Vol. 102 No. 19
Bill Davidson, President
Parisa Adrangi, Secretary
Next meeting: Tuesday November 12, 2019
James Richards & Aimee King, Partners, Slater Vecchio LLB Injury law and ICBC
James joined Slater Vecchio in 1999 and became a Partner in 2007. He practices in the area of Personal Injury, focusing on cases involving traumatic brain injury (TBI), significant orthopedic, spinal and psychological injuries, resulting from car, motorcycle and bicycle accidents as well as slips and falls and assaults on commercial and residential premises. James has been counsel at trial on numerous cases with significant verdicts and has appeared at the Supreme Court of British Columbia and in the British Columbia Court of Appeal. James has authored a number of publications and has been a speaker at the request of the Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia (TLABC) on trial and practice related topics.
Aimee King joined Slater Vecchio in 2007 and became partner in 2018. She has represented clients in both the Provincial and the Supreme Courts of British Columbia. Her legal practice revolves around her client’s health and well-being. She does this by listening and focusing on the details of her client’s story, helping to identify their needs, and then ultimately fighting for their recovery and interests.
Upcoming meeting: Tuesday November 19, 2019
Club Day!
"They sall grow not old, as we that are left grow old,
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them."
- Laurence Binyon
1869-1943
English poet, dramatist and art scholar
GET YOUR TICKETS!
Our club has a table going - join us
Saturday, November 16th, 2019
District 5040 Foundation Dinner CLICK HERE
NEW MEMBER SOCIAL
November 20th, 6-8 p.m.
@ Trev Deeley
ALL MEMBERS WHO HAVE BEEN WITH US FOR 2 YEARS OR LESS
MEMBERSHIP & NETWORKING COMMITTEES
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
Thanks to Malcolm Hunter for sponsoring this event.
ROTARY VOCATIONAL TRAINING TEAM
NEEDS YOUR HELP
The team will need to have home stays for a group of Kenyan teachers while they are in Vancouver. Dates are Monday December 9th to Friday December 13th (they are scheduled to leave Dec 13th). Also needed are people to help with transportation needs during their stay.
If you could help or would like more information please correspond directly with
John Anderson (johnlanderson@telus.net) and copy John Bathurst.
Upcoming Events please click on the titles for more info for specific events
Brian Street, Past President (2018-19), chaired the meeting.
Kayo Otake accompanied us on the piano for the singing of O Canada. Paul McCrae read the invocation.
Guest piper, Brittany Crooks, played the bagpipes.
Peter Clarke, Sergeant-at-Arms, introduced visitors and guests.
Chair's Announcements:
As noted in last week’s Rotor and again above, we have a couple of asks for our members:
The Foundation Dinner organizers have asked each Club in our District to donate 3 items for the auction. There is a list of suggestions, but we’ve all been there done that so know what is desirable. They will need to have all items in hand by no later than November 9th.
The Rotary Vocational Training Team needs help with homestays for 12 teachers coming in from Kenya December 9th to 13th (a short stay) They are also asking for help with transportation needs during that time. You can contact John Bathurst for more info.
The 41st annual mixed curling weekend is this coming weekend, November 8th-10th in Squamish. Myron Kuzych let us know that as of Tuesday there were 21 registered; they really need 24. Non-Rotarians are welcome. We wish all participants a fun-filled weekend.
Secretary's announcements provided by Parisa Adrangi:
birthdays:Chris Motion Nov 5th, Aldo Brussoni Nov 7th
member anniversaries:none this week
wedding anniversaries:none this week
Special announcements and members' moments:
Verona Edelstein let us know that Anne Lippert is home after undergoing a rather unexpected and serious heart surgery. Calls & visits are welcome; wishing Anne a speedy and thorough recovery.
There will be a new member social on November 20th, 6-8 p.m. at Trev Deeley on Boundary Road. All members who have been part of our club for 2 years or less are invited as well as the members on the Membership & Networking committees. A special thanks to Malcolm Hunter for sponsoring the venue and catering costs.
Gerry Glazier let us know that our Peace Scholar nomination, Miguel Rozo, has been accepted by RI for a 2-year masters scholarship. He will be studying in South Carolina.
Gerry Glazier made an appeal for volunteers for the 1st stint at the Union Gospel Mission. Please contact Gerry for more information.
John Hayto made an appeal for a homestay for our Exchange Student, Mar, starting in February. Mar is currently staying with John but as is customary, it is recommended that she have different family experiences while she is here. Ideally, the next homestay will be closer to her school, Sir Winston Churchill Secondary (she travels approx.. 1-hr each way now). Homestays do receive some compensation to offset any costs. Please contact John for more info.
John Hayto let everyone know that the Youth Committee is looking for an outgoing exchange student for next year (2010-21) for a 1-year overseas experience. If you know of a youth aged 15-19 who is outgoing and confident, please let the committee know.
John Bathurst is organizing Club tables at the upcoming Foundation Dinner (Nov. 16th). Looking for more people to join in. Currently there are smaller clubs with a lot more people attending – please consider attending. Let John know if you’d like to be seated at a RCoV club table or if you’d like more information.
Hon. Colonel Rod Hoffmeister invited everyone to the Remembrance Day event at the Seaforth Armoury on November 11th, 10:30 a.m. They hold a ceremony followed by a reception. Public is welcome.
Joan Posivy updated us on Young Professionals:
Franco Gallo will be the club liaison with the newly formed RCoV Young Professionals Division (for 30-40 year olds)
The Young Professionals Rotaractor club (for 18-30 year olds) is thriving; they have earned a Distinguished Rotary Citation. The date this will be presented is tbd; hopefully a number of club members will attend.
Program:
Honourable Colonel Rod Hoffmeister from the Seaforth Armoury introduced guest speaker.
Reservist, Sgt. David Scrivens. Sgt. Scrivens has seen a lot of action in his time. Remembrance Day is particularly important to him and all military personnel and their families.
Sgt. Scrivens has been an infantry soldier for 23 years. At 19 years of age he went to Yugoslavia on a peace-keeping mission; in 2008 he was sent into active war zones. Every other day during a 9-month placement he, with his comrades, was involved in active combat. This takes its toll on a person. You can trust no one – everyone in the room looks friendly but you know at least two people are there to kill you.
Canada’s military is largely land-based, with a very small navy & air force. It always available to help Canadians, whether it is at home in time of crisis such as floods, fires, etc., or abroad. They have saved countless lives, in Bosnia, Cypress, the Congo, and many other locales. They are currently the largest supplier of troupes for the U.N.
Currently we have 5,000 soldiers working on U.N. missions, including Haiti & Jamaica delivering aid after natural disasters, Congo training troupes and building wells, Iraq training troupes, Lativia, Poland, Ukraine, and in the Golan Heights acting as observation teams.
Many soldiers have perished over many years in conflict worldwide. These deaths can be measured, however, victories cannot. One cannot measure the number of lives saved by the actions of our military. Safe to say, it is an incredible number.
In closing, lets not just remember our military on this one day in one month, but every day of every month.
Meeting adjourned with a toast: They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old, age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them.
James joined Slater Vecchio in 1999 and became a Partner in 2007. He practices in the area of Personal Injury, focusing on cases involving traumatic brain injury (TBI), significant orthopedic, spinal and psychological injuries, resulting from car, motorcycle and bicycle accidents as well as slips and falls and assaults on commercial and residential premises. James has been counsel at trial on numerous cases with significant verdicts and has appeared at the Supreme Court of British Columbia and in the British Columbia Court of Appeal. James has authored a number of publications and has been a speaker at the request of the Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia (TLABC) on trial and practice related topics.
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