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The Probus Club of Kingsway/Islington
NEWSLETTER
October 2016
Issue #96
Presidents’ Message
After a wonderful summer, we look forward to Autumn
colours and another session starting of Kingsway/Probus
Club. A full agenda of events are scheduled along with the
popular Christmas Luncheon at Lambton Golf and Country
Club.
Management Committee 2015-2016
President
Past Co-Presidents
Ken McFadyen
Carole & Richard
Cosburn
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1 Vice Co-Presidents Pat & Murray
Wood
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2 Vice-President
Diane Fulcher
Secretary
Tim Sulisz
Treasurer
David Snow
Membership
Jennifer Roberts
Newsletter Editor
Jack Markham
Events Coordinator
Mary Mulligan
Clubs Coordinator
Kathy Riddell
Social Coordinator
Roberta Saunders
Members at Large
Donna Thomas
416-247-0589
416-243-0042
416-239-9545
416-626-8229
416-249-7392
416-239-5349
416-253-4467
416-546-0201
416-240-8869
416-749-0848
416-626-6436
416-622-7154
The changeover of Management will take place at the
October meeting. Pat and Murray Wood will be the new
Co-Presidents and they bring years of experience in
leadership roles and will be a great asset to the club. We
have a full slate of nominees now for the Management
Committee. Co-Second VP Joan and Dennis Nault, Club
Coordinator Sylvia Newman, Co-Members at Large Linda
Johnson and Gillian O’Rourke. If any members would like to
be considered for the Second VP, Club Coordinator or the
Member at Large position they should put their names
forward.
Activities/Clubs Committee
Book Club
Bowling Club
Bridge Club
Sally Goodwillie
Susan Jackson
Carole & Rich
Cosburn
Camera Club
Donna Thomas
Dinner Club
Judy Evans
Games Club
Maggie Hoffmann
Investment Club
Linda Hasler
David Snow
Luncheon Club
Jean Fox
Neighbourhood Walk Vacant
Pub Club
Harry Sutton
Square Dancing
Carole & Rich
Cosburn
Walking Club
James Rayner
Greeters Group
Wendy Edgett
Bulletin Board
Judy Snow
416-244-2233
416-621-2344
416-243-0042
416-622-7154
416-231-8410
416-249-7392
416-207-0209
416-239-5349
416-255-6127
I would like to thank the management team for their
support, as well as all the members and volunteers for
generously giving their time and hard work.
A reminder the October 25th 2016 meeting will once
again will be held at the Weston Golf & Country Club,
located at 50 St. Phillips Road and we look forward
to seeing you at that time.
416-622-5464
416-243-0042
416-233-1909
416-621-8165
416-239-5349
Ken McFadyen
POSTAL ADDRESS
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Probus Club of Kingsway/Islington
225 The East Mall, Suite 1655
Etobicoke, ON
M9B 0A9
Next Meeting is at Weston Golf & Country Club
October 25, 2016
Andrea Teather is the CEO of the Jane Goodall
Institute of Canada. She will be speaking about the work
of the Jane Goodall Institute both in Canada and Africa.
You will learn about the many community and youth
projects this group sponsors and also more about the
NEWSLETTER
Member contributions to the newsletter may be
sent to: [email protected].
The newsletter is available online:
www.probus.org/16kingisltn.htm
Institute’s work with chimps.
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Membership: 275
Meetings start at 10:00 am; speakers at 10:30 am.
Those interested in joining should contact Jennifer
Roberts.
WANT TO BRING A GUEST?
Refer to GUESTS POLICY for limitations.
Contact Jennifer Roberts416-626-6436 or
[email protected] one week prior
to `the meeting date. Charge for guest is
$10.00 per person.
At each meeting please pick up your badge and sign
in at the Membership Table. Also, kindly return your
badge to the Table at the end of the meeting.
Don’t forget our draw. At each meeting there
is a cash draw. Bring your toonies.
Please notify Judy or David Snow concerning
a seriously ill or deceased member of the
club.
It is recommended that members have their
cheque-books at meetings as membership dues,
special events, and activities must be paid by cheque.
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NEWSLETTER
October 2016
Issue #96
Announcements
Please note that our October 25 meetings will be held at the Weston Golf & Country Club
MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL
Thank you to all the members who have renewed their membership. If you are aware of anybody who is not
planning to rejoin, please have them call me to confirm their withdrawal.
Thank you. Jenny
Roberta’s Corner
Well, at this moment I am sitting in the kitchen watching a drain man snake my drains in the kitchen. I have had
water showing up in the basement at the bottom of the stairs. I think they have found the problem. Not without
making a mess downstairs but that is a good thing so now we can get back to normal, hopefully soon. The rugs
and the ceiling are damaged so it goes on and on.
This month the Management Team had a nice get together for the members of the executive who are retiring this
year. We met at the lovely home of Marg and Jack Markham. A good time was had by all, a beautiful evening
sitting on a great balcony looking over the Humber River. Jack and Marg served delicious finger foods, fancy
sandwiches etc . They are sharing one of their recipes today as our recipe this month. Thanks Jack and Marg for
a lovely evening.
Our Meet and Mingle this month was a lovely affair. We had great music, wonderful food. All in all a fun evening
with great friends.
JACK & MARG’S RECIPE - BUNWICHES
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10
1
1
Boiled Eggs-cubed
Small Velveeta Cheese-cubed
Celery Stalks-cut fine
Olives-sliced
can Tuna(drained)
cup mayonnaise
salt
pepper &
rolls
Mix in a bowl the first four ingredients and then add the Tuna, Mayo, salt & pepper. Mix well and place on top of
cut rolls and place on a cookie sheet and bake in a 350 degree oven for about 20 minutes. This is a good recipe
for a lunch with a salad or for a cocktail party all you have to do is alter the size of the rolls from regular hamburg
buns to mini buns.
Roberta
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NEWSLETTER
October 2016
Issue #96
PAYMENT MEANS CONFIRMATION
Probus will accept only cheques for events, activities
and tours. Cheques cannot be post-dated for the
specified cut-off dates. Cheques will be destroyed in the
event the activity is cancelled.
REFUNDS
Once a tour or event has been filled and booked and
Kingsway/Islington has paid the monies, we are not
able to process refunds.
YOUR EVENTS FOR WHAT IS LEFT OF THE YEAR
A WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE SHAW FESTIVAL THEATRE - Mary Mulligan - 416 240-8869
Wednesday, October 5th
10:00 am departure Note new time of departure
Location: St. James United Church, 400 Burnhamthorpe Road Park at the rear of the lot.
This program is sold out
CHIHULY EXHIBIT – ROM
Mary Mulligan 416 240-8869
Friday, October 21st
2:00 p.m. timed ticket to the Chihuly Exhibit plus a guided tour
3:00 p.m. afternoon tea Druxy’s ROM Café
$41.00 per person
Dale Chihuly, an American sculptor, is globally renowned for his ambitious site-specific architectural
installations in public spaces and in exhibitions presented in museum and gardens worldwide.
This is now sold out.
MATILDA THE MUSICAL Mary Mulligan 416 240-8869
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Wednesday, November 2 1:30 p.m.
Ed Mirvish Theatre, formerly the Pantages
44 Victoria Street
$81.00/per person
MATILDA THE MUSICAL is the story of an extraordinary girl who, armed with a vivid imagination and a sharp
mind, dares to take a stand and change her own destiny
Great seats Row N and Row 0 middle of the theatre. 5 tickets left. For those who have signed up, your tickets
will be at the back of the room at the upcoming meeting.
STEPPING OUT, A COMEDY
Maggie Hoffman 416 249-7392
Sunday, November 6th, 2:00pm
Theatre Etobicoke 1 Colonel Samuel Smith Park Drive
(Corner of Kipling Ave. & Lakeshore Blvd.)
$20.00 per person
Theatre Etobicoke is celebrating their diamond anniversary. This is a rollicking comedy about the attempts of
some working class amateurs to overcome their inhibitions and left feet in a low-rent dance studio in North
London. Mavis, a former professional chorus girl tries her hardest to teach the bumbling amateurs some
terpsichorean skills for an upcoming recital. But before the dancing begins Mavis must mediate the minor dramas
that erupt among this motley but loveable crew on their way to triumph at their recital. Liza Minnelli starred as
Mavis in the popular film.
SOLD OUT
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NEWSLETTER
October 2016
NIAGARA AT THE FESTIVE SEASON
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Saturday, November 26
11:00 a.m.
$88.00 per person
Issue #96
Norma Cooper, 416 231-4674
A bus tour to Niagara Falls with a coffee and muffin enroute to the Forty Creek Distillery in Grimsby. 1 ½
hours at the Fallsview Casino and then to the top of the Niagara’s Skylon Tower for a dinner of Prime Rib or
Grilled Salmon. After dinner, a driving tour of Niagara’s Festival of Lights, heading home around 7:30 p.m.
SOLD OUT
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CELEBRATING OUR 10 ANNIVERSARY
Mary Mulligan 416 240-8869
CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON
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Tuesday, December 6
12 Noon – please do not arrive before 11:30 am
Lambton Golf and Country Club, 100 Scarlett Road
Members - $50.00 per person
Guests - $60.00 per person
Celebrate the season. Come and join us for a turkey or salmon Christmas luncheon.
TORONTO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA – CHRISTMAS CONCERT
WITH JANN ARDEN AND THE ETOBICOKE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS CHORUS
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Wednesday, December 14
Mary Mulligan 416 240-8869
2:00 p.m.
Roy Thomson Hall
$48.25 per person
Canada’s beloved pop diva Jann Arden brings her sensational voice and warm, witty personality to this
holiday-season extravaganza! Featured tunes include such timeless numbers as Rockin’ Around the
Christmas Tree, Silver Bells, and It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year—all done the inimitable Jann
Arden way. This is now sold out.
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Activities/Clubs
Book Club
Sally Goodwillie
416-244-2233
The Book Club will meet at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, October 12th in the Board Room of Islington United
Church. We will be discussing "Ru" by Kim Thuy. If you are interested in learning more about our book club,
please call Sally Goodwillie at 416-244-2233.
Book Exchange
At every meeting, a table near the back of the meeting room is set up for members to exchange either
paperback or hard cover books that are in good condition. Please drop off your books early so other members
have an opportunity to check them out. At the end of the meeting, be sure to retrieve any of your books which
have not been picked up.
Bowling Club
Susan Jackson
416-621-2344
Bowling will continue throughout the rest of the year with the exception of Statutory Holidays such as
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Thanksgiving on October 10 . etc. Susan
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Bridge Club
Carole or Rich Cosburn 416-243-0042
James and Joan Rayner have graciously offered to host the Probus afternoon bridge in October as we will be
away. Please email James at [email protected] if you plan to attend. Wednesday, October 7 at 1 pm
is the day and time. 22 Dunedin Drive is their residence. Rich and Carole
Camera Club
Donna Thomas
416-622-7154
The October meeting of the Camera Club will be at the Sulisz residence at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, October 3,
2016. Photographs of GARGOYLES, STATUES and SCULPTURES will be reviewed and evaluated.
Dinner Club
Judy Evans
Hi Dinner Club Members,
We have arranged Octobers event on October 13 at 6.00 pm.
416-231-8410
We will be revisiting the Paramount Fine Foods at its new location at 1585 The Queensway to taste a variety
of Lebanese and mid Eastern delights. Parking available on site. Please let us know if you plan to attend by
October 12. We can be reached at 416-621-9982 or by Email. Hope to see you there, Lorna & Don Hedger
Games Club
Maggie Hoffmann
416-249-7392
To start off our games this fall, you are invited to Maggie and Tim's place at 87 Ridgemount
Road on October 18th at 2.00 pm. If you are planning to attend, please let your hosts know.
Greeters’ Group
Wendy Edgett
The Greeters for October are Joan & Roy Carscadden.
Investment Club
416-621-8165
Linda Haler ([email protected]) David Snow([email protected])
The next meeting of the Investment Club will be on Tuesday, October 11 at 1:30 pm, at the Fairfield Seniors'
Centre, 80 Lothian Avenue. Our guest speaker will be providing information about estate planning, and we will
have the usual opportunity to socialize and discuss investment strategies and techniques. All Probus
members are welcome. David
Luncheon Club
Jean Fox
416-255-6127
Jack the lunch club will be going to Nimman Thai Cuisine 2451 Lakeshore West October 4th at noon.
Please call Jean Fox at 416-255-6127.
Neighbourhood Walks
Please watch upcoming newsletters for future walks.
Pub Club
Harry Sutton
416-622-5464
Pubbers will gather this Wednesday, the 12st., at Scruffy Murphy's on the East Mall, at 12 noon.
Please let me know whether or not you will be there. Hope to see you there.
Harry
Square Dance Club
Richard & Carole Cosburn
416-243-0042
The Square Dance Club is scheduled to meet on Thursday, October 20 from 7 until 9 pm at Christ the King
Church ( 475 Rathburn Rd. ) Singles and couples are welcome. Remember, if you can walk, you can square
dance. So, plan to come out for fun and gentle exercise. $5 per person Please email us if you plan to attend.
Rich and Carole
Walking Club
James Rayner
416-233-1909
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The walking group, the dates for October are:Thursday the 13 & Wednesday the 26 for October
UPCOMING SPEAKERS
November 22, 2016
Thanh Campbell, Author of “Orphan 32”
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NEWSLETTER
October 2016
Fragmented Media
Issue #96
Tayler Parnaby
I remember ‘way back to my childhood when CFRB was the family radio station, especially at Gordon
Sinclair’s newscast times. It was a family ritual to sit down at ten to twelve and ten to six to hear Sinclair
reporting the news and giving his comments. It was akin to ranting but very entertaining. Sometimes on the
same station, we would hear news reports from some reporter named Taylor Parnaby who gave concise, to
the point, reports, signing off for CFRB radio and, later, Newsradio. How fascinating it was, then, to hear
Taylor Parnaby speak to the Probus club this month almost half a century after first hearing his name.
As an introduction to his talk, Taylor gave us his credentials as a citizen of Etobicoke, having lived on Wilgar
Road and Poplar Heights Drive. He then took us back to the beginning of his reporting career in Kingston,
ON, where he was news director for a small radio station that only had a typewriter and used an outside
teletype machine. As he regularly read the Globe and Mail for news information, he got himself the position of
G & M correspondent for Eastern Ontario. While he was in Kingston, JFK was assassinated and he
pioneered the idea of injecting sound bites into the news broadcast by putting his radio, carrying the CBS
programming, in front of his microphone.
When the Newsradio service started, he moved to Ottawa and joined the National Press Gallery where he
enjoyed many trips around the world. He also helped pioneer a national teletype service and, later, a countrywide satellite service. One of his more notable adventures was to fly to Britain to give coverage to the death
of Lady Diana. There, he wheedled an overseas connection from the supervisor of British Telecom by
supplying cigarettes and Coca-Cola to him, thus beating the CBC and their coverage by three days!
Taylor is proud of his reporting style which tells the story as it is, granting no favours nor twisting of facts to fit
any agenda. His concern is that currently the public is confronted with what he called “fragmented media”,
i.e., there are so many sources of information and it is so instantaneous that it is increasingly difficult to sort
fact from fiction, embroidering, and slanted reporting. In the “good old days”, reporters like him would be
dispatched to the scene of the story and they would investigate on their own and report back to their
audience. Today most so-called reporting is someone standing outside the studio, giving a summary of what
the wire services have provided. If we are lucky, there is a 10-second sound bite which might accurately
reflect the story or could be something taken out of context to prove a certain point of view. As he said, the
information we get is so watered down that it is irrelevant to the moment.
So, are the media* becoming more entertainment rather than news sources? Yes and No. Taylor was asked
where he himself gets information that is reliable. Well, it certainly is not the Internet or Facebook or Twitter.
He urged the listeners to be selective in what sources they choose to obtain information. He gave credit to
the CBC for doing an admirable job. Personally, he reads the Toronto Star, the Globe and Mail, the
Washington Post and the New York Times. When selecting one’s own personal news sources, he suggested
avoiding corporately owned sources such as Bell Media and Rogers, as they are more interested in the
bottom line than accurate reporting. The absolutely last source to trust for accuracy and in-depth reporting is
Wikipedia.
(*I trust the reader will forgive me if I sound pedantic, but the word “media” is a Latin word in the plural, the
singular being “medium”, and, therefore, should use a plural verb. Radio is one medium, as is television.
Together, they are media.)
Reviewed by: James Rayner
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October 2016
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Our walk on September 8th started from Amos Waites Park in Mimico and proceeded
along the lakefront towards Etobicoke & Toronto This land was originally owned by
private condos and mid century apartments but was either expropriated or purchased by
Waterfront Toronto & Toronto Region Conservation where they created a new public
space past a lagoon with sailboats, lighthouses, small islands & little peninsulas. It also
opened up the area to Humber Bay Park.
Etobicoke Yatch
Club & Mimico
Cruising Club
A couple of Mute
Swans which are not
welcomed in Canada
as they are very
territorial and
aggressive. As well
they are prolific
breeders and have
increased significantly
over the past several
years. You can
recognize them with
their orange beak.
The walkers
The Walkers
Some of the
Expropriated land
View of Toronto from
Humber Bay Park West
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October 2016
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Roberta Saunders & Tim Sulisz
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