MINUTES OF MEETING : Tuesday, January 24, 2017

 

ROTARY GRACE

O Lord, The Giver of all good,

We thank Thee for our daily food

May Rotary friends and Rotary ways

Help us to serve Thee all our days.

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Grace: Past President Robbie Larocque

O Canada: Peter Dueck

Toast To The Queen: Bob Elliott

GUESTS: Welcome to Gary Rose and Stacey McNeill from OPG, our guest speakers this evening.

VISITING ROTARIANS: There were no visiting Rotarians

BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES

None this week

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

• Linda – Membership Committee will be held at 5 p.m. next week January 31^st before the regular meeting.

-was contacted by a student interested in the exchange program. From the new Maxwell Heights Secondary School. Perhaps consider this school for the Interact program.

-after an appeal for working laptops was put out by Whitby Sunrise (for their sponsored students in Dominican Republic), Linda secured a donation of 9 laptops from McNairn Packaging

• Janice – dates upcoming

  • Feb 13^th – Harpo’s for Valentine’s event.

  • Mar 14^th St. Patrick’s Day at Fionn McCool’s.

  • Be sure to sign up with Janice.

• Kim – Community Services meeting coming – date to be announced

-Reverse Draw Committee meeting will be held February 21^st

-starting to build a partnership with Rotary Club of Oshawa – they will share the cost of plaques to be displayed throughout the city, maybe add content for the Rotary Page in the Oshawa Express

• Pres. Dave – next Board Meeting will be February 6^th

-May 10^th Reverse Draw, Dinner & Silent Auction – looking for a lot of silent auction donations. Goal is to get 100 items this year – must deliver to Ted prior to March or in April (Ted is away the month of March)

-tickets are printed and available NOW – have 275 ready to be sold

-REMINDER – from Lennis Trotter – our Rotary Club members are welcome to join in a a workshop on Fundraising with Gina Eisler, professional fundraiser, will be held at the Oshawa Golf Club on Wed. Feb 15^th – from 7 to 9 pm - coffee/tea and desserts – jointly with Kids’ Safety Village, Ajax Optimists and Whitby Lions. Open to all members of the Rotary Club. Please sign up in advance with Treasurer Devon Biddle to secure a spot.

 

DUTIES FOR JANUARY:

Front Desk: Past District Governor Ted Morrison and Stanley Igboanugo

Bulletin Editor / Greeter: Linda Porritt

DUTIES FOR FEBRUARY:

Front Desk : Kris Sachdeva                       Greeter/Bulletin : Janice Coupland

(Editor’s note: If you cannot be present, please find a replacement)

SERGEANT AT ARMS: Bob Koski

ACE OF SPADES DRAW

Winner Sandy McDowell Card Drawn: Four of Clubs

 

HAPPY BUCKS

• Sandy McDowell – is safe home from the US and is happy to be back – she fell ill December 23^rd – Greg is at the Boat Show

• Kris Sachdeva – is happy to be back – he missed the meeting last week due to being down with the flu and also the weather was bad

• Kim Boatman – is happy to have Sandy back!

• Ted Morrison – Sharon and Ted, along with Doug Byers and his wife Nancy went to Port Hope to a concert with the Northumberland Orchestra and Choir – superb entertainment. Then they went to the Carlisle Inn for dinner. The evnt was sponsored by the Rotary Club of Port Hope. Just a reminder that good events are being held around the District by different Rotary clubs. February 3^rd is the Chinese New Year Event (Rotary Club of York). February 9^th – Savour the Flavour $85 (Whitby Sunrise Rotary Club)

• Devon Biddle - January 24^th is the anniversary of his first date with wife Linda – she encouraged him to go to tonight’s meeting anyway!

• Robbie Larocque – is happy that he made a connection with Durham College three weeks ago when they made a presentation at our regular meeting – he asked if they would consider bringing back the Civil Engineering program to the College – now Robbie is part of a Durham College Think Tank to look at bringing back the Civil Engineering program!

• Mike McLaren – will be hosting a group of Rotarians from Scotland in September (Sept. 11-14). Will be looking for some ideas on local places to take them (OPG suggested a tour of the Test Facility)

• Larry Hurren – won $80 on 649 – is attending a Superbowl Party at the Wee Pub on Wilson Rd South – he is going to wager the $80 he won on the Atlantic Falcons, mostly because the quarterback is named Matt Ryan

• Alan Nason – is feeling defensive – he will be celebrating his 58^th wedding anniversary in a couple of weeks (February)

• Dave Andrews – is happy to have OPG as our guests tonight – thanks to Robert Kipling for passing on a copy of the OPG newsletter with the contact info

• Bob Koski – is happy for his granddaughter who is in Grade 4 – she played the recorder in a concert and is doing so well that she has now graduated to the flute

ROTARY MOMENT none tonight

GUEST SPEAKER:

OPG – Darlington Refurbishment

Sue McKinnon introduced the guest speaker Gary Rose – CA, BComm, Project Manager designation – Vice President of Planning and Projects for OPG, Vice Chairman of the Program Review Board, and formerly of the Finance Department

OPG produces 50% of the power in Ontario. Nuclear plants in Darlington and Pickering, and ownership of Bruce A and Bruce B, which are leased out to Bruce Power. There are also 3 thermal generating stations - “Biomass” burning station. The Biomass consumed is wood pellets. In addition, OPG owns 65 hydro stations across the province.

Gary has been working on the Darlington Refurbishment project since 2008. The Darlington nuclear generating station has been in service since 1993 and provides 25% of the province’s power. The time for refurbishing has arrived. There was a long period of planning and detailed logistical costing and preparation. During the preparation, there was an elaborate simulation environment built in south Courtice with the sole purpose of training, walking through the entire process of removing the fuel, removing the tubes, and replacing the tubes.

The OPG team then showed us a clip from the TV show “Daily Planet” that showed the training facility and some of the rigorously controlled routines and the repetitive nature of the intense training. There are right now 2,000 fully trained personnel engaged in the retubing.

Finally, in October 2016, the implementation phase was started with the shutdown of Unit 2. There are 4 Units. The project is a long one – going to the year 2026 (112 months), and the expectation of Planning and Projects is to deliver on time, on budget. It will be a 12.8 billion dollar investment.

Here is a link to the project: www.opg.com/generating-power/nuclear/stations/darlington-nuclear/darlington-refurbishment/Pages/default.aspx

Members had quite a few questions.

Pres. Dave thanked Gary and Stacey.

Pres. Dave Adjourned the meeting.

The “ideal of service” is the key.

It is an attitude that does not change from one version to the next.

It is an attitude and passion we all have, as Rotarians.

 

IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT, MAKE UP : Go online at www.rotary.org go to the club locator and find a club or clubs near your destination. Or you can add the free App Rotary Club Locator to your phone for instant look up of any club in the world. Please mail or fax your make-ups to Secretary Robbie Larocque, or give your make-up card to the attendance/registration officer at the next club meeting.

HERE’S A LIST OF SOME ROTARY CLUBS CLOSE TO YOU.

Please check the club website to make sure their location and time has not changed:

 

MONDAY:

Belleville – Ramada Inn – 11 Bay Ridges at Hwy 2 - 12:00 noon

Oshawa – Jubilee Pavilion Banquet Centre, 55 Lakeview Park Ave, Oshawa – 12:10 pm

Markham-Unionville – Al Dente Ristorante, 39 Main St.N., - 6:30 pm

Port Hope – Knights of Columbus Hall, 1 Elias St., – 6:00 pm

Richmond Hill – Sheraton Parkway Hotel, 600 Hwy 7 East, – 6:00 pm

Trenton – Holiday Inn – 99 Glen Miller Rd. at 401 - 6:00 pm

 

TUESDAY:

Whitby – Whitby Central Library, 405 Dundas St W - 7:00 am

Pickering – Bollocks, 736 Kingston Rd, Pickering – 7:00 am

Bowmanville – Trinity Church Hall, 116 Church St. – 7:15 am

Picton – Royal Canadian Legion, 347 Main St., - 12:15 pm

Scarborough Bluffs – Loblaw’s Superstore (upstairs) – 1775 Brimley at Progress – 7:15 am

Scarborough – Scarborough Golf Club – Golf Club Rd. – 12:30

Scarborough Twilight – The Olde Stone Cottage – 3750 Kingston Rd. - 5:30 pm

 

WEDNESDAY:

Whitby-Sunrise – Royal Oak Pub, Whitby Shores, 617 Victoria St W – 7:00 am

Markham Sunrise – Delta Markham Hotel – 50 East Valhala Dr., Hwy 7 east of 404 – 7:00 am

Northumberland Sunrise – Ashbrook Golf Club – 7215 Dale Rd, Port Hope - 7:00 am

North Scarborough – Delta Toronto East – 2035 Kennedy Rd, Scarborough – 12:30 pm

Port Perry – Sunnybrae Golf Club, 1430 King Street, Port Perry, ON , – 6:15 pm

 

 

THURSDAY:

Ajax – (First Thursday of the month) at Public Library, 55 Harwood Ave S., – 12:15 pm

Ajax – rest of the month - McEachnie Family Centre, 20 Church Street North, NorthWest Corner Hwy 2 & Church - 7:30am

Agincourt – 6:30 pm at Rotating locations. Please contact Ron -  rdhinchliff@gmail.com to verify location.

Quinte Sunrise – Bay of Quinte Golf Club, 1830 Old Hwy 2, – 7:00 am

Uxbridge – Wooden Sticks Golf & Country Club, 40 Elgin Park Drive off Concession 7 South of Uxbridge. – 7:00 am

 

FRIDAY:

Toronto – Royal York Hotel, 100 Front St, – 12:15

Cobourg – Best Western Cobourg Motor Inn, 930 Burnham Rd. at Hwy 2 – 12:15

Courtice – White Cliffe Terrace, 1460 Hwy 2 – 7:15 am