Welcome to the Rotary Club Of Edmonton Riverview

Service Above Self

We meet In Person
Tuesdays at 7:30 a.m.
Holiday Inn Conference Centre
4485 Gateway Blvd
Regular Meetings: 4485 Gateway Blvd
Edmonton, AB T6H 5C3
Canada
IMPORTANT NOTE: Regular meetings take place the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Tuesdays of each month. See the calendar for other club events. To join our meetings online, click "Contact Us" in the menu above, to request the zoom link.
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Recent Stories
From Mountain Gorillas to Community Well-Being
June 10, 2025
 
Our speaker June 10 was Dr. Adrien Ntwari, a dedicated Rwandan wildlife veterinarian and a true leader in the field of conservation. Dr. Ntwari works with Gorilla Doctors, where he plays a vital role in protecting and caring for some of the world’s last remaining mountain gorillas in Volcanoes National Park.
 
The Riverview club is very familiar with Adrien's work. Riverview Rotary successfully applied for a Global Grant Scholarship that allowed Adrien to study and obtain a MSc in Wildlife Health and Management in 2020.   Congratulations Adrien.
 
 

 
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Club's Newest Paul Harris Recipient
June 3, 2025
 
On June 3, Norm Johnson, Riverview Rotarian since 2003, was the Club's newest Paul Harris Recipient.  Donations made to the Rotary Foundations earn a member credits towards a Paul Harris designation.  Norm's donations have totaled $1000 so he's the proud recipient of this award. Donations to the Foundation come back to the Club through grants that in turn is spent in the community.  Thanks so much Norm! 
 
Riverview Club President Raemonde Bezenar presenting Norm with his Paul Harris pin.
 
City of Edmonton Water Treatment Plants - Flood Protection
June 3, 2025
 
Who would have thought that a presentation about water treatment would be interesting? Vicki Campbell, P. Eng., Director of Water Treatment Plants for EPCOR, enlightened club members about the complexity and risks to Edmonton's water treatment facilities.  The two treatment facilities, the E.L. Smith and Rossdale plants provide 375 million litres of water per day to Edmonton plus an additional 90 surrounding communities, with a combined population of over 1.5 million people.  EPCOR assessed the risk posed to the facilities due to floods and has developed and is implementing a plan to protect these critical facilities.  Thanks for a great job  helping to ensure that we all have good, safe, drinking water. 
 
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Newest Paul Harris Recipients
May 20 , 2025
 
The club's newest Paul Harris recipients. Congratulations to Lindsay and Marg. Thank you so much for your support to Rotary.  
 
 
 
 
 
Expansion of the University of Alberta medical school: Meeting the needs of rural Alberta
 
May 13, 2025
 
Thanks so much for Dr. Brenda Hemmelgarn, Dean, Faculty of Medicine U of A, to share with Club members the challenges in meeting the needs in rural, and particularly northern, Alberta.  Innovative efforts are being put in place to begin to alleviate the shortage of doctors in the north by establishing a "Northern Alberta Medical Program".  By establishing a program where medical students can complete a portion of their education at the new "Northwestern Polytechnic" in Grand Prairie, studies show that students are more likely to stay in the north. The program also is designed to help the province increase the overall number of doctors trained in Alberta. 
 
Great to hear about these efforts to begin to solve a major health services issue.
 
 
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Community and Wellness Through Music
May 6, 2025
 
Music is one of the most cerebral activities we can do. It requires so much of your brain, that  as you age, music is one of the last things to go. 
Dr. Taina Lorenz, Executive Director of the Cosmopolitan Music Society, lead members through a simple “ensemble” performance, with half the room doing 1-2-3-4-5-6 Rotary and the other half doing ‘some pie-, some pie-, some strawberry pie” then added “cuppa cuppa coffee, cuppa of tea.”  Takes concentration and focus but in the end, everyone was in sync. Beautiful.  
 
Thanks so much Taina for coming out early in the morning to share your passion with Club members.
 
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Rig Hand Distillery Tour
April 27, 2025
 
As part of  the club's new "alternative meeting" format, our April event was a tour, and brunch, at the Rig Hand Distillery.  What a success story. Our guide, General Manager/Distiller Mike Beile (and partners) started Rig Hand from scratch 10 years ago. They now produce award winning vodkas, whiskeys and brums (rum made from sugar beets). They also have canned cocktails and beer.  All barley, malt, and inputs into their production is sourced locally in Alberta. In addition to the distillery, they have a full restaurant, store and event space. After the tour, Club members and guests enjoyed a sampling of their products, then a hearty meal in the restaurant. An enjoyable event. Thanks to John Williams for organizing. 
 
Rig Hand Distiller: 5 minutes east of the Edmonton International Airport (50158 Range Rd 244A, Leduc County, AB T4X 0P3)
 
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Skip The Depot
April 1, 2025
 
Today Ariana Vandervaate, marketing director from "Skip The Depot", shared a new, innovative fundraising option that more and more organizations are adopting. Skip The Depot will come to your home or business, pick up refundable items (bottles, clothing and electronics) and deposit proceeds into an account for an organization of your choice. Their management fee is 30%.  The main service for most people is that it eliminates the need to go to a bottle depot to get your refund. Additionally, the will take other items that could be taken to the Eco-Stations (electronics) or might otherwise go the the landfill (used clothing that cannot be donated). By doing this, they are able to divert items from the landfill. A win-win for the donor and the environment. 
 
Ariana, thanks for waking up early today. Sounds like a great, easy, fundraiser for Riverview Rotary!
 
 
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Riverview Trivia Night! 
Coming soon, Riverview Rotary's first ever "Trivia Night".  Come join the fun, good food and great company.  Follow the link below to get more information on date, time, and tickets. 
 
Come on your own, or bring your partner, friends or family.  Make it a date night! Never been to a trivia night?  Come see for yourself. How ever you want to do it, you'll have a great time.
 
Hope to see you there.  
 
 
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Club Executives & Directors
President
Raemonde Bezenar
President Elect
Raemonde Bezenar
Co-President Elect
Lindsay Robinson
Secretary
Paul Dusseault
Immediate Past President
Marg McCuaig-Boyd
Treasurer
Jason Anderson
Membership
Nelson Scott
Services - Club
John Williams
Services - Community
Lindsay Robinson
Services - International
Mariusz Sapijaszko
Rotary Foundation
John Williams

Club Mailing Address:

Rotary Club of Edmonton Riverview

Suite 1450, 10020 101A Ave NW Edmonton AB T5J 3G2

Club Contact: 

Marg McCuaig-Boyd (click on "Contact Us" in the menu at the top of the page)

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