PROBUS Club of Durham West
Welcome Our members are retired business and professional persons residing in Durham Region, including Pickering, Ajax, Whitby, Brooklin, Oshawa and other areas. Our monthly meetings feature informative and entertaining speakers. Along with monthly social events and 27 activity groups who meet regularly, its a great way to meet new people, make new friends and discover new interests. Read More: Including the most recent PROBUS Canada newsletter. |
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OUR NEXT MEETING IS Thursday, August 13, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. |
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NOTE TO MEMBERS: Please note that the following pages have been moved over to Members Only and will require that you are logged-in to access them now. These are: - Activity Groups - Management Team - Newsletters |
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AUGUST SPEAKER Shannon Sheppard |
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Healthy Hearing: Hear More, Live More! In this presentation you will learn about healthy hearing including: · How we hear · What causes hearing loss · Degrees of hearing loss · Signs of hearing loss · How your hearing is tested – Diagnostic hearing tools · Hearing loss and other conditions |
Social Events
REMINDERS: There are NO REFUNDS if you sign-up for an event and are unable to attend. You may have someone go in your place by getting payment from them and notifying the event Convenor of the change, along with the name and phone number of the person replacing you. |
Past Events (for the current year)
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Click Here for information and pictures relating to past events. |
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Upcoming Events
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Westben - Love Changes Everything - July 28, 2026 This concert showcases the transformative power of love on Broadway. It will include songs from shows such as Aspects of Love, The Sound of Music, My Fair Lady, Hamilton, The Music Man, Dear Evan Hansen, West Side Story, and Wicked. For full details and to register for this event, Click Here. |
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Fun Golf Tournament and Lunch - August 28, 2026 Calling all levels of golfers! This tournament will be a Shotgun format (that is every foursome will start at the same time throughout the course so we can all finish approximately at the same time). The game will be a Best Ball format, so no pressure! Come play 9 holes with a golf cart. For full details and to register for this event, click here |
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Harbourfront Cruise - September 3, 2026 Enjoy a plated lunch served at your private table while taking in views of the CN Tower, Toronto Islands, and the vibrant waterfront. After dining, step onto the rooftop deck to enjoy the breeze, capture photos, and fully experience Toronto from the water. For full details and to register for this event, Click Here. |
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Activity Groups |
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Click on Individual Clubs below. Clubs with updates for this month are identified with (**) |
Arts/Special Interests See Updates from: Music Appreciation Group (PMAG) ** Probus Perch Patrol PPP (bird watching group) ** |
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Member's Corner
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Go To Members Corner for more details |
News
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Sharing Our Recipes |
There are occasions when “The Big Guy” and I are invited to a BBQ or a potluck event with friends. I like to offer this Summer Crunch Pasta Salad. I have also made this salad for buffets and even for a garden wedding. It is a keeper for its colourful presentation and fresh crisp taste along with its variety of textures and crunch. This is a salad that “The Big Guy” is keen to eat as it dresses up the quantity of meat he piles on his plate. He is definitely a Carnivore… not an Herbivore! I landed on this recipe at www.chelseasmessyapron.com where it was called Autumn Crunch Pasta Salad. It appealed to me because it does not have a creamy dressing that is sometimes difficult to serve on hot summer days. I have made this more often in the summer and I have added more ingredients and directions. Advance preparation is the key! In fact, I have arrived at an event with these salad ingredients in ZipLock bags and the dressing in a jam jar. It took only minutes to mix the salad and add it to the table. The Granny Smith apple will stay crisp and white if you slice thin wedges into a ZipLock with 1 tsp of lemon juice and seal it immediately. It has quite a sweet taste when prepared this way. Otherwise, you can mix and dress this salad in advance but I would hold back on adding the apple, pecans and spinach until just before serving at the table. “The Big Guy” would be looking for an ice-cold frosty beer and an iced beer glass on any one of those hot summer days. For the complete recipe Click here. |
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