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Volunteers are needed this Thursday, Feb 23, 2012 to help at the Dew Drop Inn . The morning shift starting at 10:00 AM is for food preparation. The meal is served in the afternoon shift which begins at 1:30 PM . Volunteers are also needed to ...
read moreAttention Students in their final 2 years of High School. The Rotary 4 Way Test Essay Contest closes February 24th. A 500-1000 word essay is eligible for one of 3 local prizes and an additional $1100 in Regional and District prizes. See attached ...
read moreAt the meeting on Jan 31, 2012, President Kevin Holloway brought forward an update on a proposal to sponsor a workshop for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). The plan is to work with Canada Club Rotary Clubs to put together a workshop ...
read moreHave you sold all the Radio Day ads you sold last year? Have you exhausted all your possibilities for this year? We need some hard work to reach our goal of 650 ads. Will you be able to say you did your part? Deadline to get ads in is February ...
read moreTHE ROTARY HISTORY COMMITTEE NEEDS YOUR HELP. As you are aware the Port Arthur rotary club history committee is in the process of researching information for the publishing of a book to commemorate the wonderful history of our club (1924-2012). ...
read moreOn Thursday, January 26, the Port Arthur Rotary Club volunteered at the Dew Drop Inn. Rotarians helping that day in were: Rob Graham, Guy O’Brien, David Silliman, Rob Grady, David Legge, and Bill Green. Friends of Rotary helping were: ...
read moreAudio 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 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 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 ...
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At our Club Feb 14, 2012
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Dianna Semenick, outbound exchange student 2010 and 2011 was our speaker February 14, 2012. After planning for her exchange year to be in Thailand, changes were made to her plans due to unrest in that Asian country. Mexico became her destination. Dianna outlined her year in Guanajuato, Mexico sprinkled with many fascinating photos from her experience abroad. Matt Diegel introduced Dianna and Don Chase thanked her. Although not the presentation presented by Dianna, Click Here to see the powerpoint that does give one a feel for the beauty of this central Mexican city.

At our Club Feb 7, 2012
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Patrick spent several years in Toronto working in the real estate and private equity investment groups at OMERS, a $50 billion pension fund for Ontario municipal employees. Patrick moved to Thunder Bay in 2010 to advise Goldcorp on energy infrastructure projects in Northern Ontario. Patrick is an enthusiastic outdoorsman and enjoys playing soccer, badminton, and hockey with his local clubs. He is involved with his community through Rotary Club and the young professional networks. Patrick, who was married last summer, enjoys traveling and is fluent in Portuguese and French. Past President David Legge welcomed Patrick to the Club and thanked him for his informative talk. Click here to view a copy of his presentation.
At our Club Jan 31, 2012
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Chief of Police JP Levesque spoke at Rotary Jan 31st about various policing issues in the city. Chief Levesque was introduced by Police Commission member and PA Rotarian Jackie Dojack and thanked by Assistant District Governor Maria Hudolin. Click here to view the presentation.

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President Kevin Holloway receives a plaque recognizing the Club's work on various Salvation Army projects. PA Rotarian Major Merv Halvorsen makes the presentation.

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.

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Club Speakers
Feb. 7- Patrick Boileau-classification talk
Feb. 14- Michael Gravelle MPP- Resources Minister
Feb. 21- Nicolas Shalagan-Katimavik
Feb. 28- Michele Miller-Healthy Together-Stress Testing
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Recent Visitors
January 24, 2012
Visiting Rotarians:
KS Joseph, Fort William Club
Guests:
Guest Speaker: Mayor Keith Hobbs
Laury Alexander, Assistant to the Mayor
Jeff Upton, Guest of Art Warwick
Melissa Mannila, Guest of Kevin Holloway
Krysta Logozzo, Guest of Maria Hudolin
Alexa Diegel, Guest of Matt Diegel

