Jack Zaleski

Former President and CEO of Tourism Vancouver, the self-proclaimed “accidental executive” Rick Antonson habitually opts for the path less wandered – or sometimes where there’s no path at all. In his travels, Rick chooses countries seldom referred to as bustling tourist destinations, including the Belarus, Mongolia, Tibet, Nepal, Libya, Algeria and North Korea. This love … Read more

Scott McIntyre was a founding partner of Douglas & McIntyre (D&M) Publishers, at one time the country’s largest independent publisher that promoted Canadian authors and earned an international reputation for beautiful books on a range of subjects. What made the B.C. publishing house unique was McIntyre’s interest in works about the history and art of Indigenous … Read more

An amateur historian motivated by a career in journalism Cameron Cathcart has a keen interest in Canadian military history. He spent 30 years with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation as a Parliamentary reporter in Ottawa, foreign correspondent in Washington, D.C., and TV News Director in Toronto. Broadcasting has given him the opportunity to travel the world, … Read more

Dr. Marilyn Bowman, Professor Emerita SFU, schooled in Edmonton and at McGill, taught at Queens (1972-76) and Simon Fraser University (1976-2005). She was the founding director of the doctoral program in clinical psychology at SFU and served variously as Chair of Psychology, Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Research, Deputy Chair of Senate and Deputy … Read more

Dr. John Esdaile, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, UBC Dr. John Esdaile is an internationally respected rheumatologist who spearheaded the creation of the Arthritis Research Centre of Canada. He completed his undergraduate medical training at McGill University in Montreal, P.Q., and went on to post-graduate training in Montreal, Toronto, and London, England. He returned to the … Read more

Paul Evans (PhD Dalhousie) has been a professor at the University of British Columbia since 1999 teaching Asian and trans-Pacific affairs. Paul is the current Interim Research Director of the Institute of Asian Research. His academic appointments have been as Assistant, Associate and Professor, Department of Political Science, York University, 1981-97; Director, University of Toronto – … Read more

Kevin is an experienced executive with a career built in the public transportation industry. Prior to joining TransLink, Kevin was General Manager of King County Metro Transit serving the Seattle metropolitan region. At Metro, he oversaw a mix of transit modes, including buses, trains, vanpools, paratransit vans, as well as approximately 5,000 employees. In his … Read more

In 2008, PROBUS Vancouver member Bob Ross published a book titled The Cucumber Tree, about growing up in Vancouver in the 1940’s and 50’s. This story about his childhood reveals his early interest in adventure and exploration. He built his own canoe and at the age of sixteen survived a week canoeing in the BC … Read more

To experiment and play and critique and make and then to turn creative work into art or product or process, that is the essence of the engagement of students with our community of staff and faculty. Our academic programs in art, design and media are designed to be flexible and to provide students with many different pathways to learning and research. We are … Read more

Penny Lyons has been the Executive Director of Seva Canada since 2006. Prior to Seva, Penny was a management consultant in Taipei and Vancouver working on projects as varied as a fraud audit for a multinational electronics company and mediating discussions between government, first nations and commercial fisherman on the future of the oolichan fishery. … Read more

Cameron Cathcart served as a member of the Royal Canadian Artillery before choosing a broadcasting career. He worked with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation for 30 years, much of the time as a Parliamentary reporter in Ottawa and foreign correspondent in Washington, D.C.  Broadcasting has given him the opportunity to travel the world, including war zones. This has … Read more

Fin Donnelly is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada to represent the electoral district of Port Moody—Coquitlam. He is a member of the New Democratic Party. Donnelly was first elected as a member of parliament in a by-election on November 9, 2009, in the New Westminster—Coquitlam electoral district. In the one year he spent in the 40th Canadian Parliament, he acted as … Read more

Rudy Buttignol, C.M. is the President and CEO of British Columbia’s Knowledge Network Corporation, and President of the BBC Kids channel, a joint venture with BBC Worldwide. Since his appointment in 2007, Buttignol has led the transformation of the public broadcaster from a single television station to a multi-platform, digital media service that includes streaming … Read more

Herbert G. Grubel is Professor of Economics (Emeritus) at Simon Fraser University and Senior Fellow at The Fraser Institute in Vancouver, BC, Canada. He has a B.A. from Rutgers University (1958) and a Ph.D. in economics from Yale University (1963). He has taught full-time at Stanford University, the University of Chicago, and the University of … Read more

Elizabeth May is the Leader of the Green Party of Canada and its first elected Member of Parliament, representing Saanich-Gulf Islands in southern Vancouver Island. Elizabeth is an environmentalist, writer, activist and lawyer, who has a long record as a dedicated advocate — for social justice, for the environment, for human rights, and for pragmatic … Read more

For decades, June Goldsmith has charmed audiences with her knowledge and enthusiastic approach to classical music. Her lifelong commitment has led to a rich and varied career as a concert presenter, entrepreneur, music educator and pianist and now as a radio broadcaster and lecturer. Her warm style and personality has brought classical music to life … Read more

Christopher Bower Gaze Artistic Director & Founder Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival Born May 12, 1952 and educated in England, Christopher Gaze was inspired to come to Canada in 1975 by his mentor, legendary Shakespearean actor Douglas Campbell. He spent three seasons at the Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake and acted at various theatre companies … Read more

Dr.  Richard Fedorak is interim dean of the faculty of medicine & dentistry at the University of Alberta, and professor of medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology. In addition, he serves as director for the Centre of Excellence for Gastrointestinal Inflammation and Immunity Research, and director of the Northern Alberta Clinical Trials and Research Centre. … Read more

I, Michael Kluckner, am a Canadian writer and artist/illustrator. My early books on the history of Canadian cities, heritage, planning issues and art, include Vancouver The Way It Was, Vanishing Vancouver, Paving Paradise, andBritish Columbia in Watercolour. In 1991 I was the founding president of the Heritage Vancouver Society, and served as president of the … Read more

Rudy Buttignol is the President and CEO of British Columbia’s public broadcaster, Knowledge Network, and President of the BBC Kids channel. He moderates financing forums in Amsterdam and Leipzig and serves on several boards including the Vancouver International Film Festival. Buttignol was TVO’s Creative Head of Network Programming, Head of Independent Production, and Commissioning Editor … Read more

Kim is the owner of Kim Baird Strategic Consulting and offers services in relation to First Nation policy, governance and economic development, as well as First Nation consultation, communication and engagement issues. Kim is proficient in communication, negotiation and facilitation among other skills. Kim currently has First Nation and Industry clients on a range of … Read more

Kim is the owner of Kim Baird Strategic Consulting and offers services in relation to First Nation policy, governance and economic development, as well as First Nation consultation, communication and engagement issues. Kim is proficient in communication, negotiation and facilitation among other skills. Kim currently has First Nation and Industry clients on a range of … Read more

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Neil Ritchie Neil Ritchie, born in Vancouver, attended high school in West Vancouver and graduated with a degree in commerce from UBC. He joined the CBC cataloguing records in the library, and after four years, he became a studio director for CBC radio’s Off the Record with Bob Kerr, and Hot Air with Bob Smith. Ritchie, who was with … Read more

The Five-Year Plan: How The C’s became Champions Owners Jake Kerr and Jeff Mooney hit a home run out at ‘The Nat’. Read More: http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20111007&content_id=25546360&vkey=news_t435&fext=.jsp&sid=t435

Dr. Max Cynader is Director of the Brain Research Centre and the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health at Vancouver Coastal Health and the University of British Columbia. In addition, he holds the Canada Research Chair in Brain Developoment at UBC and is Professor of Opthalmology. He is also a Member of the Order of Canada (CM), Member of the … Read more

“We are a party that went through two civil wars, lots of skirmishes and a number of backstabbings,” Armstrong has said. “We are trying to put that behind us. We want to have a different discussion with the citizens of Vancouver. We want to try not to be the divided NPA that we were.” Read … Read more

JOCK A. FINLAYSON Jock Finlayson is Executive Vice President and Chief Policy Officer at the Business Council of British Columbia, an organization representing 260 large and mid-size BC companies and affiliated industry associations that together account for approximately one-quarter of all jobs in the province. In this capacity he directs the Council’s work on economic, … Read more

Professor Jaymie Matthews teaches at the University of British Columbia. His passion for astronomy led him to obtain a doctorate in astrophysics from the University of Western Ontario in 1987. As principal investigator of the MOST project, he divides his time between the mission of this new Canadian space exploration satellite, his students, and a … Read more

Dr. Andre Gerolymatos is a Professor of History, Chair of Hellenic Studies, and Director of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Centre for Hellenic Studies at Simon Fraser University. He received his M.A. in Classics in 1982 and his PhD in History in 1991 from McGill University and is a Concurrent Professor at History College of Nankai … Read more

Mike Corrigan Mike Corrigan is President and Chief Executive Officer of British Columbia Ferry Services Inc., one of the largest ferry transportation companies in the world. Mr. Corrigan has been a senior executive with BC Ferries since joining the company in 2003, serving in the separate roles of Chief Operating Officer (2006-2011) and Executive Vice President … Read more

Scott Shepherd Hon. Lieutenant Colonel of The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught’s Own) Mr. Shepherd was born in Chatham, Ontario. He is a graduate of the University of Toronto (BA-Hon) and Dalhousie University (MBA) and is a Fellow of the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario. He is the … Read more

ANDREW PETTER Born in 1953, Mr. Petter was raised in Victoria and Nelson, where he graduated from his secondary school as class valedictorian. He attended Nelson’s former Notre Dame University and in the early 1970’s he was briefly an open-line radio host where he got his first taste of politics while interviewing the likes of … Read more

Dr. John G.  Webb, MD FRCPC Dr. John Webb and his colleagues at St. Paul’s Hospital are making open-heart surgery a thing of the past, saving the lives of patients not viable for conventional heart surgery. Treatment of aortic valve disease remains a significant and growing unmet clinical need. Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement technology is … Read more

   RONALD W. THIESSEN Ronald W. Thiessen has been President and Chief Executive Officer since 2000 of Hunter Dickinson Inc., a diversified, global mining group based in Vancouver. He is also President and CEO of Quartz Mountain Resources, Northern Dynasty Minerals, and Amarc Resources, and chair of Taseko Mines and Great Basin Gold. Ron and … Read more

Dr. Andre Gerolymatos is a Professor of History, Chair of Hellenic Studies, and Director of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Centre for Hellenic Studies at Simon Fraser University. He received his M.A. in Classics in 1982 and his PhD in History in 1991 from McGill University and is a Concurrent Professor at History College of Nankai … Read more

After obtaining his law degree from the University of British Columbia, Peter joined the long established Vancouver Maritime Law Firm of Macrae Montgomery Hill & Cunningham. He was a Partner in that firm from 1969 to 1982. During that period of time, he gained extensive experience in all areas of the Maritime Law practice. In … Read more

JIM ROBSON  To the majority of British Columbians over the age of 50, the name Jim Robson is synonymous with hockey, more specifically, hockey broadcasts.  He was born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan in 1935 and graduated from Maple Ridge High School in 1952, whereupon he immediately embarked on his career in sport’s broadcasting which lasted … Read more

Dr. Bruce Forster is Professor and Head at the Univer-sity of BC Dept of Radiology, and Regional Department Head and Medical Di-rector, Diag-nostic Imaging, Vancouver Coastal Health and Providence Health Care. He was recently Director of Diagnostic Im-aging for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics/Paralympics Games. As an Associate Member of the Allan McGavin Sports Medicine … Read more

As Chief Executive Officer of Canada’s largest credit union, Tamara Vrooman harnesses the strength of Vancity to fulfill its vision of redefining wealth for members and communities. This vision challenges us to think differently about wealth, to return to a meaning that says you can only truly prosper as an individual if you are connected … Read more

C.C. (Kip) Woodward A life-long resident of Vancouver, Kip Woodward is President of Woodcorp Investments, a private venture capital investment firm. He is also Chair of The Keg Royalty Fund, Director of Hy’s Canada Limited and Village Farms Limited, and Advisor to the Army and Navy Group. Kip has long been involved in community work. … Read more

Monday, December 19th at 2:00PM Guest Speaker – Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of Canada   This is in addition to the regular meeting on December 13th and is a “Members only event”. Mr. Carney’s address will be “OFF the RECORD” with, as usual, no media in attendance. Venue will be either Planetarium or … Read more