Our Strength is Fellowship; Our Success is Participation.
May 1, Eric Pootmans, former RCAF Snowbird Pilot


Canada travelling all over North America demonstrating the skills, professionalism and teamwork inherent in the women and men of the Canadian Armed Forces. Eric also worked as an aircraft accident investigator for the RCAF’s Directorate of Flight Safety and flew VIPs out of Ottawa which included Canada’s Prime Minister, Governor General and King Charles. He currently lives in Collingwood and flies a private jet out of Toronto Pearson airport.
Speakers, 2023
January: Bonnie Campbell, Seniors Fitness
February: John Millar, Clean Water for Indigenous Communities
March: Ted Barris, Author, Historian. Battle of the Atlantic
April: Bonnie Sitter, Peach Fuzz and Farmerettes
May: TC Energy, Meaford Pumped Storage
June: Ed”Chen” Cohen, A Lifetime of Mountain Climbing
July: Melissa Shaw, ‘Farm Fresh’, a History of Smart Bros Brands in Collingwood
August: Fred Dobbs, Nottawasaga River Restoration Program.
September: Nadia Stolfi and Terry Geddes, Collingwood Health and Wellness Development
October: Carole Binsky, Protection from Fraud and Scams
November: Ted Barris, ‘Rush to Danger”, Medics in War.
December: Captain Peter Lang, Safe Commercial Flight
January: Kelly O’Neil, Public Relations and Communications Manager, Hospice Georgian Triangle.
February: Amanda Pegg, Executive Director, Town of Collingwood
March: OPP Constable Trevor McKean, Fraud Awareness and Prevention
April: Will Goertz, Casinos and a whole lot more.
May: Mike Hiltz, The Canadarm..A Canadian Success Story
June: Ted Barris Video Interview with Jim Deeks of Canada Files
July: Andrew Kirsch, Former CSIS officer, Author, ‘I Was Never Here’.
August: Nancy Esson, Right At Home, Health care in the home.
September: Peter Lang, Nuclear Power.
October: Malcolm G Kelly, Canada’s Sports Century
November: Jane Fleetwood-Morrow, WW11 Through An Unseen Lens.
December: Julian Bayley, ‘Ice Sculptures That Worked’
January: Dave Hanna,’ The World of Commercial Diving’.
February: Tim Morawetz, ‘Canada’s Art Deco Heritage’.
March: Paul Weatherhead, Navigating Cyber Threats.
April: Tony Pigott, Georgian Bay Ecopark.
Upcoming Events

Plans are for weekly events.
Our first ride is Monday May 5th
Departing is from the east side of the Collingwood Canadian Tire Parking lot at 10am.
The group is to meet at the Canadian Tire parking lot @ 10:00 am.
Contact: Doug Smith, Al Grondin and George Christie

Events run from May into the Fall.
Contact: Pierre Tousignant
Meetings
Meetings are the first Thursday of every month, starting at 10:00 am. They are held at The Royal Canadian Legion, 490 Ontario Street, Collingwood.
Contact Us
Probus Club of Collingwood
Membership: Ian Donaldson,
Email: idona175@rogers.com