Announcements
Audio clip! The Honourable Michael Gravelle, Minister of Natural Resources and MPP for Thunder Bay Superior North, expresses his congratulations to Port Arthur Rotary in conjunction with Dougall Media for the scheduled 46th Rotary Radio Day ...
read moreThere will be a regular club meeting on Tuesday Dec 27, 2011 at 12 noon. Dec 27 is a statutory holiday, but at the Dec 13 meeting, it was decided by majority vote that we would not cancel the regular meeting on Dec 27. The program for Dec 27 ...
read moreThe Rotary Salvation Army Christmas Kettle event was a resounding success! A Special thanks goes out to the 32 individuals who staffed the kettles.
The Family Carol Sing marketing machine is rumbling along. There are numerous posters around town, as well as print ads and other announcements in local media. A big Rotary thank you to Colin Bruce and the Chronicle-Journal for the full colour ...
read moreOn behalf of the Rotary Christmas Parade Committee Chair Jodi Phillips and our own Bob Backstrom I’d like to thank everyone for their participation. Your efforts ensure that we have an excellent introduction to the festive season for ...
read moreOn Thursday, November 24, Port Arthur Rotarians and friends served a festive meal at the Dew Drop Inn. Over 200 people were served at a cost of $220.00. Participating Rotarians were Guy O’Brien, Rob Graham, Judi Turner, Art Warwick, Rob ...
read moreRotary Musicians Needed. At a recent meeting our long term pianist for the anthem, Joe Vanderwees, announced that he would no longer be able to play the anthem for us each week. Those present showed their appreciation to Joe by giving him a ...
read moreOperation Red Nose Dear All, The Fort William Satellite Club members are gearing up to get involved in Operation Red Nose ~ A program established to minimize impaired driving and help get people home with their own vehicles during the holiday ...
read moreHistory Project: Interviews and transcription underway – headed up by John Stewart & cte
Facebook group – Port Arthur Rotary –Would you like to see more photos of events that the Port Arthur Rotary Club has been up to! Pictures and comments are being posted on the Port Arthur Rotary Facebook Page by various Rotarians. ...
read moreYouth Exchange Program: Inbound for 2011-2012 . Our club welcomes Nanda Boleeiro from Brazil. Nanda arrived last Thursday. Already she has taken part in the Hike for Health (Nipigon Rotary Club), worked at the Food drive for the Rotary Shelter ...
read moreAngelica Zucciatti is the Port Arthur Rotary Club's outbound exchange student from Thunder Bay, Ontatio. She is on a foreign exchange to Helsinki, Finland and left Thunder Bay on August 6th, 2011. Angelica is keeping a blog of her experiences ...
read moreFASD (Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder) Conference and educational initiative. This project is still being considered but planning will likely wait until Rotarian J. Bertrand returns from France.
At our Club Jan 24, 2012
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Mayor Keith Hobbs spoke to the Club today. He was introduced by President Kevin Holloway, at which time, President Holloway bestowed the title of "Honorary member" on the Mayor. Mayor Hobbs was thanked by Member and Past President Colin Bruce.
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Krysta Logozzo, second from the right, was inducted as a new member on Tuesday January 24th. Maria Hudolin, at right, proposed Krysta and introduced her to the Club. Past President Leslie Savitsky, second from left, handled the induction. Club President Kevin Holloway, left, also posed for the photo.
At our Club Jan 17, 2012
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PA Rotary member Darren Fisk delivered his classification talk today. Click Here to see the presentation. Darren was introduced by Club President Kevin Holloway and thanked by Frank Zanatta.
At our Club Jan 10, 2012
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Raymond Krisciunas P. Eng.was our speaker at our January 10th meeting. Ray is the Ministry of Transportation's Head of Region Structural Section in Thunder Bay, ON. Ray oversees all aspects of inspection, planning and engineering for 450 structures with annual capital program value of over $90 Million and has participated and overseen the design of over 300 bridge projects. His presentation focused on the bridge work necessitated as a result of the four laning of the Trans-Canada Highway between Thunder Bay and Nipigon. Special attention was given to the Current River Bridge, Hodder Avenue overpass, McKenzie River Bridge and Nipigon River bridge.
Ray has published numerous articles related to wood bridge engineering and has received design awards from Canadian Institute of Steel Construction, Canadian Wood Council and Portland Cement Association. Ray was introduced by Don Smith and thanked by Pritam Lamba. Click Here to see a copy of his presentation.
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Juliette Collier, second from the right, was inducted as a new member on Tuesday January 10th. Bill Everitt, at right, proposed Juliette and introduced her to the Club. Assistant District Governor Maria Hudolin, at left, handled the induction. Club President Kevin Holloway, second from the left, also posed for the photo.
At our Club Jan 3, 2012
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Jim Madder, President of Confederation College and member of the Port Arthur Rotary Club spoke to club about the College's challenges and opportunities.
Click Here to see a copy of his presentation.
December 2011 Dew Drop Inn
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One of the community projects that our Port Arthur Rotary Club supports is the Dew Drop Inn where we prepare and serve a meal one day each month. Seen here is a large number of Rotarians along with family members and friends that came by to help serve in December!
At our Club Dec 20, 2011
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Today at Rotary, we had our special Christmas luncheon organized by Bernie Baxter and Rob Grady. Art Warwick is the new President elect and will take over on July 1st, 2012 from Kevin Holloway. Below, President Kevin Holloway accompanies Rob Grady in some carols. Check out more photos from the event on our Facebook Page. Merry Christmas to all!!
At our Club Dec 13, 2011
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Today at Rotary, John Mason, Project Manager, Mining Services spoke to the Club. John is with the Thunder Bay Community Economic Development Commission (CEDC). Northwestern Ontario is home to the world's richest gold mine at Red Lake and destination for $475M in mineral exploration expenditures in 2011. NWO is blessed with mineral endowment that includes precious and base metals, industrial minerals, and building stone. Click here to view a PDF of John's presentation.
John Mason is a graduate of Lakehead University and is a Registered Professional Geoscientist in Ontario. He has 36 years experience in geology and mineral deposits, through a career with the Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines, as Thunder Bay Manager of the Resident Geologist Program for NWO . John started in June with the Thunder Bay Economic Development Commission as Project Manager -Mining Services, a position designed to maximize economic benefit to the City of Thunder Bay and region, from the exploration and mining industries.
At our Club Dec 6, 2011
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Exchange Student Nanda Baleiro, from Brazil was our guest speaker at the club today.
At our Club Nov 29, 2011
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Silvio Di Gregorio was our speaker, accompanied by friend Barney De Sousa and introduced by Art Warwick. Silvio's topic was his involvement in a Chilean winery in Tremonte located 100 kilometres south of Santiago. CLICK HERE for more details.
On Tuesday, November 29, we will be choosing 10 Rotarians to run in the election for open Board of Directors position.
At our Club Nov 22, 2011
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We heard from Consortium Aurora Borealis' Elizabeth Ganiatsos, Artistic Director on Nov. 22nd.
Elizabeth was introduced by PA Rotarian Jaro Kotalik who happens to be the President of Consortium Aurora Borealis. Elizabeth outlined the history of Consortium, this treasure in Thunder Bay's musical repertoire. She shared stories about some of the concerts that have been held in the past. See more info at http://consortiumauroraborealis.org/
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Rick Clara announced the rebranding of Rotary Family Carol Sing to be held Dec. 18th at St. Paul's United Church. Rick led the PA Rotarians in Hark the Herald Angels Sing!
At our Club Nov 15, 2011
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Jim McDonald spoke about the Rotary Foundation and how to maximize club donations for the benefit of local projects. He highlighted an international project involving Rotarians. See http://www.afghanistanschool.ca/ for more information.
At our Club Nov 8, 2011
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Mo Nelson coordinated the Club's Remembrance Day service. Roy Lamore, Past President, Branch #5 Legion laid a wreath, a Colour Guard paraded in and Wayne Milloy played the last post. Thanks to members of Branch #5 Legion for participating in the service.
At our Club Nov 1, 2011
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Guest Speaker
Ryan Gracey, LU Honours History Student. In the photo from left to right: John Stewart, Chair of the PA Rotary History Project, Ryan Gracey and President Kevin Holloway. For a description of the Port Arthur Rotary History Project that Ryan is working on, click here.
Club Info
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Club Speakers
Jan. 3: Jim Madder-President of Confederation College
Jan. 10: Ray Krisciunas-MTO Nipigon River Bridge Project ($50million)
Jan. 17: Classification Talk
Jan. 24: Mayor Keith Hobbs
Jan. 31: J.P. Levesque-Chief of Police
Feb. 7: Michael Gravelle MPP
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Reception Desk Roster
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Recent Visitors
Nov 8, 2011
Visiting Rotarians:
Roy Lamore, Past President, Branch #5 Legion
Cory Pollock, Acting President, Branch #5 Legion
Darlene Chapil Reid, Branch #5 Legion
Bob Hughes, Branch #5 Legion
Kim Treichler, Branch #5 Legion
Mitchell Treichler, Branch #5 Legion
John Russell, Branch #5 Legion
Wayne Milloy, Slovak Legion
Guests:
Exchange Student: Nanda Baleiro
