Past Events

York University Retirees' Association presents: Surviving our fiery future: Learning to live with wildfire In this presentation, Dr. Eric Kennedy discusses the interconnected sources of our wildfire crisis and what can be done to address it. We consider some of the challenges with our emphasis on firefighting and suppression, and discuss some of the paradigm shifts that will be needed if we want to live safely with wildfire in the future.

The University of Calgary Retirees Association presents a 2-part lecutre on 'Housing in Calgary'. In part 1, Jeannette Waegemakers-Schiff, PhD, Emerita Professor-Research, Faculty of Social Work discusses the Shifting Landscape of Homelessness in Post-Pandemic Calgary. In part 2, Lara Nixon, MD, Assistant Professor, Cumming School of Medicine discusses Later Life Homelessness: Structural Drivers and Opportunities

Third Age Learning Guelph offers four lecture series annually, two in the fall session, two in the winter. Each series includes eight lectures, over eight Wednesdays (one series in the morning, another in the afternoon). Registration opens November 13 at 9 am and ends January 3 at midnight. The cost is $55.00 per person per series. The Winter Lecture Series will run from January 10 to February 28, 2024

The University of Toronto Alumni Association invites you to attend a webinar entitled:  Healthy planet, healthy lives: climate resilience and sustainability in health care. The Globe and Mail’s André Picard joins a panel of experts to discuss what our health care system can – and must – do now. Visit the webpage to register and receive a link to the session.

Members of CURAC are invited to attend the last of 4 Webinars via Zoom on November 29, hosted by the Dalhousie University Association of Retirees and Pensioners. The speaker for the webinar series is Dr. Susan Hutchinson, recently retired from Dalhousie.  You can read her recent publication entitled 'Re-imagining yourself after retirement' in CURAC’s Academic for Life column in University Affairs.

The McMaster Alumni Association presents "ADHD: How it Manifests and Effective Steps to Address It".

In this presentation, McGill Professor Bruno Tremblay will discuss the causes for the differences between ice cover in the two polar oceans, and the response of each to global warming, set in a historical context from the onset of glaciation millions of years ago, to today. Dr. Tremblay will be a study leader on the upcoming Epic Antarctica with the Falklands and South Georgia expedition for Canadian university alumni in 2024. Visit the webpage for more information and to register.

Members of CURAC are invited to attend the third of 4 Webinars via Zoom on November 22, hosted by the Dalhousie University Association of Retirees and Pensioners. The speaker for the webinar series is Dr. Susan Hutchinson, recently retired from Dalhousie.  You can read her recent publication entitled 'Re-imagining yourself after retirement' in CURAC’s Academic for Life column in University Affairs.

Members of CURAC are invited to attend the second of 4 Webinars via Zoom on November 15, hosted by the Dalhousie University Association of Retirees and Pensioners. The speaker for the webinar series is Dr. Susan Hutchinson, recently retired from Dalhousie.  You can read her recent publication entitled 'Re-imagining yourself after retirement' in CURAC’s Academic for Life column in University Affairs.

TALG offers four lecture series annually, two in the fall session, two in the winter. Each series includes eight lectures, over eight Wednesdays (one series in the morning, another in the afternoon). Registration opens November 13 at 9am and ends January 3 at midnight. The cost is $55.00 per person per series. The Winter Lecture Series will run from January 10 to February 28, 2024