Past Speakers

April
2024		Tyler Ritchie and Kevin Sharma – Manitoba Financial Services Agency
March
2024		MaryAnn Mihychuk – Manitoba Prospectors and Developers Association
February 2024Burton Ayles, Ph.D. – Fisheries Co-management in
the Western Canadian Arctic
January 2024Kathleen Williams – More Than Books — Winnipeg Public Library
December 2023Rev. Karen Toole – Does Religion Have a Future?
November 2023Barret Miller – FortWhite Alive: From Bedrock to Buffalo Crossing
October 2023Scott Young – Planetarium Astronomer at the Manitoba Museum
September 2023John Burchill – Chief of Staff, Winnipeg Police Service
June
2023		Alexis Kanu, Executive Director of the Lake Winnipeg Foundation
May
2023		Paul Samyn – Editor, Winnipeg Free Press
“Headlines and bottomlines”
April
2023		Gerald Dieleman – Senior Director of Horticulture for the Assiniboine Conservancy speaking on The Leaf
March
2023		Dr. Peter H. Denton – Never Too Old:
Working Together for a Sustainable Future
February 2023Camilla Holland – Executive Director, Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre
January 2023Matthew Sanscartier – Downtown Community Safety Partnership
December 2022Greg Agnew – Heritage Winnipeg
November 2022Dr. Roland Sawatzky – Curator of History, The Manitoba Museum
October 2022Terry Slobodian – President of the Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada
September 2022Dr. Danny Blair – Director of Science for the Prairie Climate Centre speaking on Climate Change
June
2022		Diane Gray – President & CEO of CentrePort Canada
May
2022		Dr. Miyoung Suh – Smart Farming in Norhtern Manitoba
April
2022		Jim Blanchard – Thinking Big: The History of Winnipeg’s Business Development
March
2022		Dr. Stephen Petersen – Polar Bears and Climate Change
February 2022Adam Smoluk – The Film Industry in Manitoba
January 2022Sel Burrows – Crime and Safety in Winnipeg
December 2021Connie Newman – Manitoba Association of Seniors
November 2021Bill Curtis – Manitoba Genealogical Society
October
2021		John Wiens – Bill 64, Educational Governance and
Recommendations for Real Change
September
2021		Greg Agnew – Red Lights on the Prairie
June
2021		Laura Forsythe – Rooster Town
May
2021		Don Thomson – Past Potentate (CEO) of Khartum Shriners Manitoba/NW Ontario
April
2021		Dr. James Fergusson – European Defence and Security in the Wake of Brexit
March
2021		Les Parry – Habitat for Humanity Manitoba
February 2021Dr. Gregory Mason, Assoc. Professor, University of Manitoba – Why Indigenous Economic Development is a Win-Win for All
January 2021Asst. Commissioner Jane MacLatchy, Commanding Officer, RCMP “D” Division – Life in the RCMP
December 2020Dr. Neil Craton – Wisdom from the Homeless
November 2020Sue & David Williams – An Adventure on the High Seas and the Journey Within
October 2020John Graham – Retail Council of Canada
COVID-19 and the Impact on Manitoba Retail
September 2020Shahina Siddiqui – The Muslim Community in Winnipeg
February 2020Penny McMillan – HBC Upper Fort Garry – Then and Now
January 2020Stuart Murray – Manitoba 150 Celebrations
December 2019Col. Gary Solar – “A Man Called Intrepid” – Sir William Stephenson
November 2019Bill Redekop spoke on Glacial Lake Agassiz
October 2019Dr. Ryan Eyford, associate professor in the department of history at the University of Winnipeg, speaking on the Origins of Manitoba’s Icelandic Community
September 2019James Favel, co-founder of the Bear Clan Patrol.
June 2019Dilly Knol – Andrews Street Family Centre.
May 2019Angela Mathieson, President and CEO of CentreVenture, the City of Winnipeg’s Downtown Development Corporation.
April 2019Kevin Nikkel and Bob Lower – A Short History of Documentary Filmmaking in Canada.
March 2019Paul van Leeuwen President of Friendship Force Winnipeg
February 2019Strini Reddy – who spoke on his engagement in community causes as an advocate for social justice, racial understanding, literacy and poverty reduction.
January 2019Art Miki – A story of early experiences in Canada and the internment during the second World War
December 2018Christmas Luncheon – no speaker
November 2018Dr. James Fergusson – Deputy Director or the Centre for Defence and Security Studies, and Professor in the Department of Political Studies at the University of Manitoba.
October 2018Dr. Thomas Nesmith – Living Archivally: A Day in Your Life with Archives.
September 2018Adam Glynn and Garry Moir from CJNU Radio who spoke on the history of radio in Manitoba and CJNU Broadcasting Cooperative.
June 2018Doug Nelson, President of Nelson Financial Consultants of Winnipeg.
May 2018Roberta Irvine,RD, of the Manitoba Food Development Centre in Portage la Prairie.
April 2018Honourable Janice C. Filmon, C.M., O.M., Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba.
March 2018Peggy May, Chief Executive Officer, Southport Aerospace Centre Inc.
February 2018Sgt. Kent MacInnis, NCO-IC of the RCMP Police Dog Service in Manitoba and his canine partner, “Eddie”.
January 2018Dr. Paul Lawrie , Assoc Professor Dept of History University of Winnipeg who spoke on “Race, Rage and Reaction: The Constitution of the Color Line in the Age of Trump”.
December 2017Christmas lunch at Maxime’s Restaurant
November 2017Chris Rutkowski who spoke on UFO Investigations
October 2017Janice Lukes, City Councillor for South Winnipeg/St. Norbert Ward, who spoke on “Rooms for Rent – Students and Slum Landlords”.
September 2017Curt Belton, former executive director of the Manitoba Eco-Network, who spoke on Climate Change: Is it happening here?
June 2017Ralph Jackson who spoke on the British Home Child Migration Program
May 2017Barry Guttormson, President of HotWinters.ca Travel Medical Insurance
April 2017Cory Johnson, General Manager of Breezy Bend Country Club
March 2017Gerard Lecuyer, who spoke on walking the Camino de Santiago
February 2017Dr. Eva Pip, a recently retired professor at The University of Winnipeg.
January 2017Dr. Gordon Goldsborough, past President of the Manitoba Historical Society.
December 2016Brian Froese, Associate Professor of History at Canadian Mennonite University (CMU)
November 2016Louie Sawatzky, Project Director, Ukraine Ministry, Mennonite Benevolent Society.
October 2016Gwen Repeta, Store Manager of Ten Thousand Villages.
September 2016Jeff Powell, General Manager of Canadian Sport Centre Manitoba.
June 2016Ms. Rita Chahal, Executive Director of the Manitoba Interfaith Immigration Council
May 2016Constable Marlene Hyde, a member of the Community Relations section of the Winnipeg Police Service.
April 2016Dorothy Dobbie, founder and president of Pegasus Publications Inc.
March 2016Dr. Annette Trimbee – President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Winnipeg.
February 2016Mariette Mulaire – President and CEO, World Trade Centre Winnipeg.
January 2016Gail Fones, Canadian Director of Ugandan Operations for the volunteer organization Buy-a-Net
November 2015Andrew Kaufman, Institute of Urban Studies, University of Winnipeg
October 2015Ms. Linda Clark, Director and Treasurer with Probus Canada
September 2015Mr. William Parrish
June 2015Dr. David Barnard, President, University
of Manitoba
May 2015Jim Daly, OC, OM, Track & Field inCanada
April 2015Prof. Ellen Forget, University of Manitoba
March 2015Will Tishinski, Former VP Manitoba Hydro
February 2015Dr. Bill Pope, Former CEO College of Physicians & Surgeons of Manitoba
January 2015Chief Judge Ken Champagne, Manitoba Provincial Court
November 2014Dr. Dan Sitar, University of Manitoba
October 2014Richard & Karen Bauch, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
September 2014Prof. Regine King, University of Manitoba
June 2014John  Spacek, CentrePort Canada
May 2014Harold Dueck, National Council on Canada Arab Relations
April 2014Andrea Charron, University of Manitoba
March 2014Joseph Hatcher, Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre
February 2014Susan Everton, Safety Services Manitoba
January 2014Jillian Barnott, Transplant Manitoba
November 2013Bob Cox, Publisher, Winnipeg Free Press
October 2013Scott Stephens, Ducks Unlimited
September 2013Christian Clavelle, Canadian First Aid Training