Special thanks to Everton Wilmot for setting this option up.
Announcements
John Vickery - Oktoberfest tickets will be ready for next meeting – The event will be held at the Concordia.
The District has approved Matching funds for our Honduras project.
Pogo run in support of families who have children facing or who have died of cancer is this Sunday. Details have been emailed.
Reminder about the District Conference September 23rd – be sure to register on the district site.
The Rotary Trivia was won by Karen Voison.
50/50 Draw
Laura was in attendance – however did not win the potential $336.00
Karen Spencer, Greg Bobier and Jerome Freiburger were all unsuccessful in pulling the black marble so the pot grows.
Guest Speaker was John Rose of Icy Waters
John is the managing director of Icy Waters and is a graduate of WLU with a MBA in strategy and Accounting and BA in Economics. Icy Waters Ltd. was founded in 1985 and is one of the premier Arctic Char farms in the world. Located in the Yukon, in the beautiful city of Whitehorse, their stunning aquaculture facilities produce award winning Arctic Char loved by chefs and foodies around the world.
John spoke on the history of Icy Waters, its connection to our local community through the Motz family and its main plant in Whitehorse. As well as his general comments on the parentage of Tilapia as compared to Arctic Char John shared details on the trials and real advantages on aquaculture.
Dead Moose and their effect on work travel, Wolves and their effect on public meetings and Caribou heads as chew toys were some of this very educational and charming discussion on our Rotary chapters favourite fish, its growth and success in the business market and its potential in feeding the world.
