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Oakville CEO Working to End Extreme Poverty

Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013

Speaker, Mark Lukowski CEO of the Christian Children’s Fund of Canada With His Family

The Canadian Club of Halton Peel hosted guest speaker Mark Lukowski, CEO of the Christian Children’s Fund of Canada. With personal anecdotes and engaging photos, Mark shared what he has learned from “some of the most resourceful, intelligent, passionate, innovative and resilient people, determined to build their lives”.

With support provided by Canadians, Christian Children’s Fund of Canada works in communities in developing countries to help alleviate poverty among children.

Mark Lukowski, an Oakville resident, enjoyed a successful business career in the technology, transportation, service and logistics sectors for more than 25 years before taking the position of CEO in April 2009. Mark says he is blessed because his work at Christian Children’s Fund of Canada enables him to combine his two passions – working for an international organization and helping children in need.

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Accomplished Author Dan Bortolotti Visits Oakville

Wednesday, November 7th, 2012
Lori, Angie, Barry, Speaker Dan Bortolotti, & Frank

Lori, Angie, Barry, Speaker Dan Bortolotti, & Frank

The Canadian Club of Halton Peel hosted speaker Dan Bortolotti, journalist and author of “Into the Blue; A Natural History of the World’s Largest Animal”, the majestic blue whale. According to the Smithsonian Institution, “Into the Blue” is “simply one of the best books ever written on any whale” and the Canadian Club had the opportunity to share Dan’s experiences while he worked with, chronicled and followed the saga of the largest animals to inhabit the earth.

Dan Bortolotti described how, in the past hundred years, the blue whale was hunted and killed by whalers to near extinction. The oceans held over 300,000 blue whales in the early 1900’s. By 1960 they had all but disappeared as the whales were killed and turned into margarine, soap, pet food, fertilizer and other industrial commodities. With the help of researchers and other passionate groups, and a ban on whaling, the blue whale is now making a come-back to our oceans with perhaps 25,000 in existence.

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Award-Winning Historian comes to Oakville

Monday, April 30th, 2012
Sarah, Barry, Charlotte Gray, Jessica & Brian

Sarah, Barry, Charlotte Gray, Jessica & Brian

The Canadian Club of Halton Peel hosted Charlotte Gray, award-winning Biographer and Historian and Chair of Canada’s History Society. Charlotte Gray has become one of Canada’s best known writers of literary non-fiction. Her topic, “Panning for Gold in the Past” was a most delightful look at the latest of her eight books, “Gold Diggers, Striking it Rich in the Klondike”. Not many people found gold, according to Charlotte, but many people made fortunes as a result of the gold-rush!

When gold was discovered in the Klondike in the summer of 1896 the population on the mud flat where the Klondike flows into the Yukon was just 400 people. Two years later it had swelled to 30,000. By 1899 the Gold Rush was over. Her story of the Gold Rush is told through the lives of six very different but very real people – the engaging miner, William Haskell, a farm boy from Vermont; the selfless Jesuit priest, Father Judge; the ambitious 24 year old entrepreneur, Belinda Mulrooney, an uneducated daughter of a Pennsylvania coal miner who became the richest business woman in town; the tough young writer, Jack London, who left without gold but instead with the stories that would make him a legend; the imperious Flora Shaw, special correspondent for the Times of London; and the commanding officer, Superintendent Sam Steele of the Mounties, who finally established order in the lawless town.

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Canadian Club Welcomes Supreme Court Justice

Monday, March 26th, 2012
Paul, Nancy, Honorable Frank Iacobucci, & Rocco

Paul, Nancy, Honorable Frank Iacobucci, & Rocco

The Canadian Club of Halton Peel hosted the Honorable Frank Iacobucci, Former Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada who spoke on his “Reflections on the Role of the Supreme Court of Canada: Past, Present, Future”. It was an honour and a privilege to listen to Mr. Iacobucci as he spun his tale with warmth and humour, assuring his audience that the Supreme Court of Canada is here to stay and that its model is one that many countries aspire to replicate.

Mr. Iacobucci’s fascinating history lesson began when our country, Canada, was formed in 1867. At that time the founders did not believe that a Supreme Court was necessary, and that any challenges to local judicial decisions would be settled by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London, England. In 1875 the Supreme Court of Canada was formed and has evolved considerably since its creation.

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Oil Sands Expert comes to Oakville

Tuesday, March 6th, 2012
Brian, Stephanie, Speaker Stuart Lunn & Barry

Brian, Stephanie, Speaker Stuart Lunn & Barry

The Canadian Club of Halton Peel hosted Stuart Lunn, PhD, Senior Environmental Advisor, Imperial Oil. Canada’s Oil Sands: Responsible Development: A fascinating and informative evening, Stuart Lunn helped to demystify many of the issues that surround the oil sands and to assure the fascinated crowd that the environmental challenges are receiving meticulous attention. Stuart Lunn has worked for Imperial Oil for 14 years and is their top specialist on water issues in the exploration and development of Canada’s oil sands.

Canada has the third largest oil reserves in the world. Located mainly in Alberta, Canada’s oil sands are enormous and hold 97% of the reserves. According to Stuart Lunn; “This is why Canada has the opportunity to fill the important supply gaps and is uniquely positioned to provide an abundance of safe, secure energy”. He says, “As an industry we have to do more. New technology and innovation are critical to developing the oil sands and improving environmental performance.”

The oil sands are natural sand deposits that are saturated with oil (bitumen), mixed with water, clay, and sand. Where the oil sands are close to the surface, the oil can be recovered by mining using shovels and trucks. However, only 3% of the oil sands are close to the surface. The majority of the bitumen is found deeper underground.

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