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World Travel Draw – April 2015

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1^st Place – Trip Varadero Gordon & Monique Kane Seller: Fenton Hickey

2^nd Place – $500 Cash Cindy & Alan Doucet Seller: Don McKay

3^rd Place – $244 John Ball Seller: John Ball

4^th Place- $125 Sedona Lise Savoie Seller: Al Cotton

5^th Place – $125 Fashion Deck Deedee Davidson / Evelyn D. Daigle Seller: Bob Comeau

6^th Place – $100 Danny’s Emelda Mallet & Denis Chiasson Seller: Julien Albert

7^th Place – $100 Atlantic Host Betty & Ann Chamberlain Seller: Adam Chamberlain

8^th Place – $100 Nectar Jean Charles Duguay Seller: Al Cotton

9^th Place – $100 Tower’s Georgette Assaff Seller: Keith Assaff

10^th Place –$100 Nepisiguit River Co. Karen Kennah Seller: Bob Comeau

11^th Place – $50 Chicken King Chinese Palace Carol Aube Seller: Bob Comeau

12^th Place – $50 Catherine & Co. Arthur Lee Seller: Al Cotton

Guest Speaker Mitch Poirier – Bathurst Chamber of Commerce Manager

Speaker Mitch Poirier, General Manger, Bathurst Chamber of Commerce Mitch provided updates on the Chambers activities: • A new phone application to access the site • Kathleen Lanteigne, hired for marketing the Chamber, is available on a consulting basis to Chamber members • A marketing Branding exercise is under way, to Brand the Greater Bathurst Region, emphasis on a positive message • Launched, Kit for members, to offer member discounts • In the initial stages of organizing a Wine Festival • Hope Atlantic, Volleyball Tournament organized for August 8 & 9 • A Tourism Guide scheduled for April 19 Check out the website at:

http://www.bathurstchamber.ca/pages/ChamberStaff

Guest Speaker Hector Pictou, Mikmaq Aboriginal Rights Advocate

Speaker Hector Pictou, Mikmaq Aboriginal Rights Advocate

Hector spoke on the Constitution, Indian Act and their impact on women. Hector had been a delegate during the Trudeau government’s amendment of the Constitution in 1983. Hector pointed out that a Constitutional amendment required at least 7 provincial Premiers to be in favour of the changes. Shown in Photo: Hector Pictou with Rotarian Bruce Vienneau

Guest Speaker – Ian Oliver

CanGlide manufactures a product, the Slidler, an improvement and replacement for idlers on conveyor systems. Features and benefits: longer life, reduces maintenance and maintenance costs, increases belt life, is safer, wear is easily observed reducing break down repair costs, has a higher ROI. Works well in heavy industrial settings, mining, quarrying, pulp and paper.

Check it out: https://www.google.ca/search?q=canglide&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&gws_rd=cr&ei=SiT-VNKXO-PZsASHqoLYDg

World Travel Draw March 2015

1^st Prize – La Romana – Grand Bahia Principe – Alice Hebert – Sold by: Greg Ireland

2^nd Prize – $500 – Louise Blanchard Lavigne – Sold by: Carl Kenny

3^rd Prize – $244 –Greg Castle – Sold by: Julien Albert

4^th Prize – $125 Sedona Gift Certificate – Linda Ferguson – Sold by: Bob Comeau

5^th Prize – $125 Fashion Deck Cert –Janice Blackett – Sold by: Adam Chamberlain

6^th Prize – $100 Danny’s Gift Certificate –Marie Line Leblanc – Sold by: Al Cotton

7^th Prize – $100 Atlantic Host Certificate –Karen Frenette – Sold by: Sue Stever

8^th Prize – $100 Nectar Gift Certificate – Sylvie Lavigne – Sold by Al Cotton

9^th Prize – $100 Tower’s Gift Certificate – Frank Pettigrew – Sold by: Bob Comeau

10^th Prize – $100 Nepisiguit River Company – Kim Scott – Sold by Jason Moffitt

11^th Prize – $50 Chicken King – Barb Whatlon – Sold by: Fenton Hickey

12^th Prize – $50 Catherine & Co. –Lynn Arseneau – Sold by: Sue Stever

World Travel Draw 2015

The first World Travel Draw will take place March 9, 2015. Thanks to all for your continued support of Rotary Service.

Guestspeaker Leo Leblanc – Alzheimer’s Disease

Guest Speaker: Leo LeBlanc

Leo, spoke about the challenges of living with a person with Alzheimers. Often the early signs are not readily recognized, it can strike at any age, it is more prevalent in the female population, in most cases there is no cure, just a continuing deterioration, there are changes in personality (aggressiveness, blaming). While the disease is hard on the person with the illness…it can be very hard on the partner and other family members, they too should have psychological counselling. In today’s age there is much better care when an individual is in a specialty care unit where care givers are trained specifically in caring for people with Alzheimers.

More information at the Alzheimers Society Canada: http://www.alzheimer.ca/en/We-can-help?gclid=Cj0KEQiA99qnBRDnrYCkt4ClzZABEiQAvqPaLIFarMOH17q8ncuhJkjKHFWEoR-GlrlE8dAv5se9WlQaAiYh8P8HAQ

Guestspeaker – Jim Emberger – NB Anti-Shale Gas Alliance

Shown here with Robert Vautour Rotarian:

Jim provided the Anti-Shale Gas Alliance perspective of Fracking in New Brunswick

Issues:

Recycling of Water and chemicals (chemicals not known at outset, maybe proprietary)
Potential for surface and truck spills
Potential for casing leaks, leaks through natural fractures
Potential for ground water contamination
Potential air pollution (may not be aware of chemicals to monitor or how to monitor)

More information: https://www.google.ca/search?q=the+New+Brunswick+Anti-Shale+Gas+Alliance&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&gws_rd=cr&ei=51vbVIDkH8vAggSmiIEg

Guest Speaker Sheri Somerville

Bernard Cormier presenting Sheri with the Rotary 4-way test pin

Guest Speaker: Sheri Somerville, Natural Gas Advisor, NB, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, CAPP

Sheri provided the Petroleum Producers perspective of Fracking in New Brunswick.

New Brunswick requirements very stringent, e.g. a closed system for all fracturing materials required (Water, Propane, Sand compose 89.5 % Chemicals 1.5%, industry to provide lists of chemicals, chemicals approved by Gov’t agencies). Key points, usually gas at 2,000 to 4,000 meters; aquifers at 500 meters, with reinforced casings through the aquifer zone little chance of contamination. Waste water treated to drinking water quality. Fracturing uses a horizontal drilling, greatly reducing number of surface well heads. Gas produced by fracturing in the Sussex area has been occurring for about 10 years with no major incidents.

CAPP detailed information on fracking@: http://www.capp.ca/canadaIndustry/naturalGas/ShaleGas/Pages/default.aspx

Ron Toivanen – Guestspeaker – Topic Chaleur Toastmasters

Guest Speaker: Ron Toivanen, Rotarian and Education VP Chaleur Toastmasters

Ron spoke of the hidden gem in Bathurst, the Toastmasters world renowned Communication and Leadership program.

Advantages of Toastmasters:

Proven and copy written educational material
A built in written and verbal evaluation process
The opportunity to practice, in a relaxed atmosphere conducive to learning

Chaleur Toastmasters, meet on the 1^st and 3^rd Mondays monthly between 7:00 and 9:00 pm at CCNB, at 75 Youghall Dr. Room 234 B. Guests welcome! Enjoy a meeting at no cost.

Follow Chaleur Toastmasters at: https://www.facebook.com/chaleurtoastmasters/timeline or

http://2926638.toastmastersclubs.org/

Rotary Club of Bathurst

Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada