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Adventures In Citizenship
Aug. 20, 2015
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Philippines Child Dental Outreach
Sep. 17, 2015
Dr. Ken Stones is a local dentist who, for many years, has organized a group of dedicated Semiahmoo Peninsula dental professionals along with students from Kwantlen Polytechnic, to volunteer to operate a free dental clinic for school children in Siquijor, Philippines. Semiahmoo Rotary has supported their work by funding dental supplies. In early 2015 Dr. Stones approached Semiahmoo Rotary with a request to support the creation of an on-going dental clinic in collaboration with the local Siquijor school district and provincial government and the Siquijor Rotary Club. We agreed and sought the assistance of the Peace Arch Rotary Club, together raising $9,000 to pay for the supplies to renovate a school building to house the dental clinic. Dr. Stones will present an update on the progress of the dental clinic and the plans going forward. |
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Sep. 23, 2015 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Annable Room, Rotary Field House
2197 - 148 Street South Surrey Athletic Park Surrey, BC V4A 9P5 Canada - See more at: http://semiahmoorotary.org/Event/46a3a1aa-aff0-4de2-acaa-2a687a743a5d#sthash.iX4FM63m.dpuf Annable Room, Rotary Field House
2197 - 148 Street South Surrey Athletic Park Surrey, BC V4A 9P5 Canada - See more at: http://semiahmoorotary.org/Event/46a3a1aa-aff0-4de2-acaa-2a687a743a5d#sthash.iX4FM63m.dpuf Annable Room, Rotary Field House
2197 - 148 Street South Surrey Athletic Park Surrey, BC V4A 9P5 Canada - See more at: http://semiahmoorotary.org/Event/46a3a1aa-aff0-4de2-acaa-2a687a743a5d#sthash.iX4FM63m.dpuf |
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Protecting the Public-Effective Regulation of Professionals
Sep. 24, 2015
Larry. W. Odegard, BComm, MBA Registrar & CEO College of Veterinarians of British Columbia Larry was raised in Saskatchewan and attended the University of Saskatchewan where he studied business. His healthcare leadership career involved senior management positions in for-profit long term care, acute care hospitals, academic medical centers, large health regions, health associations and recently in health training with organizations in the three western provinces. For over 30 years he reported directly to governing boards. Larry was also very involved in guiding organizations as a member .of their governing boards in public health, Blue Cross1 national and provincial health professional organizations and correction services. He was appointed to an Alberta tri-partite workplace health and safety forum, the Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board and the B.C. Treaty Negotiations Advisory Committee. He was actively involved with the Canadian Council on Health Systems Accreditation including acting as a surveyor in accreditation surveys. Larry and his wife Darleen live in the White Rock - South Surrey area where they enjoy long walks, he plays at golf, skis infrequently and is very active in Rotary International. |
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Sep. 29, 2015 7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
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My Life and 10 Years of the Canadian Wheelchair Foundation
Oct. 01, 2015
Christiana has been Executive Director of the Canadian Wheelchair Foundation since its inception in late 2002. Volunteering her time for the first 14 months of the organization’s existence allowed a strong support base to be built by her dedicated efforts and every dollar collected to be used to deliver wheelchairs. Christiana works closely with the Canadian and foreign governments, international foundations, Rotary clubs, districts and zones and Knights of Columbus councils and states across the country. Her speaking presentations take her on the road for most of the year, but translate into ever growing support for the global wheelchair program and alliances with major foundations and organizations in many countries. Christiana has been a Rotarian since 2001, is a past Assistant Governor of Rotary District 5050, a member and Past President of the Rotary Club of Semiahmoo, White Rock, British Columbia. She speaks German, English, Spanish and French fluently and has participated in hundreds of wheelchair distributions around the world. She was recently recognized as a Not-for-Profit-Leader by the Surrey Board of Trade through their Surrey Women in Business awards. The Canadian Wheelchair Foundation/Fondation Chaise Roulante Canada is an independent Canadian registered charity with the goal to deliver brand new, free wheelchairs to persons with physical disabilities throughout the world who are without mobility or the means to acquire a wheelchair. With a strong focus on developing and newly industrialized states, the Canadian Wheelchair Foundation continues to change the lives of people and communities with a gift that extends hope, dignity, freedom and independence to all. |
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Oct. 05, 2015 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
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Oct. 21, 2015 7:30 a.m.
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Should we have an Oil Refinery in Northern BC?
Nov. 18, 2015
David Black, LL.D. (Hon) As President and owner of Black Press Ltd., the largest private newspaper publisher in Canada, David Black owns over 150 newspapers and 17 regional web press operations. The company has grown tremendously over the past 30 years, with operations in British Columbia, Alberta, Washington State, Hawaii and Ohio, employing approximately 3000 people. Born in Vancouver, David Black graduated from University of B.C. with a degree in civil engineering and obtained his MBA at the University of Western Ontario. In 2014 he was awarded an honorary doctorate (LLD) by the University of Victoria. In 1973, Black found a job at the Toronto Star newspaper as an analyst. The company sent Black to various locations in North America where they operated subsidiary projects. Through his travels, Black learned about the newspaper trade and in 1975, when he was 29 years old, he moved to Williams Lake, British Columbia to purchase a small newspaper from his father, the Williams Lake Tribune. Four years later, he purchased his second paper, the Aschroft-Cache Creek Journal. Black Press now owns well-known local community papers such the Peace Arch News and Surrey Now, as well as the Richmond Review, Victoria News, Abbotsford News and Langley Advance, amongst others. His most well-known daily newspaper is the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. David has worked extensively for volunteer organizations within his communities. He has been President of the Williams Lake Rotary Club and chaired the Northern British Columbia Winter Games. From 1987 to 1989 he chaired the Victoria team that won the rights to the 1994 Commonwealth Games for Victoria and Canada. He served as the founding Chairman of the Board of Advisors for the University of Victoria Faculty of Business and as a Director of Pacific Sport, a trust which manages the $15 million sport training fund generated by the Commonwealth Games. Within his industry, David has served as President of the British Columbia and Yukon Community Newspaper Association, as a Director of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association and as a Governor of the Canadian Newspaper Association. Most recently, he served as the Chair of the BC Progress Board and was also appointed to the BC Competition Council. In 2008 he established the Black Press Business Scholarships, which are awarded annually to high school students entering the Faculty of Business at the University of Victoria. David’s vision is to support students to be entrepreneurs in their hometown communities. On Aug. 17, 2012, Black announced he is putting forth a proposal to build a $13.2 billion oil refinery in Kitimat, B.C. with his company, Kitimat Clean Ltd. The refinery would refined bitumen into 8 different products. There are currently no plans for bitumen from the Northern Gateway pipeline to be refined before shipping. This is a separate project. Black would refine bitumen from Northern Gateway, but there is no deal between Black and Enbridge. Black said he would invest his own money (between $2 million and $3 million) for the environmental assessment.
Sources: Black Press, Business Laureates of British Columbia Hall of Fame, Victoria News, Vancouver Sun.
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Annual Visit
Nov. 19, 2015
William (Bill) Robson was born and raised in the North-East of England. He immigrated to Canada in 1974 and continued his banking career with The Bank of Nova Scotia after having worked for the Midland Bank in England for almost seven years. Bill retired from banking in 2011 after 43 years. Bill was invited to join the Provisional Rotary Club of Cloverdale in 1994 and went on to be the Charter President in 1995. For a short time Bill moved to the Surrey Rotary Club because of a change in jobs, where he served two years as club secretary, but after he retired he moved back to Cloverdale and rejoined that club. Bill is currently a member of the Langley Central Rotary club. Bill has served at the District level as Polio Plus Chair from 2000-2008, Assistant Governor from 2003-2007, International Projects Chair 2007-2008, Grants Chair 2008-2009 and Foundation Chair from 2009-2013. In addition, Bill has worked with the District Visioning Team since its inception and is also a member of the faculty for the Rotary Leadership Institute. |
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Dinner
Dec. 02, 2015
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Hermosillo Wheelchair Project
Dec. 10, 2015
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Party
Dec. 17, 2015
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My Big Fat Ukrainian Heritage
Jan. 07, 2016
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Peace Arch Hospital Foundation
Jan. 28, 2016
Stephanie Beck is the Executive Director of the Peace Arch Hospital Foundation and she will bring an update on the progress of the new Emergency Department she will also discuss other projects coming up. She will enlighten us on the current state of the Foundation and how we can help - as we have done for the past 26 years. |
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