Past Events

The University of Waterloo Retiree Association invites you to a seminar entitled: Plan Well to Live Well: Exploring the Intersection of Aging, Capacity and Care. This will be a thought-provoking conversation about the choices and challenges we may face in our later years. Together, we’ll explore how planning ahead can safeguard your well-being, ensure your wishes are respected, and shape a legacy that can benefit others.  You’ll come away with insights and tools to help you and your loved ones prepare for the future with clarity and peace of mind.

  The McMaster Alumni Webinar series presents:  The Sociology of Risk: Crime, Punishment, and Public Safety How is crime governed? Who defines “risk” and deviance? And how do systems of control shape the lives of those under their gaze?

Scholars' Hub @ Home presents: Muscle Matters: The importance of muscle health in older adults  by  Dr. Michael Paris, School of Kinesiology and Health Science, Faculty of Health

Join us at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair from Nov. 7 to 16 and visit the University of Guelph exhibit Canada's Food University. The Royal is an annual event showcasing Canada's agricultural excellence, livestock, and equestrian competitions. It offers a variety of exhibits, food tastings, and entertainment for all ages, and U of G is the only university to be a part of the fair as Canada's food university.

Putting the Pieces Together is a virtual conference hosted by Pain Canada for and by people with pain. The conference will feature sessions on caregiving, lifehacks, decolonization, self-management of pain, mindfulness, and neurodiversity, among other relevant topics important for people who are living with pain.

N(ArT)URE is a politically aware and ethically responsible research-creation project co-created with community partners and health researchers.

Toronto’s York University  Scholars' Hub @ Home presents "Gender creative musicking: naming and re-storying the world through collaborative songwriting with trans young people." The speaker is Kael Reid, Assistant Professor, Children, Childhood and Youth Studies, Department of Humanities, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies

The Neuro open science in action symposium will be held at the University of Calgary , Health Science Centre. It is hosted by the Hotchkiss Brain Institute (HBI) in partnership with the Tanenbaum Open Science Institute (TOSI) and McGill University.  

The first session CURAC’s / ARUCC’s series “Retiree Association Conversations” is entitled CURAC Affinity Partnerships and Their Perks.  Ron Champion, the chair of CURAC / ARUCC’s Affinity Marketing Committee, will facilitate the conversation. Our goal is to ensure that all our members are aware of the breadth of perks available to them as members of our national association.       We will be using the University of Calgary Zoom resource.

A free seminar entitled Society and the Climate is presented by the Canadian Meteorological & Oceanographic Society.    Registration is necessary for this free online event.