Where Age Doesn’t Keep Us From Thinking Young!

Our Strength is Fellowship; Our Success is Participation.

Welcome to the
men’s Probus Club of Collingwood!

The Probus Club of Collingwood, will celebrate it’s 35th anniversary in October, 2022. It is the original men’s Probus Club of the Georgian Triangle, and one of the first in Ontario. Informative speakers each month combined with a membership of over 140 retired and semi-retired active men, enable us to create a place of enjoyment and fellowship in the community, emphasizing the Probus motto. We enjoy numerous trips and social events throughout the year, including golf, biking, theatre, excursions, and tours of businesses throughout Ontario.

*In person meetings have resumed at the Royal Canadian Legion, Collingwood! *

September 1, Meeting

Normandy Room opens @ 9:00, Meeting starts @ 10:00

Probus Members:

The Normandy Room opens at 9.00am for coffee and conversation.

Covid Precautions to include: Members, please stay home if feeling unwell. We request and recommend that members wear a mask in common areas and while moving about the Legion - once seated, eating, or drinking, masks may be removed; Please observe physical distancing rules during the meeting; Bring your own coffee cup if possible. All County and Provincial COVID mandates observed.

Plan to stay for the Legion's famous value lunch.

September Speaker: Dr Bob Galway, Captain Roy Maxwell, Canadian Arctic Aviation Pioneer.

Please see Speakers Page.

Our book exchange ably curated by Al Wallace, is back in business. So bring along a few of the books you've enjoyed, and exchange them for fresh reading material.

Remember: Be a friend, bring a friend. And let us know if there's a member who's not doing well.

John Megarry

Probus Club of Collingwood

Who’s Involved?

To paraphrase a line from the movie, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, “who are those guys?” What backgrounds are represented by the members of the Club? There are many individuals with many diverse backgrounds.

Corporate: CEOs, Managers, Presidents
Education: School Principals, Teachers, School Board Reps.
Engineering: Engineers, Geophysicist, Trades
Financial: Accountants, Bankers, Planners, Advisors, Managers, Human Resources
Legal: Lawyers
Medical: Dentists, Physicians, Surgeons
Media: Broadcasting, Newsprint
Military: Veterans, and ex servicemen, Pilots
Sales and Marketing: Real Estate, Pharmaceuticals, Insurance, etc.