Speakers

 
 

Tuesday October 20, 2026

The speakers will be Greg Kwong Chief Operating Officer and Linda Machniak Senior Adviser from the Battlefords and District Chamber of Commerce

 

Previous Speakers:

Tuesday September 15, 2026

The speaker was Doug Fehr, the chairperson of the Battleford's Citizens on Patrol Program (COPP).

Tuesday June 16, 2026

Brought back by popular demand, the speaker was once again, Lindsay Holm, North Battleford's Director of Protective Services and Fire Chief. He spoke about safety-related issues.

Tuesday May 19, 2026

The speaker was Richard Pratchler.  He did a presentation on the Northland Power Station.  

Tuesday April 21, 2026

Lindsay Holm, North Battleford's Director of Protective Services and Fire Chief did a presentation on safety-related issues.

Tuesday March 17, 2026

The speakers were Probus members Sharon Mohagen and Judy Der doing a presentation on Dementia and Alzheimer’s.

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Johann Engelike, the director of Primary Health NW3 & NW6, Saskatchewan Health Authority did a presentation on Social Prescribing which will was of interest to all members. Social prescribing connects patients to nonmedical resources in a community.

Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Gerry Walker talked about his experiences in the Royal Canadian Air Force.

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

The speaker for this meeting was Thomas Fransoo, a lawyer from Battle River Law.

Tuesday October 21, 2025

The speaker for this meeting was Loralie Raiche, CPA, CA, CFP, from HRO Chartered Professional Accountants.

Tuesday, September 16, 2025

The speaker for this meeting was Bernadette Leslie, Manager and Curator of the Fred Light Museum in Battleford.

Tuesday June 17, 2025

The speaker for this meeting was Taryn Kotchorek from Battlefords Landscaping.

Thursday, May 22, 2025

The speaker was Rob Rongve with the Battlefords and District Community Foundation.

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

The speaker for this meeting was Town of Battleford Mayor, Ames Leslie.

Tuesday March 18, 2025

The speaker for this meeting was Kelly Hawtin, the Mayor of North Battleford

Tuesday February 18, 2025

The speaker for this meeting was Linda Machniak, the Chief Operations Officer of the Battlefords & District Chamber of Commerce

Tuesday January 21, 2025

Our speaker at this meeting was Linda Shynkaruk who was the Director of SHNB, (Saskatchewan Hospital North Battleford).  This was an interesting presentation considering the expense the Saskatchewan Government has invested in re-developing this massive facility.

Tuesday December 10, 2024

No Speaker.

Tuesday November 19, 2024

The November meeting promised to be very interesting.  As it fell on the 19th of November, just a week after Remembrance Day, we had  a presentation about a fighter pilot from the Second World War, Rocky Gordon, the grandfather of a local man, Jeff Gibson.  Rocky joined the RCAF near the outbreak of the war and flew combat missions almost daily for the next four years.

Tuesday, October 15 2024

Our speaker on this date was from the local detachment of the RCMP.  The constable gave a talk about some of the latest scams that are designed to either separate us from our money or our personal identity.  This activity is ubiquitous and it is important for all of us to be aware.