Past Events

This coming November the University of Victoria Retirees Association Elder Academy is presenting a 5 part series on Understanding the EU, via Zoom. The document containing the Eventbrite link and the abstracts and biographies of the presenters is located at:  https://www.uvic.ca/retirees/assets/docs/poster-and-invitation-for-november-2021-event-final-october-08-2021.pdf

This is a quick reminder that on Monday, October 18 (10 a.m.), we will open registration for our Late Fall 2021 session, which will take place from November 2 to December 10. At that time, links to each series’ registration form will become available on our registration page: carleton.ca/lifelong/registration/

Last spring, Dr. Richard (Rick) Van Loon, past President of Carleton University, gave Part I of his 2-part lecture titled “Hard Travel: 6000 years up the Ottawa River and into the West”.  It was a big Zoom success, with guests from the universities of Saskatchewan, Calgary and Guelph. As promised and by popular demand, Rick will be presenting Part II titled “Hard Travel: Alex MacKenzie from Canada by land, 22 July 1793”. This has been scheduled for: Thursday, October 28, 2021 at 7:00 pm.

McGill University Retiree Association (MURA) invites you to attend a virtual lecture by Mtre. Nancy Cleman, Advocatus Emeritus , Partner, Lapointe Rosenstein Marçhand Melancon on MANAGING YOUR DIGITAL ASSETS: Yesterday, today & tomorrow.  

The McGill University Research Centre for Studies in Aging (MCSA), Education Committee Presents: BRAINY BOOMERS LECTURE SERIES We are pleased to announce that our Brainy Boomers Lecture Series will continue to take place online using Zoom. OCTOBER LECTURES: EAT AND AGE WELL -  In Collaboration with the Italian-Canadian Community Services of Quebec.

This coming October the University of Victoria Retirees Association Elder Academy is presenting a 6 part series on Understanding China, via Zoom.  The document containing the Eventbrite link and the abstracts and biographies of the presenters is located at:   https://www.uvic.ca/retirees/assets/docs/poster-invitation-for-ctober-2021-updated-sep-17.pdf  

Co-sponsored by UBC Emeritus College and the European Association of Professors Emeriti (EAPE), an Athens, Greece-based organization, the session spotlights the UN’s “Decade of Healthy Ageing” (2021-2030) and International Day of Older Persons on Oct. 1.    More info here: International Day of Older Persons: Healthy Aging | UBC Emeritus College

The University of Toronto Senior College resumes its lecture series for the Fall 2021.  Given the continuing pandemic, Senior College has scheduled 12  talks for Wednesday afternoons and invites members of CURAC to register and take part. To register, go to the website (https://seniorcollege.utoronto.ca/home/) and click on the talk; toward the bottom of the description you will find a link to register.  If you have difficulties, contact Daphne Maurer, daphne@maurer.ca.  

Dear Lifelong Learning Program participants, The Lifelong Learning Program will remain online only for the Early Fall session, due to pandemic-related booking restrictions on Carleton’s campus. While we miss seeing you in person, the response to our online format makes us glad we are still able to connect, entertain, and engage. On Wednesday, August 18 at 10 a.m., we will open registration for our Early Fall 2021 session.