at home – the finest ingredients, care at every step, and with lots of love built in. We use a recipe that has been handed down through generations to one of our members.
The cakes are wrapped in cheesecloth, dipped in VSOP brandy and overwrapped in parchment paper and foil. They’ve been maturing since September and will be perfect for eating and gifting (we provide the gift bags!) by mid-November.
You just can’t buy comparable cakes anywhere in Victoria. We know because a few years ago, our local CBC did a taste test and voted it as the best cake around!
Order yours today at cakesfromrotary.ca
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School Project in QuatemalaFredy Quib Oxom, a graduate of Pearson College WUC, gave a presentation about a school that he started in Guatemala after he graduated and returned home.
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Speaker - Joey ScarfoneJoey Scarfone is a goldsmith and is retiring from a 40-year career in the jewellery trade. He has published the first book on vintage cars here in Victoria and is currently working on his second. He has also produced three television shows on this topic for Shaw and the fourth is currently in reproduction. Joey has also written and recorded the theme song (movin' on) for the television shows and is working on the research and storyboard for a full length documentary which will be called West Coast Car Culture.
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Installation of the New BoardAnn Moskow attended to the installation of the new Board and President as well as recognizing Past Presidents and Board Members.
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The Local Government Infrastructure Deficit: Information & ActionKim Fowler discusses the challenges facing Canada with the current levels of investment in public infrastructure.
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Problems of the World in 20 minutesJeremy Kinsman attempts to explain all the world's problems in only 20 minutes.
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Guest Speaker - Rear Admiral Gilles Couturier![]() REAR ADMIRALGILLES COUTURIER, OMM, CD
COMMANDER MARITIME FORCES PACIFIC JOINT TASK FORCE (PACIFIC) RAdm Couturier joined the Navy in 1983 from Sept-iles, Québec. He is currently the Commander of the West Coast Navy and the most senior officer of the Canadian Armed Forces in British Columbia.
Highlights of Rear Admiral Couturier’s operational tours include deploying onboard the US carrier ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Commanding Officer of Her Majesty Canadian Ship FREDERICTON where amongst other tasks he deployed to the coast of Africa for an RCMP lead operation that resulted in the seizure of 22.5 tons of hashish bound for the East Coast of Canada. He was also the Royal Canadian Navy lead for Maritime Security for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and the Maritime Component Commander for RIMPAC 2014, the largest maritime exercise in the world that takes place off the coast of Hawaii and includes over 49 ships and 20 000 sailors.
RAdm Couturier’s senior appointments have included Executive Assistant to the Chief of Defence Staff, Deputy Director for Military to Military capacity building at US Central Command in Tampa, Florida; and back in Ottawa as the Lead planner for the Canadian Armed Forces and finally as the Director General International Security Policy for National Defence.
RAdm Couturier still has a passion for our national sport and attempts to put the blades on as often as he can.
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Harbourside Raffle TicketsHarbourside is selling our annual raffle tickets - grand prize - Hawaii!
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Linda Ross - on Aboriginal Housing![]() Siem Lelum (Respected House) is a 41 unit urban village located at 120 Gorge Rd East, which houses Aboriginal Families, Elders, and Youth. Phase 1 has been up and running for over 2 years and construction of 15 additional units of family house has just begun. All are built with the help of grants from CMHC, the Regional Housing Trust Fund, the City of Victoria and BC Housing. Siem Lelum receives no operating grants and operates from modest tenant rents. It is owned by the Victoria Native Friendship Centre ande operated as a Social Enterprise by Linda E Ross Property Management.
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Paul Nursey - Tourism Victoria![]() |
Biography of Ian McTaggart-Cowen by author Briony Penn |
Induction of Kathleen Nelson |
Establishing Trust is the Foundation of Successful Business![]() Saul Klein is the Dean and Lansdowne Professor of International Business in the Gustavson School of Business at the University of Victoria. The Gustavson School promotes four pillars for business success: 1. entrepreneurship and innovation, 2. integration, 3. internationalization, and
4. social responsibility.
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John Heraghty - Classification Talk |
Jamie Cassels, President, University of Victoria![]() Jamie Cassels has served as the President of the University of Fictoria since 2013. He had been a professor of Law and has numerous books, articles and awards. Mr. Cassels gave us a clear picture of the modern university, explaining the many changes since most of us have attended any university.
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Remembrance Day/Piper's Auction ProgramRemembrance Day
In recognition of Remembrance Day coming up on November 11th, the meeting began with Tom Martin playing a recording of the Last Post while Jim Warr recited the Ode to Remembrance as our Invocation. Two minutes of silence were held in memory of those in the Armed Forces who gave their lives for our country.
Pipers Auction
Our semi-annual Pipers Auction was held to raise funds for the Rotary International Foundation. This event is held twice a year with a club target of $20,000 to be raised. To date, Harbourside Rotary has donated $582,000 to the Rotary Foundation for their international programs. Ably supported by Doug Lunam and Jeff Moses, our esteemed auctioneer, Wayne Ford, cajoled and persuaded 20 Rotarians into donating $8,964 to RI. A great job again by Mr. Ford and as well, 5 new Paul Harris Fellow Awards were achieved.
Additional funds were raised by auctioning 4 $25.00 gift certificates to Il Terrazo courtesy of Shelly Gudgeon. Reid James of the Grand Pacific Hotel donated a room for auction. He later upgraded that to a suite plus dinner. It was purchased under the condition that Wayne Ford wasn't part of the prize package.
Finally, a bottle of Crown Royal was auctioned off and Tom Martin was the lucky recipient.
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The Visual Process![]() |
Rotary Youth Exchange![]() |
Guest Speaker - Johanne Brodeur![]() |
Global Medical Brigades![]() |
John Sansom's Classification Talk |
Marathon Swim of Lake Cowichan by Alex Cape and Susan Simmons![]() |
Frank Elsner, Police Chief![]() |
Induction of Fiona Cheong |
Operation Eyesight |
Induction of the 2015-6 BoardThe Rotary Club of Victoria – Harbourside presents the new Officers and Directors for 2015-16.
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The Rotary Peace Scholarship |
BC Ferries and the Big OneOur Speaker this week is Ray Hebden who was introduced by Darrel Jensen. Ray is a Structural Engineer with Hebden Engineering based in Brentwood Bay. His company specializes in large, fully floating patented concrete structures for ferry and shipping terminals.
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Is Amalgamation Right for the Greater Victoria Region?Guest Speaker James Legh was introduced. James has worked for the past 15 years towards the amalgamation of two or more cities in the Greater Victoria area. He is the Chair of the Pro-Amalgamation Party in Victoria and has been a Board Member of Amalgamation Yes.
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Victoria: a Capital for the Next GenerationDave Obee, Editor in Chief of the Victoria Times Colonist, kicked off our new speaker series Victoria: a Capital for the Next Generation. |
Canada's Citizenship Program & Changes to the ActJudge Gerald Pash presented to the club. |
Board PlansEach of the Board members presented their goals for the year. Each preceded their presentation by telling us about a special skill they have, their greatest fear and best professional moment. |
Steve Kleinschmidt- classification talk, August 6th 2014 |
Victoria Harbourcats Baseball![]() Jim Swanson, General Manager of the Victoria Harbourcats gave us an overview about the team, the league, and how much fun it is to go to a game. |
Cowichan River Stoltz Bluffs Stabilization ProjectDave Murray, member of our club, and Engineer with Kerr Wood Leidal Consulting Engineers, told us the store behind this project. |
Conversations That Work![]() Miles Takes introduced the Christopher Bowers, the guest speaker, who plans to help us to have a "conversation." Christopher Bowers, a retired teacher of 30+ years, teaching: Math. Music, Entrepreneurship, and Intro Japanese. Since arriving in Victoria in 2005 has has spent a lot time teaching people about the power of great questions and having authentic conversation. Christopher started Conversation Works Charity.
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Afghanistan ~ Col. Jamie HammondColin Smith introduced Col. Jamie Hammond, our guest speaker. Col. Hammond was raised in Esquimalt and took Honors History from UVic and a Masters degree at Carlton University. He spent 28 years in the Military, serving Bosnia and Afghanistan. He currently is the Private Secretary to Her Honor the Lieutenant Governor, Judith Guichon which means he is also the Chief of Staff for Government House. He has been very involved with Her Honor's Literacy Program and has worked with several Rotary Clubs in implementing the 9 libraries in small communities. |
Community GrantsHarbourside Rotary Victoria held a special meeting to award $107,100 in Community Grants. This was the first time that the Club and the Harbourside Foundation had invited all recipients to receive their cheques in a single ceremony. A total of twelve community groups will benefit from the Foundations investments and Harboursides' fund raising efforts this morning. |
Fukushima - We're All Going to Die???![]() David Iles introduced our speaker first by commenting on previous introductions that were so long they required someone to thank them. This morning he introduced Gordon Greeniaus by saying he’s really smart, he’s from Winnipeg and he specializes in experimental sub atomic physics at UVic. He is going to talk about the Fukushima nuclear disaster. |
Wayne Ford, classification talk |
Meeting Program |
100 Years of Rotary - Murray Ramsbottom |
Overcoming Visual Disfunction![]() Dr. Cameron McCrodan is a developmental optometrist who runs a clinic in Victoria that helps youngsters and adults to make meaning from what their eyes are taking in. The key to how this works is in the interplay between what the eye sees and how the brain works with it. He will be presenting on this topic at a session at 7 pm on May 6, organized by the Victoria Rotary Clubs' Literacy Roundtable. It is open to anyone in the community. The location is the theatre at Berwick House on Elk Lake Road. |
Harbour Series: How to Build a Thriving Waterfront, Lessons from San Francisco![]()
Elizabeth Seifel delivered the 8th presentation in Harbourside's Harbour Series: "How to Build a Thriving Waterfront" with her experiences from working in San Francisco.
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Classification Talk - Ken Milbrath |
Gregory Marchand - Open Heart Runner![]() Doug Webb introduced Gregory, an athlete who had a heart attack at age 40. Greg has written a book called Open Heart Runner on his experience of suffering a cardiac arrest at the end of an 8K and his recovery from that experience 16 years ago. |
Membership |
Harbour Series: Marg Gardiner, James Bay Neighbourhood Association![]() Harbour in Transition:Competing Interests. James Bay is one of Victoria’s harbour based communities and has taken an active interest examining harbour issues. |
Classification Talk - Gillian Manson |
ORCA Oral Care for Children and Adolescents![]()
Angus MacPherson introduced our speakers. Heather Burkett and Mitra Ashemi who have established ORCA, Oral Care for Children and Adolescents.
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Members trip to Guatamala, Honduras and Antigua |
Leadership Victoria
Jack Shore talks about Leadership Victoria and its role in the community.
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Community Service at Harbourside with Robin Cushing |
Update from our recent Rotary World Peace Fellow![]() What follows is a thank you from Glenn Raynor, our 2009-2011 Rotary World Peace Fellow. He would like to pass on his thanks and best regards to the Rotarians of Victoria Harbourside Rotary Club! |
Harbour Series: Darrel Bryan - Clipper Navagations![]()
Darrel Bryan, CEO of Clipper Navagations, talks about the Clipper's role in the Inner Harbour, past, present and future. Darrel is the third in our monthly Victoria Harbour speaker series.
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Typhoon Haiyan Emergency Appeal![]() ShelterBox Canada is appealing for donations to support the Typhoon Haiyan relief effort. |
Harbourside Rotary Scholarships and Youth Recognition
Pat Morris presided over the Harbourside Rotary Scholarship Presentations program. The program included reflections of past recipient and current Harbourside Rotarian Lauren Moline; the history and awarding of the Michael Potter Scholarship by George Prince to Elizabeth Kuroyedov; Darrel Jenson and Lauren Moline making Harbourside Scholarship presentations to Romy Done and Lindy Pangka. Further acknowledgements were made for the clubs involvement in RYLA and Rotaract.
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John Adams - The History of Victoria's Inner Harbour![]()
John Adams is a well known local historian and author. He owns "Discover the Past", a company devoted to historical research, writing, lecturing and providing guided tours of the city and waterfront. He is the second in our Inner Harbour speaker series, and spoke to us about the history of the Inner Harbour.
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Harbourside Rotary Three Year Strategic PlanVice President Lisa Collins presented the Board's Strategic Plan for the next three years. The strategic planning process began in the spring, with a questionnaire that was completed by 63 members. This was followed by a one day "Visioning" exercise, facilitated by trained District 5020 facilitators, and attended by 22 club members.
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Mayor Dean Fortin - The Future of the Inner Harbour![]()
Chris Causton introduced Mayor Dean Fortin. Dean Fortin became the 51st Mayor of Victoria when he was elected on November 15, 2008, and was sworn into office for a second term on December 8, 2011. Prior to being elected as Mayor, Dean served as a Victoria City Councillor for two terms, from 2002 to 2008. Dean spent 17 years as Executive Director of the Burnside Gorge Community Centre before taking on full time mayoral duties.Prior to his political and executive experience, Dean practiced family and criminal law, worked with the Victoria Association for Street Kids (now known as the Youth Empowerment Society) and was a seasonal sawmill worker in Kamloops.
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David Chard of Chard Development LtdDavid Chard of Chard Development Ltd on recent projects in Victoria, including "The Sovereign" |
Mayor Dean FortinThe future of the Inner Harbour |
Victoria's Harbour: Meeting the Challenge of Making it Work![]()
Harbourside Rotary Victoria is launching an exciting initiative to engage business, community and service groups in a community dialogue about how to make Victoria's vibrant downtown harbour a successful work, play and commercial environment. Victoria's Harbour: Meeting the Challenge of Making it Work is a 7-part speaker series that will see community, industry and business leaders sharing their unique perspectives and visions for the harbour's future.
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Victoria's Fringe FestivalErnie Stigant introduced our guest speaker Janet Munsil, Artistic Director and Festival Producer of Intrepid Theatre. Janet has been responsible for programming the Victoria Fringe Theatre Festival, Uno Fest, and the new experimental theatre festival, Winterlab. Over the past 21 years at Intrepid, she has produced 45 performing arts festivals. Intrepid Theatre also operates two downtown venues that are available to the community - the Metro Studio and Intrepid Theatre Club. Janet is an alumni of the UVic Phoenix Theatre program. She is an accomplished playwright whose work has been produced across Canada, the US, Ireland, the Czech Republic and throughout the UK. Her adaptation of Pride and Prejudice was seen by 30,000 people last fall in Ottawa and Calgary and it recently won the critic's award for the best play of 2012. |
Kathryn Stolle - The 12 Dimensions of Wellness
Kathryn Stolle, a Certified Wellness Coach with extensive experience in spas and wellness, is president of SLK Wellness Concepts, an independent wellness resource for individuals, spas and organizations across North America. She spoke to us on the 12 dimensions of wellness.
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The Honourable Judith Guichon, OBC, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia![]() The Honourable Judith Guichon was sworn-in as the 29th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia on November 2nd, 2012. Prior to this appointment, she owned and operated Gerard Guichon Ranch in the Nicola Valley in the BC Interior. The Guichon family has ranched in the area since 1878 and Her Honour's father-in-law was awarded the Order of Canada in 1974 for his leadership in the Cattleman's Associations and his contribution to agriculture in Canada. |
New CPA designation for Canada's accountants![]()
Currently in Canada there are three professional designations for accountants – the CMA, CA, and CGA, but an effort is underway to merge these in to one designation. Sheena Manson tells us more. |
Report from UVic Rotaract
Two of the Rotaracters, Katie Sharpe and Lance Shaver, gave a presentation on the Rotaract Club at UVic.
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All About Chiropractic |
Upcoming Duty Roster![]()
If you are on the Front Desk, a Greeter, or selling Draw tickets, please be there by 6:30 am to start your shift. If you are unable to work your shift, please make arrangements with someone to swap a shift and let Chris Dysart know of the change.
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Rotary Youth Leadership Assembly (RYLA)![]() R otary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) is Rotary's leadership training program for young people. RYLA participants can be ages 14-30, but most clubs and districts choose to focus on a narrower age range, such as 14-18 or 19-30. RYLA emphasizes leadership, citizenship, and personal growth, and aims to
Gillian Manson was pelased to introduce four young women who were Harbourside's "UN Contingent" to RYLA this year: Rachel Corwin, Chahat Mehra and Alice Shimizu who are all from Vic High and Angela Yu from Mount Doug. |
Harbourside "Visioning"What will Harbourside look like in 5 years? This is the question that will be answered as members engage in a "visioning" process that will begin this spring. |
Rehabilitation Medicine in Victoria![]()
Dr. Paul Winston, consultant in neurorehabilitation at Victoria General Hospital, spoke about rehabilitation medicine and services available in Victoria.
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KidSport![]() Kids need sports. Not only for the obvious health benefits, but sport also allows kids to learn teamwork, fair play, dedication and commitment, increasing their sense of self-confidence, all of which leads to happy, productive lives in the future. KidSport Victoria’s goal is to ensure that kids from low income families can participate in a season of sport. |
Power To Be Adventure Therapy![]()
Power To Be provides adventure-based programs designed for youth and families in need of support. Through a collaborative approach and caring staff, Power To Be inspires connections with nature and the discovery of limitless ability. They provide a unique and year-round outdoor education program that promotes physical health and emotional well-being, develops interpersonal and leadership skills, teaches environmental and social stewardship, offers peer mentoring, and supports community engagement and family connectedness.
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Manuel Archadinha - BC Transit![]()
Chris Causton introduced our speaker, Manuel Archadinha. Manuel is the CEO of BC Transit. Prior to joining BC Transit in 2008, Manuel was with BC Ferries and in charge of Terminal Operations. Before that he was with the Treasury Board with the Province of B.C. Outside of work, Manuel enjoys playing soccer.
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World Diabetes Day with Guest Speaker Ellen Stensholt![]()
Ellen is a long time volunteer advocate for diabetes awareness. She came to Victoria two years ago after she retired and became an activist with the Canadian Diabetes Associations and a frequent speaker on diabetes awareness. Helen has been motivated by her daughter's diabetes. She was a distinguished lawyer for the Federal government and involved in many of the trade agreements Canada has signed.
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Induction of Ivana Faltysova and Bill Brown
Bill Brown was sponsored by Laurie Hurst and Ivana Faltysova by Kevin Watt. Harbourside Rotary is honoured to have Ivana and Bill as our newest members. Membership Chair Wayne Shillington introduced the new members and their sponsors, Ralph Libby did the inductions. Laurie and Kevin offered the handshake of friendship and invested Bill and Ivana with their pins.
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Remembrance Day 2012
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HELP Honduras Market Children ProgramThis Rotary Club project helps educate 2,000 of the poorest children living in Teguciagalpa, Honduras. For information on this program, please click "more", below. If you wish to donate, instructions are at the end of this article. If you have questions, or require further information please send an e-mail with your telephone number to cdysart@shaw.ca. We will contact you by telephone to answer your questions.
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