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Credit River PROBUS
2022 Christmas Party
December 8 at the Mississaugua Golf & Country Club
Read the CRP Christmas Dinner 2022 invitation.
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Event Ideas for 2022
HANNAFORD SILVER STREET BAND presents:
A Harmonious Holiday: A Concert of Peace and Harmony
Tuesday, December 6, 7:30 p.m.
Metropolitan United Church, near Queen and Church in Toronto
Special Price in November $22
Featuring the CBC’s Tom Allen as host and the Forte choir, this annual Holiday concert brings a message of peace and harmony to offer a celebratory respite from the madness of the season. This joyous event is not to be missed.
Check out the web page.
For tickets email Gillian at crp.events @yahoo.com
Payments to Credit River PROBUS can be sent by e-transfer or by cheque to 42A Cayuga Ave, Mississauga, L5G 3S9
Harness Racing
Woodbine Mohawk Park, Campbellville
Thursday, October 20, 2022
Admission: Free Trackside Dining Available
If you wish to attend or would like more information, contact Gillian Dennis at crp.events@yahoo.com
Christine Friday
September 30, 8:00 pm
Enjoy a free performance from the Oakville Centre for the Arts either in person or livestream. See below for details
Christine Friday In Person Event
illumi Mississauga
A Dazzling World of Lights
by Cavalia
Check out an exciting idea for you to explore on your own. Tickets are discounted September 14-28. Limited presale! Save up to 75% on tickets for a limited time only!
Group Visit September 28, 2022
7174 Derrycrest Drive, Mississauga
If interested please contact Gillian at crp.events@yahoo.com
Read That’s Attitude from Gillian.
September
Exploring Casa Loma
Casa Loma is a 200,000 square foot Edwardian castle built in 1911 for Sir Henry Pellatt and his wife Lady Mary. Casa Loma is situated on a hilltop in mid-town Toronto.
Tentative Date: Mid-September TBA
Donkey Sanctuary
The Donkey Sanctuary of Canada 6981 Conc. 4, Puslinch, Ontario
Postponed to the end of September
Ever visited a donkey sanctuary? Check out this CBC story and video.
If this is something you would like to visit please contact Gillian at crp.events@yahoo.com
June Events
Little Canada, Dundas Square, Toronto
Review
At the end of June ten Probians enjoyed a wonderful visit to Little Canada. Little Canada is a remarkable combination of detailed miniature buildings, people, and scenic backgrounds representing parts of Canada. Enhanced by sights and background sounds of birds, waterfalls, traffic and fireworks (!) with lighting changing to show scenes in both daylight and at night, a truly magical experience was created. Although the recommended visit was ninety minutes, we stayed for over two hours and would have stayed longer had sensory saturation and hunger not caused us to leave! Following our visit we walked over to the Queen and Beaver Public House for lunch on their roof top garden. A perfect ending to a lovely day.
Gillian Dennis
Whistling Gardens
garden enthusiasts.
Back in 2012, this was 22 acres of corn field and the dream of one man and his wife. Now it is a paradise of gardens, ever changing with the seasons in an area known as Wilsonville.
Our first attraction was the newly created fountain amphitheatre where 120 water jets are choreographed to original music. Chairs are set out for a relaxing and entertaining eleven minutes. A longer show is promised for later this year. We then wandered along the path and over the bridge, our eyes delighted by all the wondrous sights around. We asked the questions, the guide provided the answers, plus details, with fatherly love. His primary love is trees, and a large area is devoted to the conifer garden. We were making our way to the peony garden, but on route passed the conifer, rock, and the cactus gardens which were
blooming. The peony garden is one of the larger gardens and of course was at its best the day we visited. It is a small site in the context of the property.
I say this to encourage everyone to visit such a venue at any time except winter. The gardens are wheelchair accessible, there is plenty of seating and some prepackaged food and beverages are available, or bring your own picnic but do not bring your pooch. Certified Guide Dogs, only, are allowed. Cameras were constantly clicking and I hope there will be plenty of photos to accompany my words. There were still gardens to be viewed on our own, but it was agreed to visit the local pub, as I think we were all tired and in need of liquid refreshment. Gillian had booked lunch at the Gibbled Goose, (no spelling error) where we enjoyed an extensive menu and a most welcoming hostess. I leave you word lovers to decipher the name of the pub.
To conclude it was an enjoyable, enlightening, memorable outing, and I am ready to return in another season.
Review submitted by Pam Horrocks
Shaw Time
World-class theatre — in blissful Niagara wine country. 13 plays on 3 stages, plus Fairground & Shawground, A Short History of Niagara, concerts & events …
Find out more here.
May
SPRING CAR DRIVE MAY 11, 2022
Last October we held a Fall Colour Drive which seemed to be enjoyed by all participants. This has led to requests to also have a Spring Car drive. The Credit River PROBUS Club now invites you to participate in a drive on Wednesday, May 11 with the choice of a lunch or bring you own picnic at our final destination.
The route will start at Tim Hortons/Shell Station, South Service Road and Mississauga Road. This is the opposite side of the QEW to the Mississauga Golf and Country Club. It will be a 10:00 am morning start and we will wend our way by a circuitous route to a lunch stop in the Niagara area, most likely Port Dalhousie. There will be a health needs break during the drive.
Please contact Gillian if you wish to participate (crp.events@yahoo.com) and we will send you a required waiver form to send in.
John Burrows, Vice President
March
Saturday, March 26
We are planning a visit to Maple Town at the Mountsberg Conservation Area. The Mountsberg sugarbush has been producing maple magic for over 150 years. Admission for seniors is $8.00. There is an optional one-hour tour for $10.00 which requires pre-booking.
The tentative date is set for Saturday, March 26. We would meet at Mountsberg at 10:30am. Mountsberg is located at 2259 Milburough Line in Burlington.
If you would like to attend, please email Gillian at crp.events@yahoo.com by March 12 indicating also if you wish to go on the one-hour guided tour.
Click on this link to learn more about the site.
January/February
Event suggestion:
Here’s another idea from the ROM: Curator Conversations. Join a new, fascinating discussion series featuring ROM curators and industry experts, followed by a live audience Q&A. These events are free with online RSVP and hosted on Zoom.
Welcome to WHO KNEW? – A trivia game played on Zoom, featuring questions designed with the PROBUS generation in mind.
Each session has a limit of 25 Zoom participant logins, and each login can comprise of a
single, couple or small group.
We have booked four trivia sessions via Zoom on the following dates:
Wednesday January 12, 7:00pm – 8:00pm
Thursday February 17, 7:00pm – 8:00pm
Wednesday March 16, 7:00pm – 8:00pm
March trivia Cancelled because of the St Patrick’s day event.
Wednesday April 13, 7:00pm – 8:00pm
Log in for each session is 6.45pm for instructions to participants.
Sign up soon for your preferred date by emailing Gillian Dennis at crp.events@yahoo.com.
First come, first served!
Start off the New Year with some good advice. Click the first image below and then scroll through.
Given the uncertainty surrounding Covid, we have decided to postpone our holiday party scheduled for January 14th. The good news is that I hope to rebook our party at the Mississaugua Golf Club for December 9th, 2022.
December Events
On Your Own: The December event suggestion is a visit to the Distillery District where you can walk around and enjoy the ambiance of their Winter Village. Tickets are required only if you visit on Friday, Saturday or Sunday; weekdays are free.
Winter Festival of Lights (13 November – February 21, 2022)
The most enchanting of Niagara Falls attractions, the 39th annual Ontario Power Generation Winter Festival of Lights is Canada’s largest FREE outdoor light festival. Experience the spectacular displays with 3 million lights along the Niagara Parkway, Dufferin Islands and across Niagara Falls. NEW FOR 2021: The Festival will illuminate Niagara Falls for 101 Nights, almost doubling the amount of time you can discover the winter magic of twinkling lights and larger than life displays.
November Event
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A guided walking tour of the Islington murals
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On a chilly, but dry November day, 33 of our PROBUS members met at Montgomery’s Inn to start a walking tour of the Islington Village murals. These 28 murals are amazing paintings situated along and around Dundas Street and illustrate the history of the village, starting in the early 1800’s through to Hurricane Hazel and more recent times. Some paintings were huge and covered the side of buildings, others were on store fronts and even along the wall of a bridge. Beside each mural is a plaque explaining the story of the painting and its place in history. Our guide, Corrine was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic.
We all agreed the murals are quite spectacular and marveled at how talented the artists who created them were. Well worth a return visit, although maybe when the weather warms up.
Fall Colour Driving Tour Report
Thursday October 7, 2021, some 23 Credit River PROBUS members, drivers and navigators in 11 cars
assembled at the Tim Hortons, Mississauga Road and South Service Road for a 10:00 am start to our Fall Colour Drive. After a short briefing by the lead navigator, myself, the 11 cars set off with one primary objective: the Coffee/Bio Break Pit Stop in Caledon, which was reached after about 75 minutes. The first part of the route
took us on the outskirts of Brampton and then through Norval, Belfountain & Cataract to Caledon. Many of the trees were in full colour especially between Belfountain and Cataract.
Leaving Caledon, we then made our circuitous way on more twisty and hilly roads through Hockley Valley, Glen Cross, Violet Hill, Primrose, Terra Nova and Redickville and saw many magnificent colourful trees on the way to our final destination Mylar & Loreta’s Restaurant in Singhampton for lunch. There was some spacing between arrivals the first being at 1:00 pm and some others not until 1:25 pm but everybody made it eventually. The restaurant had organised us into three tables, which enabled good social interaction between the members, and lunch was served promptly. The run distance was about 160 kilometers.
The reaction to the event seems to be good, followed by requests that we include this and other lunch drives in future programs.
John Burrows
An Event Suggestion for September
Toronto’s Most Immersive Experience
WORLD PREMIERE IN TORONTO
This month’s suggested Event outing is to experience the art presentation “Beyond Monet”.
Envelop yourself in Claude Monet’s paintings by visiting this dazzling immersive exhibit. It is currently showing at the Toronto Metro Convention Centre. On line tickets can be purchased in advance. Senior rates are Monday to Thursday $35.99, Sundays and holidays $45.99.
Here are two different links: the first has information on the Beyond Monet exhibition and the second details of Monet’s life and art.
Little Canada has Arrived
Little Canada has been described as “ a journey of discovery through a vast, highly detailed and animated miniature attraction.” This fascinating 90 minute immersive experience is now open to visitors daily from noon to 9:00 p.m. It is located in the heart of downtown Toronto, near the Eaton Centre across from Yonge and Dundas Square.An Event Suggestion for August
Take the weekend GO Train from Toronto to Niagara Falls!
Combo Tickets include both return GO train fare and two-day access to the convenient WEGO hop-on, hop-off bus, which reaches Niagara Parks sites, hotels, and other attractions. Whether you are travelling solo or with family or friends, the GO & WEGO combination gives you more value. WEGO provides a great way to explore the beauty of both the Niagara River and the Falls, as well as downtown attractions, at your own pace. There are 3 WEGO lines to choose from, each travelling to a variety of attractions. Check out the options and plan a day of fun.
Looking for a long Niagara bike ride? Bring your bike along! GO will have bike coaches outfitted on these trips depending on the time of day accommodating up to 50 bikes!
Once you’ve taken in the breathtaking view of The Falls, be sure to check out all the other unique attractions at Niagara Parks—including the Niagara Parks Power Station, which will open for daytime experience on July 30th! The GO/Niagara Parks Commission combo ticket is only $25.00 per person or $62.50 per group (includes 2 adults and 3 kids, or 1 adult and 4 kids) from Union Station, Port Credit or Oakville and you can pre-buy your combo tickets here ahead of time.
A Virtual Event for July
This month’s VIRTUAL EVENT is a visit to Casa Loma in midtown Toronto.
The mansion was built in gothic revival style, and constructed in 1914 for financier Sir Henry Pellatt. The interior of the mansion and the grounds are quite astonishing and being located high above the city affords magnificent views of Toronto.
The mansion is normally open to the public for tours of the building and grounds and there are many different events during the year.
When possible, I hope to organize an actual visit to Casa Loma and maybe one afternoon we can gather together for High Tea!
Enjoy this ten-minute video of Casa Loma and an article on the mansion’s fascinating history.
Check out the Casa Loma website and take a look at an event coming soon: IMAGINE DRAGONS LIGHT FOREST
Hope you enjoy our outing!
Gillian
A Virtual Tour for June
Have you ever wondered how the online shopping you ordered from Amazon gets to your front door?
Gillian’s Event Ideas for May are all about flowers!
This year High Park will remain open to local pedestrians and cyclists, but vehicles will not be permitted during the peak bloom period. To encourage everyone to stay home and stay safe, the City is offering #BloomAtHome, a 24-hour BloomCam livestream during the peak bloom period. Scroll down that web page to find 5 videos about the blossoms. Here is a history video of the cherry trees.
24. The festival began with a special gift. The Dutch royal family took refuge in Ottawa during World War II, and Dutch Princess Margriet was born here in 1943. Two years later, Canadian troops played a key role in liberating the Netherlands. In gratitude, the Dutch government has sent Canada a gift of tulip bulbs every year since 1945. Now this has become the world’s largest tulip festival with over 300,000 tulips. Experience the gift of tulips through the virtual experience at www.tulipfestival.ca. Learn about the History of the Festival or enjoy this video visit from the 2020 festival.
Gillian’s Event Idea for April
Gillian’s Armchair Event Idea for March
Colonel Samuel Smith Park Skating Trail
Watch this great drone video of the trail.
Snowy February seems like a good time to look ahead to spring. Enjoy! (I believe the title is Rest for the Eyes.)
Gillian’s Armchair idea for February
You will love this video of Rick Mercer counting bears in Algonquin!
Starry Nights
In 2013 an abandoned foundry in Paris was reimagined as a digital art gallery. In 2019 the beautiful exhibit Van Gogh’s Starry Nights opened. Since then versions of the show have opened in several cities worldwide. Here is a beautiful video from Paris with music performed by Jim van der Zee.
Because of covid 19, the exhibit has been reconfigured as a drive-through experience this year in Toronto. It will reopen on February 11 when the restrictions are lifted. Check out the website for more info or tickets.
February Event
Due to the pandemic, Cirque Du Soleil filed for bankruptcy protection in June 2020. But now you can enjoy a front-row seat to awe-inspiring moments of the larger-than-life shows of KURIOS – Cabinet of Curiosities, ‘’O’’, and LUZIA, with never-before seen angles that can only be experienced on your screen.Ever wondered what it takes to be a part of Cirque du Soleil? Getting to be a one of a kind performer is no small feat. Watch this video of Cirque Du Soleil scouts as they scoured the world, searching for the best of the best. Getting Into Cirque.
January Armchair Idea #1
This is a reminder of the LLM lectures Gillian mentioned in December. Lifelong Learning Mississauga (LLM) is a non-profit organization formed in 2012 to engage older adults in continuous learning by offering informative lecture series and workshops. Their slogan is: SHARE – DISCOVER – ENLIGHTEN
LLM is presenting their first-ever winter Zoom lecture series: The Soviet Experiment will be offered from January 12 to March 2, 2021 from 10:00 am to 12 noon.
Special Places and Remarkable People will be offered from January 14 to March 11, 2021 from 10:00 am to 12 noon.
Each series of eight lectures is priced at $40. For more information visit their website and you can register here.
Armchair Idea #2
Explore the online webinars, videos and podcasts at Western University. Go to the Alumni page and explore the list on the left column. You will notice one of the headings is Senior Alumni Program: Western’s award-winning Senior Alumni Program is the largest, longest running lecture series in Canada. Weekly lectures feature researchers and faculty from Western as well as experts from London and area. There is a list of lectures and the opportunity to register for some or all of the lectures.
More Armchair Ideas
You can take a free course in anything from history to computer science to climate change on a number of sites. Here are just a few:
Checkout Mississauga’s online activities or Oakville’s Youtube site with recorded courses.
For travel, arts and culture check out the many links on our own web page Keeping Busy.
January Outing
Our January idea is a visit to the majestic Trumpeter Swans who over-winter at LaSalle Park in Burlington. The park is home to over 200 Trumpeter Swans from late November until early February. The sight and sounds of so many swans is well-worth the effort of dressing warmly, and venturing out!
For those of us who prefer an armchair visit instead, here is an interesting CBC news video about the LaSalle Park Trumpeter Swans and how they were saved from near extinction.
Directions: The drive from Mississauga takes around thirty minutes. Take the 403 west to exit 79 for Waterdown road, and turn South. Waterdown Road eventually becomes LaSalle Park Road and you continue south until you reach the Lasalle Marina, where there is free parking. From the Marina it’s a short distance along the boardwalk to meet the swans, and many other water fowl. Energy and weather permitting, you can continue walking further along the shoreline. It’s a pleasant walk, with nice views of the lake, and more inlets where the swans gather. Warning: parts of the paths can get quite slippery !!
Enjoy your visit! Wishing you all happy trails and a peaceful 2021.
Gillian
September
December
Have you discovered the Lifelong Learning lecture series?Gillian
October’s Armchair Event
Welcome to the October armchair event featuring a virtual visit to the McMichael Art Collection, in Kleinburg. Gillian had promised a return visit to Gallery in the fall, following our enjoyable visit pre lockdown. So, here’s what she found, by way of a compromise!
August: New Life in Old Buildings
This month’s event is a virtual visit to the Toronto Distillery District via a short video introduction.
Now take a look at the Distillery Website. Open the website and on the left of the screen are several links:
- Start with Audiovisuals which shows three mini videos taken in 2000 just before development of the area.
- After that have fun checking out the other links!
Before the forced cancellations, Events Director Gillian had planned to make this visit a Club Event. If you enjoyed the virtual tour you might consider a visit on your own. Entrance to the Distillery District is free and it’s open from 10:00 am until 7:00 pm daily. There is a charge for one hour walking tours. To pre-book call 416 364-1177.
It’s a wonderful area to visit, enjoy! And let us know if you do go to the District so we can share your experience with other PROBUS members. Contact crprobus@gmail.com
June (Visit on your own)
Whistling Gardens near Brantford
Details here
Review of 2019 Events: Read review or click the underlined links.
Hannaford Street Silver Band: December 10th was a magical start to the Christmas season for the group of us who attended the concert ‘Winter’s Song’, featuring the Hannaford Street Silver Band and the Bach Children’s Chorus. It was held at the impressive Yorkminster Park Baptist Church in Toronto. The Hannaford Street Silver Band is a group of professional musicians with a love of the brass band repertoire. Their enthusiasm was evident as they performed rousing renditions of Christmas music and accompanied the choirs. The children’s choir featured over 100 children between the ages of 8 and 14 performing in three ensembles. The children sang beautifully a variety of songs and carols, excellently choreographed . What struck many of us was the diversity of the children in the choirs, all of them singing their hearts out! A wonderful evening to remember.
Christmas Party 2019
BAPS Mandir Tour (Hindu Temple).
Lakeview Water Treatment Facility Tour
List of past events
- Hannaford Street Silver Band
- A Day at the Races
- Warplane Museum
- Royal Botanical Gardens Tour
- Cruise Toronto Harbour and the Islands
- Foster Festival
- Come From Away
- Victorian Tea and Parliament
- McCrae House and Guelph Museum
- University of Toronto
- Weather Network
- Flickering of the Flame: the Book and the Reformation
- Blue Jays Game
- Egyptian Museum
- Terre Bleu Lavender Farm
EVENTS POLICIES
Payment:
- No cash or post dated cheques for events please.
- Cheque must be sent at time of sign-up. Priority will be on a first sign-up, first paid basis.
- Sign-up can be on-line, by delivery, or by mail. Cheques may be mailed or delivered to Gillian Dennis and must be made out to:
Credit River PROBUS
C/O Gillian Dennis, 34 Rosewood Ave. Mississauga L5G 4W3 For more information contact Gillian at: gillian.probus_events@yahoo.com. - Cheque to be held approximately until supplier payment of event is due.
- Cheques are returned if event is cancelled so please make out separate cheques if you are signing up for several events.
- Once a cheque has been cashed, attendee must find an alternate if he/she wishes to cancel. We will provide waiting list information.
- No refunds except at the discretion of Events coordinator.