Events

Dieter Schneider is a German Rotarian and IFMR member (International Fellowship of Motorcycling Rotarians). Following the death of his son from depression, Dieter funneled his grief into building awareness. From June 2018 to early 2020, he travelled around the world on his motorcycle sharing his story and raising awareness of depression and suicide.

Dieter writes:-

A year after my son took his own life after suffering from severe depression, I set off on a motorcycle to Cape Town, South Africa. The trip through East Africa was both a time to process trauma and fulfill a desire for adventure. My encounters with interesting people and my experiences on this fascinating continent healed my inner turmoil. When I arrived at the Cape of Good Hope, I made a life-changing decision.

I wanted to get involved in mental health and suicide prevention. My club, the Rotary Club of Würzburg, Germany, supported me in a project that I called “Fellows Ride.” In June 2018, I started a ride around the world on a BMW 800 GS motorcycle. Even though I was driven by wanderlust and a thirst for adventure, this time I also had a mission. I wanted to shift attention off of myself and build awareness for the insidious disease of depression. 

See: Motorcycle ride raises awareness of depression | Rotary Voices

The Squamish Windsports Society is a non-profit society providing sailors with access to a high wind sailing location where the Squamish River meets Howe Sound. Squamish has more high performance sailing days than most other places in North America. Sunshine and steady wind provide ideal conditions for kiteboarding and windsurfing here in beautiful British Columbia.

The plan to remove land access to the Spit creates the exact scenario the Howe Sound Economic forum sought to avoid. If sections of The Spit road are removed without alternative land access (such as the proposed realignment via 3rd Ave), the pressure placed on existing locations like Oceanfront will be immense.

A better solution is possible, one which was originally proposed by the SRWS which would preserve access to the Spit while supporting the habitats of salmons and other wildlife in the area. That solution isn’t possible if this project goes ahead this year in the manner currently planned by the Watershed Society and the DFO.

more info: www.realignnotremove.ca

website: www.squamishwindsports.com

Louisa Mendonça - Road Safety & Community Coordinator, North Shore, Howe Sound & Sunshine Coast.
Colleen Woodger - Road Safety & Community Coordinator, Southern Vancouver Island & Southern Gulf Islands.

Louisa and Colleen will give us an update on the new ICBC auto insurance services.

"Enhanced Care will be an insurance system that works for all British Columbians. That means insurance that is more affordable and provides the care and coverage you need if you’re in a crash. By removing most of the legal costs associated with our current system, we’re making this a reality for you."

We will be joined by Joan Toone, a polio survivor from the Rotary Club of Victora. She will share her story of polio and why vaccines are so important today.

Vaccines Work and are the best investments we can make in human health & potential. Thanks to the polio vaccine, the world’s seen a 99.9% reduction in polio cases since 1988, 

Through the science of immunization, Rotary & partners have saved nearly 19 million children from becoming paralyzed by polio.

EndPolio.org

Gurpreet Singh is an independent journalist and a published author, who works as a broadcaster with Spice Radio in Burnaby and writes for Georgia Straight. He is also the Director of Radical Desi, an online magazine that covers alternative politics and the cofounder of Indians Abroad for Pluralist India, a group that was established in response to growing attacks on religious minorities in India under a right wing Hindu nationalist government.

He will be speaking about the seven years of Modi government in India and what it means for the minorities and political dissidents in the world's so called largest democracy.

Modi belongs to a Hindu supremacist organization called RSS that wants to transform India into Hindu theocracy. Ever since he became the Prime Minister in May, 2014, the repression of minority communities, especially Muslims and Christians has grown.

Hannah Anderson is the new Community Relations Liaison on the Eagle Mountain – Woodfibre Gas Pipeline Project (EGP) with FortisBC.
The team at FortisBC working on the Eagle Mountain – Woodfibre Gas Pipeline Project will provide an update on where the project currently stands, upcoming opportunities for the business community, and the anticipated construction schedule.

Ms. Stephanie Chan is the CEO of myCareBase. She is an expert on caregiving, care management, and care planning.

The title of her presentation is “Senior Care and Family Caregivers: What are your Options and What Should You Know?”

The material in her presentation would be informative and educational for both seniors, family caregivers, and adult children who are members of your Club.

Ms. Chan’s presentation includes:
1) How to know when to bring in home care services
2) How to access public home care through the health authority
3) Differences between public and private pay home care services
4) What to look for in a good home care provider and what questions to ask

Website: www.myCareBase.com