Vol. 102 No. 13
Bill Davidson, President
Parisa Adrangi, Secretary
Next meeting: Tuesday October 1, 2019
Bala Naidoo, Governor, District 5040
District Governor, Bala Naidoo, has been on a whirlwind tour visiting the clubs of the District. An incredibly large area that spans Sunshine Coast, Whistler, Squamish, Vancouver, New Westminster, Burnaby, Richmond, Ladner and Tsawwassen, as well as south of Prince George to 100 Mile House, north to Mackenzie, west to Burns Lake, Smithers, Terrace, Prince Rupert and Kitimat. CLICK HERE to view Bala's self introduction.
It is now our turn. Bala is a true optimist and engaging speaker. Please come out to this special meeting.
Feature: Peace Panel Discussion
Peace panelists, Thomas Reppchen (new immigrant), Miguel Rozo (peace fellow candidate), and James Grunau (Journey Home), will field questions and facilitate a group discussion.
Upcoming meeting: Tuesday October 8, 2019
Rick Antonson, author "Walking with Ghosts in Papua, New Guinea"
Pre-registration required by October 4th to attend. Contact Carolyn.
The Canadian Club of Vancouver and the Rotary Club of Vancouver cordially invite you to the launch of Rick Antonson's new book. If this event title intrigues you then you must join us for this special luncheon featuring the return of author Rick Antonson, who will be sharing his experiences and adventures with us on this important and often overlooked part of the world.
Rick has lots of miles under his belt: from the summit of Mount Ararat in Eastern Turkey, to the abandoned stretches of Route 66, from going to Timbuktu for a haircut, to travels in Iraq and Iran. He didn't think twice when one day a chance Australian acquaintance invited him for a "walk across the country" of Papua New Guinea. The "walk" turned out to be a grueling trek on the notorious Kokoda Trail—a narrow, 60-mile footpath featuring rough jungle, 6,000 feet in elevation change, and punishing weather extremes. The country and the trail both get fresh perspectives in Antonson's new book, which is built around Antonson's accepted invitation of his new friend nicknamed Monk and the resulting trek, but it's hardly a mere travelogue.
Upcoming meeting: Tuesday October 15, 2019
Club Day - What is in the future for our Club?
Note: no guests please
A discussion will be held based around our strategic plan, facilitated by Bill Davidson. This is an opportunity to voice your opinions, concerns, and suggestions in a safe, open environment. All members are encouraged to attend, the more voices the better prepared we will be in our attempts to meet our members' needs. Come out and help shape our Club's future.
How are you supporting our Interactors and Rotaractors?
FACILITATE
be a liaison between the Rotary Club and the Interact/Rotaract Club
MENTOR AND MOTIVATE
create development opportunities by matching Rotary Club members with Rotaractors based on interests, career path, or expertise
LEARN TOGETHER
attend the annual Rotaract Preconvention to exchange ideas and learn
PARTNER TO SERVE
volunteer at Rotaract Club projects, develop joint service projects
PROMOTE INTERACT/ROTARACT
share how Interact/Rotaract makes a difference in your communities
STRENGTHEN ROTARY CONNECTIONS
encourage Rotaractors to serve as mentors for Interactors, and Rotarians for Rotaractors; invite Rotaractors to join the Rotary Club while maintaining membership at their own Rotaract Club
Rotary District 5040 is partnering with Third World Eye Care Society to collect 2,020 pairs of eyeglasses and sunglasses in time for the 2020 Vision Conference, April 24-26, 2020 in Vancouver.
Contact your local optometrist, they usually have lots. Bring your collection to a lunch meeting. Looking for:
single vision reading or distance eyeglasses are preferred
non-prescription sunglasses are also welcome
no scratches and the frames in working order
no loose lenses, or frames only; must be a complete set
Please help us reach this goal to help those who need better sight for a better life.
Bill Davidson, President, chaired the meeting and gave the invocation.
Kayo Otake accompanied us on the piano for the singing of O Canada.
Peter Clarke, Sergeant-at-Arms, introduced visitors and guests.
Chair's Announcements:
Reminder: dates of note to put in your calendar:
October 1st: DG Bala Naidoo will be visiting our Club. Reminder to Board members that the monthly Board meeting will be a short one at 9:30-10:30, and then the Board will be joined by the DG & ADG, John from 10:30–11:30. Committee Chairs, if you haven’t already submitted the reports requested, please do so as I need to provide the information to the DG.
October 8th: We will be joining the Canadian Club for a lunch presentation by author, Rick Antonson, for his newest book "Walking with Ghosts in Papua New Guinea: Crossing the Kokoda Trail in the Last Wild Place on Earth. RSVP will be required to attend; more information will be forthcoming soon.
October 15th: will be a Club Day where we want to discuss the direction of our club. Member input is important; please, if you can, attend and be heard. (no guests please).
November 16th: District 5040 Foundation Hollywood Glitz dinner and show take place at the Burnaby Firefighters Banquet and Conference Centre and is sure to be an evening of entertainment that you don’t want to miss! Rotarians can donate US$500 to the Rotary Foundation that will be matched by District Points. Info to register is in the last Rotor.
April 24-26, 2020: District 5040 Conference. This year right here in downtown Vancouver at the Pinnacle Hotel on W. Hastings St. Everyone is encouraged to attend. Cost until December 31st is $350 (+GST) for Rotarians, $200 for Rotoractors.
We received an email looking for people interested in working on the upcoming federal election in Vancouver Centre. If you are interested, the information was in the last Rotor, or contact Carolyn and she can send you the info.
Regarding the District 5040 District Dinner, they are looking for auction items. If you can help with either a live or silent auction item(s) please let us or the organizers know.
Parisa Adrangi, provided the Secretary's announcements:
member anniversaries:M Moser Corporate Group (Rhianon Chow, Nabil Sabet, Danielle Palumbo) 1 year
wedding anniversaries:Rene & Brigitte Fluri 23 years Sep 26th
Special announcements and members' moments:
Milton Kiang thanked all those who responded and reserved tickets for the upcoming Oktoberfest social on October 4th. 26 tickets sold.
Paul McCrea's Wunday Ranch all boys social weekend in the Cariboo is fully booked.
Verona Edelstein & Company's all girls social is coming up next week on the evening of October 1st. Ladies, if you haven't already RSVP'd (yeah or nay) to Verona, kindly do so.
Parisa Adrangi gave a shout out to the Young Professionals Division members who, on their first community event helped at Food On the Corner.
John Hayto let us know that his wife, Cindy, is in the middle of an 8-day trek in Peru. Wishing her safe travels.
Thomas Reppchen let us know that he has finally received his permanent resident's card and social insurance number - he's now looking forward to paying taxes :o)
Program:
Mark Startup introduced our guest, Duncan Wilson, VP of Environment, Community and Government Affairs of the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority.
Duncan spoke about the huge scope of our local ports, their much needed growth and the impact they have on communities and the environment. The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority enables Canada’s trade. It leases federal lands to privately run terminal operators. It builds the infrastructure, leads environmental programs, works with communities, engages with indigenous groups and collaborates on port safety and security.
Vancouver Fraser ports touch 16 different municipalities and 2.5 million people. No other port authority in the world touches 16 different communities. In fact, no other touches more than 3. Our ports are unique. Its vision is “To be the world’s most sustainable port”, via growing economic prosperity through trade, healthy environments, and thriving communities.
The Port of Vancouver is Canada’s largest port. The ports host 115,000 jobs across Canada and facilitates trade with 170 countries. We have the most diversifies port cargo in North America: bulk, containers, breakbulk, automobiles and cruise. Trade through the port is forecast to grow at 3.6%. This is equal to an increase of 36 million tons per year which is the total amount the Montreal port moves per year. The only way to accommodate for this increase is to invest in infrastructure. Between 2009 & 2015 $7.5 Billion was spent and the same is on the books moving forward.
First sustainability pillar, delivering prosperity through trade:
Building road and rail projects that support trade and communities
Building container capacity (the fastest growing need), with the Centerm Terminal and Roberts Bank Terminal 2 (to be completed in 2029)
Harnessing data to drive the supply chain
Calling for protection of industrial land of which there is extremely limited supply around Vancouver
Second sustainability pillar, maintaining a healthy environment:
Maintaining a healthy environment
Collaborate with port stakeholders to manage emissions with a goal to de-carbonize all traffic in coming years
ECHO program research supports at-risk whales, in particular reducing underwater noise
Providing fee discounts for cleaner, quieter ships meeting or surpassing environmental standards
Building habitat to offset the effects of port development
Third sustainability pillar, enabling thriving communities:
Building gateway infrastructure
Engaging with communities in a robust manner for everything done
Fostering the important indigenous relationships throughout
Investing in community with 1% of net revenue being put back into communities
The Vancouver Fraser Ports will run out of capacity in the mid-2020s. It will be necessary to find other potential ports to accommodate our unbelievable growth. This will result in increased costs for west coast importers and exporters. To sum up, we are really privileged to have such growth opportunities, though it is an incredibly challenging problem to have. We are doing our best to improve and meet the needs.
Meeting adjourned with a toast to community cooperation and appreciation for our shipping industry.
District Governor, Bala Naidoo, has been on a whirlwind tour visiting the clubs of the District. 
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