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• Summer Theatre Liars at a Funeral

  • When
    Thu, July 10, 2025
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    2:00 PM
  • Location
    St. Jacob's Country Playhouse, 40 Benjamin Rd., Waterloo
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  Convenor: Jenny O’Brien (Ellen & Paul Activity Co-Chairs)

  Date: Thursday, July 10th

  Time: 2 pm Show; 11:45 Lunch Gathering @ Jack's Family Restaurant (20 Benjamin Rd. S)

  Location: St. Jacob's Country Playhouse 40 Benjamin Road, Waterloo

  Cost: $57 ($10 less than the street rate)

  Third of three plays in our summer theatre series, this time we'll learn to laugh death in the face!

  A new Canadian comedy that turns grief into a hilarious journey of unexpected revelations and side-splitting confessions, Liars at a Funeral is a raucous farce bursting with eccentric characters, witty banter, hidden identities, and irreverent humour that will make you laugh at life, death, and family.

  When an estranged family gathers to mourn the passing of their matriarch, the funeral erupts into more of a dysfunctional reunion than any of them could predict. Secrets unravel, long-buried truths emerge, a family curse keeps siblings apart, and—surprise!—it turns out grandma has exaggerated her demise in a last-ditch attempt to get the whole wild and woolly clan together under the same roof.

  Can this eccentric clan of liars navigate the rocky road to reconciliation? Or will the next 24 hours be the final nail in this dysfunctional family’s coffin? Find out in this uproarious romp that pokes fun at the absurdities of family dynamics and the desperate lengths we go to for love and connection.

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• The St. Catharines Museum and Welland Canal Centre

  • When
    Tue, July 22, 2025
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    10:30 AM
  • Location
    1932 Welland Canals Parkway, St. Catharines, L2R 7K6
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  The St. Catharines Museum and Welland Canal Centre

  
  

  
  

  Convenor:  Ron Millichamp (Ellen & Paul Activity Co-Chairs)

  Date: July 22, 2025

  Location: 1932 Welland Canals Parkway, St. Catharines, L2R 7K6

  Time: 10:30 am

  Cost: $6.25

  Lunch following: Mandarin Restaurant 366 Bunting Road, St. Catharines L2M 3Y6.  Due to the large number of diners everyone will be eating from the buffet. $26 including tax and tip.

  
  

  Join us for a 90 minute memorable tour of Lock 3 and the St. Catharines Museum and Welland Canal Centre.

  This tour is centred on the Welland Canal, its history, the people it brought to this area, the working Lock of the current canal and the fallen worker’s memorial.
  We will be divided into groups of 15 or less and will be rotated through the facility with guides.

  
  

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  Lunch at your expense.

  
  

  Registration opens May 22

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• Tour of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada (TMMC)

  • When
    Thu, August 07, 2025
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    9:30 AM
  • Location
    1055 Fountain St.N. Cambridge, N3H 4R7
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  TOYOTA CANADA

  Lead: Karen Latremouille, (Ellen & Paul Activity Co-Chairs)

  Date: Thursday August 7, 2025

  Time: 9:30 am, You must arrive 15 minutes before the scheduled tour

  Location: Toyota Canada Experience Centre, 1055 Fountain St. N. Cambridge N3H 4R7, near the intersection of Hwy 401 and Hwy 8.

  

  
  

  Please join us for a free tour of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada.

  Each plant tour starts at the Experience Centre, accessed through Gate 2 at TMMC in Cambridge. Guests will enjoy time in the showroom, featuring interactive exhibits, then watch a short welcome video and take a motorized tram tour through the plant. The tour ends with a brief Q & A. In total each visit is approximately 90 minutes.

  Please note:

  Valid photo ID will be required, such as driver's license, passport.

  You must arrive 15 minutes before your scheduled tour time to check in with security. If you are late, you may risk missing your tour.

  Picture taking is encouraged in the Experience Centre. However, cameras are strictly prohibited on the tram tours.

  Please leave bags, backpacks and purses in your vehicle. All other personal items will be locked up during the tour.

  Weapons, or anything that can be perceived as a weapon, are not allowed on TMMC property.

  Dress code: No short sleeves, clothing only natural fibres

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• Bocce Ball

  • When
    Fri, August 15, 2025
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    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Italian Cultural Centre of Milton 104 Tremaine Rd., Milton ON
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  Bocce Ball

  Convenor: Marg Jones (Ellen & Paul Activity Co-Chairs)

  Date: Friday, August 15

  Time: 10 am -12 pm

  Location: Italian Cultural Centre of Milton, 104 Tremaine Rd., Milton

  Cost: $13

  
  

  Bocce "Imagine a game that anyone can play"

  Bocce is a direct link to Italian Culture and it's an easy and fun game to play. 

  Join us for a fun morning to learn new skills or hone old ones.

  Two experienced instructors will help our members with the game. Bring your water bottle, hat and sunscreen

  
  

  Lunch will follow at Portabello's 10220 Derry Rd. W., Milton

  
  

  Register and pay on Wild Apricot.

  Drinks and lunch at your own expense.

  Limit 32 members

  
  

  Rain date: August 22

  
  

  Registration opens June 19

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• Tour of McMaster Nuclear Reactor

  • When
    Thu, August 21, 2025
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    11:00 AM
  • Location
    Nuclear @ McMaster, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. W., Hamilton
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  Tour of McMaster Nuclear Reactor 

  
  
  

  Convenor: Marg Jones (Ellen & Paul Activity Co-Chairs)

  Date: August 21, 2025

  Time: 11:00 am (times will be staggered with 15 min. increments)

  Location: Nuclear @ McMaster, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. W., Hamilton

  Dress code: Long pants only, closed toed shoes, (no heels or crocs)

  Parking: Lot  I (i), There are several lots, as well as at the hospital.

  Carpooling is highly recommended. Parking at your expense 

  Lunch following: The Buttery, Alumni Memorial Building #8

  
  

  Join us for a free tour of McMaster Nuclear Operations and Facilities which houses a unique suite of world class nuclear research facilities anchored by the McMaster Nuclear Reactor. MNR is Canada's most powerful nuclear research reactor, which provides neutrons for medical isotope production and scientific research on clean energy, medicine, nuclear safety, materials, science and more.

  You will learn about the history of the reactor and how it began. When you enter the reactor you will be shown the Cherenkov Radiation and listen to a talk about what research is done in the lower level of the reactor. You will observe "the blue glow" of the reactor core first-hand.

  
  

  Please register on Wild Apricot *Please do not register if you attended the first session*

  
  

  Lunch at your expense. The Buttery dining room celebrates the history of McMaster while providing culinary delights that focus on local and sustainable ingredients to align with the Okanagan Charter objectives. No tax and tipping.

  
  

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• Lawn Bowling

  • When
    Wed, September 03, 2025
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    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    49 Commercial Street Milton L9T 2H6
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  Let's Lawn Bowl

  Enjoy a morning of fresh air at our local lawn bowling club.

  You will be placed on a team and given instructions from the club members. This activity is open to all Probus Members regardless of ability as this is an all inclusive, safe sport.  Here is another opportunity  to join with your fellow Probians to laugh and learn together!

  Convenors: Ellen and Paul (Activity Co-Chairs)

  Date: September 3

  Time: 10am - 12pm

  Location: Milton Lawn Bowls 49 Commercial Street, Milton

  Cost: $16

  Please join us for lunch after at Chuck’s Roadhouse 270 Main St. E., Milton

  Please register and pay on Wild Apricot. Lunch and drinks at your own expense.

  
  

  Registration opens July 16

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Bee Encounter

  • When
    Thu, September 11, 2025
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    10:00 AM
  • Location
    Backed by Bees 6214 Appleby Line, Burlington, L7M 0P7
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  Bee Encounter

  

  Convenors: Ellen and Paul (Activity Co-Chairs)

  Date: September 11, 2025

  Time: 10:00 am

  Cost: $10 includes tour and a glass of Honey Soda

  Location: Backed by Bees, 6214 Appleby Line, Burlington, L7M 0P7

  
  

  Join us for an hour bee encounter at Backed by Bees.

  Imagine bees flitting from flower to flower, the sweet smell of honey lingering in the air, the buzz of 2 million bees going to and fro and you standing in the middle of it all. During this experience, you'll have the ability to get as close to the bees as you would like, and experience first hand what a hive of 60,000 bees looks, feels and tastes like. You might even get accustomed to the buzz.

  Led by the Head Beekeeper who cares for over 700 beehives, this one hour experience is perfect for anyone who likes nature, has a curiosity about honeybees and wants to experience bees in their natural habitat. 

  *Learn about the structural make up of a bee yard and a beehive

  *Be introduced to live honeybees by opening up a colony, interacting with the bees and seeing the internal workings of the colony. You may even "pet" a bee!

  *Taste honey straight from a bee hive frame

  There is a tap inside the farm store where their very own Honey Soda and Mead (the oldest form of alcohol in the world) are served.

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  Registration opens July 10

  
  

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• Toronto Blue Jays Game

  • When
    Sun, September 14, 2025
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    1:37 PM
  • Location
    Rogers Centre 1 Blue Jays Way, Toronto
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  Toronto Blue Jays Game

  

  Convenor: Christine Taylor (Ellen & Paul Activity Co-Chairs)

  Date: September 14

  Time: 1:37 pm

  Location: Rogers Centre 1 Blue Jays Way, Toronto

  Cost: $60, tickets are non refundable

  
  

  Join us for a Blue Jays game against Baltimore. We will be sitting as a group in Section 235.

  Take the Go Train for an enjoyable and easy way to get to the game.

  Dinner after the game at Kelly's Landing 123 Front Street (across from  Union Station)

  Register and pay on Wild Apricot, dinner and drinks at your expense

  Registration opens February 3

  (Tickets need to be purchased before the end of February for the group rate)

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• Axe Throwing

  • When
    Thu, October 09, 2025
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    10:45 AM
  • Location
    Champs Entertainment Centre 300 Bronte St.S., Milton
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  Axe Throwing

  

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  Convenor:  escarpmentprobusactivities@gmail.com (lead Jenny)

  Location: Champs Entertainment Centre, 300 Bronte St. S., Milton

  Date: Thursday October 9

  Time: Arrival 10:45 am, Axe Throwing 11-12 am

  Cost: $7

  Lunch following: Champs Restaurant, lunch and drinks at your expense

  Have you ever wondered where the origins of axe throwing started?

  According to the most reliable "Champs" website, the history of the axe goes way back, according to Greek mythology, invented by Daedalus, the father of Icarus. The first axes were chipped from a chunk of hard stone that was initially held in the hand and was probably used for many purposes. Eventually someone learned to fasten the stone to a wooden handle with thongs or by drilling a hole in the stone, giving him more leverage to strike a harder blow, as well as a longer reach. An axe was one of the simplest tools of mankind. However, the recreational use of axes is a relatively new and emerging sport. It is thought to have only been started a mere 15 or so years ago, purely out of boredom in a backyard in Toronto.

  
  

  Now it's your turn to throw the stone. We will be gathering at Champs Entertainment Centre to try our hand at nailing the bullseye. We will get some easy to follow instructions from an expert and then the games will begin.

  After an hour of throwing, we will move over to the restaurant for a fun lunch and cool down beverages.

  Space is limited, so sign up soon and be a part of the action!

  
  

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  Registration opens July 17

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• And They're Off....Probus Goes to the Races!

  • When
    Thu, October 23, 2025
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    6:00 PM
  • Location
    Mohawk Racetrack - 9430 Guelph Line, Campbellville
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  And They're Off....Probus Goes to the Races!

  
  

  Host:  Roy McKay, escarpmentprobusactivities@gmail.com

  Date: Thursday October 23

  Location: Woodbine Mohawk Park, 9430 Guelph Line, Harvest Kitchen

  Time: 6 pm

  Cost: $62 for your meal (includes tax and gratuities) 

  Dessert and drinks at your expense, separate bill at the Racetrack

  Set Menu:  Make your choice with the server at the Racetrack

  Appetizer: (Choose one) Caesar Salad or Harvest Board

  Entree: (Choose one) Forty creek BBQ Ribs or Ontario Beef Brisket Sandwich or Smoked Tomato Pasta & Grilled Chicken Breast or Butterfly Bronzini

  Come out and wager on your favourite ponies, with $2 bets to Win, Place or Show. Do a little homework and you'll be ready to bet an exacta, trifecta, or superfecta. Go really big and wager on a Daily Double. Or, just sit back, relax, and enjoy a lovely meal while watching the great sport of horse racing unfold before your eyes.

  It promises to be an exciting evening from the first call to post to the final stretch!

  Please register, and pay for your meal on Wild Apricot.

  Registration opens July 17

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• West Avenue Cider House

  • When
    Fri, November 07, 2025
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    12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Concession 8 East Freelton, Ontario L8B 1N7
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  West Avenue Cider House

  

  Convenor:  escarpmentprobusactivities@gmail.com

  Date:  November 7

  Location:  West Avenue Cider House 

                      Concession 8 East Freelton, ON L8B 1N7

  Time: 12 noon - 2 PM

  Cost:  $18 for flight tastings (3),  lunch at your expense

  
  

  Please join us for Cider tasting.

  West Avenue's award winning Cider House is nestled in the heart of Ontario's Golden Horseshoe, surrounded by orchards and nature. It blends rustic charm with sophistication while offering deliciously crafted heritage cider, wood-fired food and local artisanal goods.

  As small batch producers of hard cider, West Avenue cares about the quality of the fruit that goes into their cider. They use the best ingredients, coupled with a slow fermentation process, so every batch is characteristic of the orchard's terroir.

  
  

  You will sample a flight of 3 ciders, while you enjoy your lunch.

  
  

  Our guide will introduce us to the cider making process and answer any questions. You may stroll about the property if you wish.

  
  

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  Registration opens September 18

  
  

  
  

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• W. J. McCallion Planetarium

  • When
    Thu, November 13, 2025
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    3:00 PM
  • Location
    McMaster University 1280 Main Street W. Hamilton
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  Convenor: escarpmentprobusactivities@gmail.com

  Date: November 13, 2025

  Time: 3 PM - 4  PM

  Cost: $5.50

  Location: Planetarium, Burke Science Building #11

                     Basement Room 149

                     McMaster University, 1280 Main St. W. Hamilton

                     Parking Lot I(i) is the closest, Parking at your expense,

  There are several parking lots available, you may also choose to park at the hospital. Car pooling is recommended

  
  

  Please join us for an hour long show that includes an introduction to the night sky (stars, planets, galaxies). The show is given live and can be interactive with visitors asking questions such as: what do we know about Black Holes, or can we learn what happens to fallen stars or ancient astronomy or whatever is of interest to the individual attending. 

  No food or drink is permitted in the Planetarium

  There is an accessible entrance with drop off available

  Please give yourself at least 30 minutes to find parking and then to find your way to the building.

  
  

  *Please do not register if you attended the first session*.

  
  

  https://planetarium.physics.mcmaster.ca/contact/directions/

  
  

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  Registration opens September 18, 2025

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Tour of Dundurn Castle

  • When
    Fri, December 05, 2025
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    10:30 AM
  • Location
    610 York Blvd. Hamilton, ON L8R 3E7
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  Tour of Dundurn Castle

  
  

  Convenor: escarpmentprobusactivities@gmail.com.            
  Date: December 5

  Time: 10:30 am

  Location: Dundurn Castle 610 York Blvd. Hamilton, L8R 3E7

  Cost: $11.50

  Lunch following: Restaurant to be decided once we know numbers  (lunch at your expense)

  
  

  Experience a guided tour of this 40-room Italianate-style villa built in the 1830’s on Burlington Heights; the former site of a fortified military encampment established by the British during the War of 1812.
  
  Once home to Sir Allan Napier MacNab, railway magnate, lawyer and Premier of the United Canadas (1854-1856) and his family, today Dundurn Castle tells the story of the family who lived above stairs and the servants who lived and worked below stairs. Her Majesty, The Queen Consort is the museum’s Patron and the great, great, great granddaughter of Sir Allan MacNab.
  
  The 1870’s Coach House is home to The Castle Shop featuring a variety of Canadian handmade crafts, souvenirs and special gifts. The former Hayloft on the upper level is a unique meeting and reception facility.
  

  
  

  Free parking lot entrance off York Blvd

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  Registration opens October 16

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