RCMC Newsletter
October 2019

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October Meetings

Thursday October 3rd. 
Steven Kraft - The New Central Library

Presentation:
Update on the new central library
The journey towards a new central library has been a 20 year journey. This exciting new facility will be nestled between Wyndham Street and Baker Street in the City’s downtown as part of the Baker District Redevelopment project. It will serve as a community hub and accommodate the current collection and future anticipated growth, program space needs, member seating, staff and support services and public amenities. Significantly, it will be the foundation of the City’s ambition for Downtown Guelph ensuring that it will continue to be the cultural and civic hub and the City and larger region.

Bio:
Steven joined the Guelph Public Library as its 14th Chief Executive Officer in October 2014. He has been an integral part of the Guelph Public Library’s system for over 35 years, as he previously served as the Children’s Reference Librarian, Manager of Information Services, Director of the Main Library and the Assistant CEO.
In his time as CEO, Steven has been busy. He has delivered presentations on various library topics locally and as far away as Whitehorse, Yukon, and Washington, D.C. He is currently engaged in developing and strengthening relationships for the new Central Library with government and local community groups. Among his other accomplishments, Steven completed a full rebranding, launched a new website, and refreshed the library’s design and collections system-wide. He continues to provide access to new technologies and focus on safety within the library.
Steven is committed to providing ways for people to explore their world, enrich their lives and connect with their community. Together, we are building an extraordinary public library for ourselves and the next generation.
9:30 Refreshments 
9:50 Club Meeting
​10:00 Speaker
Thursday October 17th.
Mayor Cam Guthrie - State of the City of Guelph

Presentation:

Cam will share with us his position on "Guelph: State of the City".


Bio:

Cam Guthrie was elected Mayor of Guelph in 2014, after serving as a Councillor for Ward 4
from 2010 to 2014.

A licensed insurance broker and local entrepreneur for the past 16 years, Cam has served as a speaker and mentor at the Guelph-Wellington Business Enterprise Centre. He holds a business diploma from Sir Sandford Fleming College. In 2008, the Guelph Mercury named him as one of the city’s top “40 Under 40.”

An avid community volunteer, Cam has served on the Boards of Michael House, the Guelph Neighbourhood Watch Association, and Guelph Crime Stoppers. He is an accomplished drummer, a supporter of the arts, and a loyal Guelph Gryphons and Guelph Storm fan.

Cam’s roots in Guelph stretch back to 1919, when his great-grandfather founded Guthrie’s Bakery on Quebec Street in downtown Guelph.

Cam and his wife Rachel are proud parents of two children.
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Steven Kraft
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Mayor Cam Guthrie
9:30 Refreshments 
9:50 Club Meeting
​10:00 Speaker
Thursday October 31st
Alex Fitzgerald-Black 
Canada's Eagles over Husky: Canadian Airmen in the Battle of Sicily.
 
Presentation:

​In the summer of 1943, the United Nations began Operation HUSKY, the invasion of Sicily. The Eagles over HUSKY – the airmen of the Allied air forces – played a crucial role in the assault. Concentrated in four Royal Canadian Air Force squadrons and scattered among dozens of Imperial units, Canadians served throughout the Allied air armada. Over three months, 154 Canadian airmen died in support of the operation. When Canada remembers the Italian Campaign, we often neglect the contributions of airmen like these. What follows is an effort to retrieve the stories of a few Canadian airmen from the relative obscurity that has become the invasion of Sicily.

​Bio:

Alex Fitzgerald-Black has a Master of Arts in Military History from the University of New Brunswick and a Master of Arts in Public History from the University of Western Ontario. He is the Digital Projects Coordinator at the Juno Beach Centre Association, where he is the host of Juno Beach and Beyond: Canada's Second World War Podcast. Alex’s research interests include air power in the Second World War, with a particular focus on the Mediterranean, and Canadian military history. He is the author of Eagles over Husky: The Allied Air Forces and the Sicilian Campaign, 14 May to 17 August 1943.








​9:30 Refreshments 
9:50 Club Meeting
​10:00 Speaker
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Alex Fitzgerald-Black

Future Meetings

Meetings for November  2019:
                                       
​       Thurs. Nov.14th. and Thurs. Nov. 28th.

Activities & Events

Coffee/Breakfast 10:am
at the Boathouse or the
AirPark Café:50 Skyway Dr. Guelph Airport

Thurs. October 10th. and Thurs. October 24th.

This is an informal get together and all RCMC members are welcome. ​
EVENTS:

 Remembrance Day Monday November 11th.

Village By the Arboretum - Cabaret Night
Nov. 22nd and Nov. 23rd. Seating is limited

 ​Christmas Luncheon - Thurs. Dec. 12th. - Details - Click Here

                                           

    Contact for Events & Activities - Ken Marchant: marchjack@rogers.com ​


Other News


There is a new What's New section on the Home page of our website.  This will give you quick links to any new information which has been posted on the website.

If you have any new content for the website, please send to Ritchie Zelk at  edna.ritchie@sympatico.ca

Membership

Please send any updates to your entry in the Membership Directory, including any change in email address, to Del Campbell, 519-826-0679, susan-delcampbell@sympatico.ca

Members are encouraged to invite male friends and acquaintances to our meetings.