World President 2022/23: District Governor 2022/23
JenniferJones Marylyn Stevens
President 2022/23: Jan Dempsey
Secretary 2022/23: Michael Archer
Club Website: www.rotaryngamotu.club
Apologies for Meetings by 12.00 Noon Day of meeting
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Email: wal.barb@xtra.co.nz
Mobile: 027 859 7580
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For Meeting: 22nd May 2023
Welcome : Jan welcomed our speakers Myles Derry and Tayler Everett; and Thirteen members. Fifteen in all
Apologies had been received from : Gary Brown; Des Friedrich; Wally Garrett; David Gibson; Michael Archer and Simon Northrop.
Raffle: David Lusk
Fines : Ian Smiley questioned members on their knowledge of Australia.(Ian has just spent 3 months there).
3 Minute Speaker: Murray Gillespie talked about highlights from a recent trip around the South Island. The stand out was seeing a Whale at Kaikoura.
Host : Own McCluggage introduced Myles Derry and Tayler Everett (future members of our club) talking about Canada.
Speaker :
Myles was born in The Yukon, Dawson City and Tayler in Calgary, Alberta.
The name "Canada" comes from "kanata," the Iroquois-Huron word for "village" or "settlement." The Iroquois used the word to describe the village of Stadacona, present-day
Quebec City.
It is surmised that Indigenous people probably arrived from Siberia 14000 years ago
90% of the current 39Million population of Canada resides very close to the Border with USA
Its 5500KM wide
2nd Largest country by area in the world after Russia.
Longest Highway in the World
10 Provinces and 3 Territories(Yukon is one of them)
John Cabot an Italian explorer was one of the first Europeans to claim The Atlantic Coast in The Name of King Henry V11 of England, while looking for an alternate way East from Europe to reach India.
There has always been a French influence(still today in Quebec).
In 1867 Canada gained indépendance from Britain.
Oil and gas, Mining, Fisheries and Agriculture are the main Industries.
There are 6 time zones
National sports Ice Hockey and Lacrosse
Myles was born in Dawson City (biggest Gold Rush in the world 1896) but schooled/University in Calgary
At age 13 he represented Canada in Under 15 World Ice Hockey Champs in Austria finished 3rd in the world.
He was a Rotary Youth Exchange Student in Brazil, southern tip of the Amazon rain forest 6.5 hours drive from Rio. Great experience particularly associating with the indigenous people
Qualified as a Petroleum Engineer and specialised in Pipeline robotics before moving to New Zealand.
Tayler grew up in Calgary (population 1.3 Million)
Her interests are in Hiking, Snowboarding and Horseback Riding
She has a BSC in Neuroscience
and a Masters gained in London Ontario
She has worked in The John Howard Society- a non Profit, Integrating people back into society after prison sentences.
Currently an Occupational Therapist.
We were truly privileged to have Myles and Tayler provide such an informative address as future members of our club. In thanking them Sally Morch commented that we learnt a lot more interesting facts about Canada than we'd known previously.
President Jan :
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Cape Egmont Half Marathon. Sunday, 16th July - Jan reported that volunteers were still required. Let Jan know if you are available to assist.
Stephen Bovett mentioned that Des Friedrich is looking for Volunteers to help with The Tree Project(clearing weeds from trees planted) both for Tuesday May 23rd and mainly Sunday 28th 10.00- 12.00pm.
Let Des know re your availability.
For next Rotary year Stephen is looking for:
Someone to take over Harry Duynhoven's Guest Speaker Role let him know.
(Harry has speakers up to September, others in the pipeline and some ideas about companies we could visit)
He has spoken with Gareth Green: CEO NPDC who has suggested a number of projects mutually beneficial to Rotary and The NPDC.
Parting Thought : Judy Hanline
'The past is strewn with the ruins of tyranny, and each is a monument not merely to man's blunders bit too his capacity to overcome them"
Martin Luther King Jr
