Special thanks to Greeter Chris Answorth, Sergeant at Arms Karin Voisin and assistant Kyle Lambert
On Oct 15, Doug Fisher shares an anniversary with the club. Everton Wilmot also has an anniversary with the club. Everton joined on Oct 15, 2014.
Kathy Lovey is going through a difficult time right now with the loss of her sister, and her brother-in-law has only hours to live. Please keep Kathy and her sister in your thoughts.
Everton Wilmot has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Drayton Entertainment. Congrats to Everton.
Laura Power was nominated for an award through Scotia Wealth Management, and as a result was named a recipient. She will be donating the $5000 to our club in her honour, so thanks for her donation and generosity.
Remember that October 24th is Work Polio Day. Mac will be on 570 news talking about the flag program next week.
October 28th Kyle Lambert will be doing a presentation on the People Jewellers robbery that took place back in 2010.
Club received a thank you from Linda Kumpf as a result of a donation made with the passing on her husband Sonny.
Chuck Thompson thanked the club for the thoughts and well wishes that were passed his way over his recent medical issues.
Guest Speaker :
Speaker was Mark Willcock who is the Community Engagement Coordinator for Indwell. Indwell provides affordable housing to members of the community, and dates back to the 70’s. It now serves over 600 people in Hamilton, Woodstock, Simcoe, London, and now Kitchener. The remove barriers so everyone can take part in their services. Indwell focusses on a number of things 1) Real affordability of Housing 2) Housing with Supports 3) Property Management 4) Innovating for the Future
St. Marks is at 825 King St E is Indwells first program in KW, has 43 units. Project is costing 15 million dollars, with 2 million being fundraised. Costs about $2500 to furnish an apartment, so members can donate toward that.
Specific volunteer opportunities right now are not available, but will be in the future. His contact information is mwillcock@indwell.ca and his number is (226)-242-2213 ext 390.
Mac Graham thanked Mark for the presentation
Prepared by Kyle Lambert
St. Marks Church
This day in history
Looking south of the Boarder leading up to an election where the transition of power may result in violence –
· Demonstrations – peaceful and violent
· Bombings – federal buildings in Portland
· Kidnapping – threatened Govenor of Michigan and Virginia
All of this has happened before – in our lifetime – and in Canada
The Premier of Quebec, Robert Bourassa, and the Mayor of Montreal, Jean Drapeau, supported Trudeau's invocation of the War Measures Act, which limited civil liberties. The police were enabled with far-reaching powers, and they arrested and detained, without bail, 497 individuals, all but 62 of whom were later released without charges. The Government of Quebec also requested military aid to the civil power, and Canadian Forces deployed throughout Quebec; they acted in a support role to the civil authorities of Quebec.[2]:86–91
At the time, opinion polls throughout Canada, including in Quebec, showed widespread support for the use of the War Measures Act.[3] The response, however, was criticized at the time by prominent politicians such as René Lévesque and Tommy Douglas.[4]
The events of October 1970 galvanized opposition to the use of violence in efforts to gain Quebec sovereignty and accelerated the movement towards electoral means of attaining greater autonomy and independence,[1]:256 including support for the sovereigntist Parti Québécois, which formed the provincial government in 1976.
