Upcoming Speakers 2011-2012

All events convene in the Fairmont Chateau Laurier Ballroom - 12:30 p.m. sharp

Link to our full colour Brochures
September 2011 - January 2012 (PDF)
February - May 2012 (PDF)

Grete Hale, CM, BJ, LLD, GGLJ, FCGS, FRHSC.
Thursday, January 19, 2012

Topic: Baker’s Daughter, The story of a long, rich and very Canadian life.

Grete Hale is Chairman Emeritus of Morrison Lamothe Inc., a national family frozen food company now headquartered in Toronto. She comes from a pioneer Ottawa family (1818) and has lived all her life in Ottawa’s oldest house (1828).

She has served on numerous national corporate and provincial boards and continues to be an active volunteer in dozens of Ottawa organizations, including President of Beechwood Cemetery and on the board of the Community Foundation of Ottawa. She received the YM-YWCA Life Time Achievement Award in 1997, the Canadian Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 1998, an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Ottawa in 1999 and the Order of Canada in 2006.

Tony Greco
Thursday, February 16, 2012

Transforming Bodies, Lifting Spirits, and Strengthening Minds.

Tony is Canada’s Leading Fitness Specialist. He is a top graduate from the Sports Performance Institute, whose certification exceeded the guidelines established by the National Fitness Leaders Advisory Council. Tony is the director of Training at his seven schools for fitness throughout the Ottawa area. He is also the founder and creator of Greco Lean and Fit and Yoga Lean.

In addition, Tony is the founder of a charity called “The Foundation to Fight Obesity in Children”. Through this organization he continues to teach others the vast benefits of a healthy lifestyle while inspiring them along the way. Tony has dedicated his life to providing education to parents and children to ensure proper nutrition and activity . The foundation makes available funding for any medication, personal training or nutritionist costs for children battling with obesity. A large amount of the funds go toward building parks in subsidized areas of the city to encourage children to exercise and to play outdoors. Tony works within our community schools and resource centers to raise awareness of childhood obesity and to offer solutions and prevention of this growing epidemic.

Carol Anne Meehan
Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Carol Anne Meehan has been a journalist since 1978. She is a graduate of Ryerson Polytechnical Institute. She began her career at CHRO Television, which was followed with anchoring and reporting duties at CKNC TV in Sudbury, Ontario. A move out west brought more challenging assignments at CFRN Television in Edmonton, and CBC Television in Calgary. Before assuming the early morning hosting duties on CBC Radio's "The Eyeopener" Carol Anne travelled to Cyprus to produce a television special on Canadian Peacekeepers.

In 1989 Carol Anne joined CJOH /CTV's popular evening news program as Max Keeping's Coanchor. In that capacity she reported live from Germany during the fall of the Berlin Wall. In addition, she travelled extensively throughout Canada bringing a unique perspective to the Capital's number one news program. She won national recognition from the Canadian nursing association for medical reporting in 1992. Carol Anne keeps busy lending support to various community charities. She is married, and she and her husband have two young children. They make their home in Manotick, Ontario.

Robert Roberts, MD, FRCPC, MACC
Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Medicine: A Glimpse of the Future.

Dr. Roberts is President and CEO of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute and Director of the Ruddy Canadian Cardiovascular Genetics Center. After graduation from Dalhousie University and completing his Residency in Internal Medicine and Fellowship in Cardiology at the University of Toronto, he pursued research in heart disease at the University of California. He later became Director of Cardiac Care at Washington University and Chief of Cardiology at Baylor College of Medicine. He was appointed to his present position on April 1, 2004.

In his work as Cardiologist, Educator and Scientist Dr. Roberts developed the MCBK test for diagnosing heart attacks, discovered genes responsible for heart disease and is one of the founders of molecular cardiology. With collaborators he identified the first gene for coronary artery disease.

Dr. Roberts’ many awards include the Distinguished Scientist Award from the American College of Cardiology, Robert Beamish Leadership Award, Designation of Master of the American College of Cardiology, Albrecht Fleckenstein Award from the International Academy of Cardiology and the McLaughlin Award from the Royal Society of Canada.

The British High Commissioner,
His Excellency Dr. Andrew Pocock
Thursday, May 17, 2012

Dr. Pocock was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad. He joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1981. From 1983 until 1986 he was Second Secretary (Commercial) in Lagos. From 1986 until 1988 he was Head of Section in Southern African Department in the FCO. From 1988 until 1992 he served as First Secretary (Political) in the British Embassy in Washington, D.C.

After returning to London for four years (including one year on secondment to the Royal College of Defence Studies), he was posted to Canberra as Deputy High Commissioner from 1997 until 2001. He then returned to the FCO as a Head of Department before serving as High Commissioner in Dar es Salaam from 2003 to 2006, and as Ambassador in Harare from 2006 to 2009.

Dr. Pocock was Director for Africa in the FCO in 2010. In January of 2011 he arrived in Ottawa to assume his current position as High Commissioner.

Luncheon Tickets

Tickets may be purchased as a pre-paid package or on a monthly basis. Members wishing to sit together MUST send requests in the same envelope. Tables are reserved, eight at each table.

Friends wishing to sit together MUST indicate this on the order form. There are no guarantees about being seated with friends if the request is made on the day of the luncheon.

Prepaid for five luncheons

5 x $36.00 = $180.00
Complete the Order Form and mail it with your cheque or money order payable to the "Ottawa Women's Canadian Club' along with a stamped, self-addressed envelope to :

Ottawa Women's Canadian Club
P.O. Box 40103, 2215 Bank Street
Ottawa, ON K1V 0W8

and your pre-paid tickets will be mailed to you.

NOTE: If there is more than one set of tickets per envelope, please use two stamps as the envelope will be too heavy. Your tickets are your receipt.

Monthly Ticket Sales

$40.00 Mail your request before the first of each month. Include your cheque or money order, a stamped self addressed envelope and your membership number to:

Ottawa Women’s Canadian Club
P.O. Box 40103, 2515 Bank Street
Ottawa ON K1V 0W8

The tickets will be mailed to you.

Telephone reservations

Telephone reservations will be accepted until 10:00 a.m. One Week prior to the day of the luncheon.
Ticket Chair: Monique Bertrand (613) 737-6075.

Note: Telephone reservations must be paid for unless the Ticket Chair receives cancellation 2 business days before the luncheon.

Guests

Guests are welcome at all luncheons. The cost of a guest ticket is $45.00.

Requests for future luncheons may be left in the box on the ticket table. Be sure to list names of the members wishing to sit together. Include cheques or money orders and a stamped self-addressed envelope. The tickets will be mailed to you.[updated December 2011]