Probus Club Vancouver West

PROBUS CLUB VANCOUVER WEST

GENERAL MEETING

DATE AND TIME: April 14th 2016 LOCATION: Marine Drive Golf Course ATTENDANCE: 74 members and 5 Guests

CHAIR: Rosemary Wakefield

Announcements:

 Margaret Sarkissian announced that 2 volunteer greeters are required for the monthly general meetings and a signup sheet would be available at the conclusion of the meeting.

 Tony Weall advised that the club membership is 175 and 5 new members were warmly welcomed and recognized. He also advised that a dues payment had been received from Dr Joe Schweigel and he will follow up on the application form.

 Penny Pearson announced that the tour of the Ismaili Center was still open to members and full details are in the newsletter. The enrolment so far is 47. She also advised that a warehouse tour of the City Recycling Center has been arranged for Wednesday June 8th and the maximum number is 20. Members were encouraged to signup for this interesting event.

 Johanne Leach informed the members that the deadline for announcements in the newsletter, is 1 week before the end of the month and should preferably be in word. Her communication committee is reviewing the website and is looking for suggestions.

Speaker:

Rosemary introduced the speaker Dr Roy Purssell, an emergency physician at VGH. His accomplishments in community service, particularly on drunk driving, are significant and well recognized. Dr Purssell illustrated the difficulty in changing the legal system at the Federal and Provincial Government levels regarding drunk drivers responsible for serious injury to the public. The police because of cost constraints and rules on Doctor/Patient confidentiality are major reasons why offenders are not being charged. He illustrated that the Canadian prosecution of drunk drivers is 11%, the lowest, compared to Europe and the US. Recent changes in the BC Motor Vehicle Act have been positive. The talk was very stimulating and informative. Joan Hebb thanked the speaker.

The meeting was adjourned at 11.35AM