Volume 93, Number 27 4,572nd Meeting Friday, February 1, 2013

PP Dave Hammond, Egon Holzworth, Jan Petersen, President Joan holding the Haggis, Piper Neil Westmacott, Douglas Anderson and PADG Brenda Grice prepare to pipe in the Haggis.

Club Meeting Friday at 12:00 p.m. Serving Our Community Since at the Coast Bastion Inn May 1, 1920 - Charter Number 43 CLUB OFFICERS 2012-2013 DIRECTORS Doug Cowling Brent Stetar Susie Walker President ...... Joan Ryan John Shillabeer Chris Pogson Susan Gerrand Vice President ...... Wahid Ali Secretary ...... Bob Janes President Rotary International Treasurer ...... Gordon Hubley Sakuji Tanaka, Rotary Club of Yashio, Japan President Elect ...... Douglas Anderson District Governor Assistant Governor Immediate Past President ...... Dave Hammond Judy Byron, Sidney, BC Barry Sparkes, Lantzville, BC

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 405, , B.C. V9R 5L3 — web: www.rotarynanaimo.org Meeting Notes for 25 January here. Jerry introduced Eric Brand Happy and Sad Bucks 2013 a prospective member and Lila was happy as she will By John Shillabeer Brenda Grice introduced Lorreta shortly collect her aunt and bring Petersen who is from Nanaimo and This being Robbie Burns Day her to Nanaimo (by air), even we hope is also a prospective mem- though Auntie doesn’t want to pay. (aka Haggis Day) Basil Hobbs be- ber. Basil Hobbs introduced and gan the ceremonies as MC. thanked Neil Westmacott for pip- Susie Walker was happy she Charles Ramos gave the invoca- ing in the haggis has some Scottish ancestry. tion and then Neil Westmacott Health of the Club Dave Connolly was happy be- piped “ A man’s a man for a’ that “ cause he felt the club singing O Bob Fenty told us that Wayne was the best he had heard Anderson had been admitted to in a very long time. hospital for his previously delayed knee surgery. Things had gone well Mike Herold was happy that and Wayne was now home. John Morris had attended and was looking so fine in his in full Scot- President Joan’s Newfound- tish dress. land Question of the Week had a Douglas Anderson was happy Scottish flavour. that he had managed the “Address When did the first scots migrate to the Haggis” as he had been prac- to Newfoundland? John Salem ticing hard, even while driving. guessed the correct answer: early in Groans from some members! the nineteenth century (from the Draw: lowlands of Scotland). Bruce Gordon won the table Announcements leading the procession into the hall stakes. Bob Janes won the card followed by President Joan bear- Charles Ramos announced that draw, but only managed to get the ing the Haggis. Then Douglas there will be a super Bowl draw ten of hearts. So the pot will grow Anderson declared Robbie Burns’ next meeting. Bring money! for another week. “Address to the Haggis” in fine Sergeant-at-Arms The Scots Who Built BC Bob Fenty congratulated Bruce Program report by Janeane Coutu Gordon for his cover photo in the Egon Holzwarth introduced our current issue of COGS. Bruce took guest speaker, Jan Peterson, and the photo from the roof of the Bea- he joked that he was qualified be- con Condos Tower. Bob tried to cause of his “Scottish” accent. fine Bruce for unauthorised access Egon also noted both were known to the roof of the tower to take the for thriftiness “long pockets and photo, but Bruce is a member of the short arms” and their love of strata committee and authorised strange meats and products encased Pres Joan, Douglas Anderson, Basil Hobbs himself. in animal entrails. Scottish-born Jan emigrated to Ontario in her form and proposed the traditional Bob made a few bucks for the 20’s and relocated to toast. pot by catching a few folks who in 1972. She has published 10 non- had committed the unforgiveable We then returned to our more fiction books, three of which are by not wearing tartan on Robbie usual order of business. about Nanaimo’s history. Burns Day. Introductions When the Hudson's Bay Com- He managed to add a little more pany (HBC) decided to establish Jerry Jaggers introduced Erin from Lila Tanner for collecting Lee of Rotaract and Susie Walker its new pacific coast headquarters her aged aunt and forcing her to fly at Fort Camosack (later renamed introduced Norman Miden, a Ro- from Alberta. tarian from Alberta who is moving Fort Victoria) on Is- land in 1843, the Island was a pris- The HBC was run from Europe sented her with a handmade pen as for the benefit of English investors, a momento of her visit to our Ro- none of whom ever ventured into tary club. Canada. Company men that did make the journey stayed on their ATTENDANCE ships and only cared that furs were By Bob Janes traded and commerce prevailed for Attendance for January 25th was 56% their benefit. This created unrest We missed these Rotarians with the settlers as many of the laws and rules were unfavorable for Ali, Wayne Anderson, Blackmore, their success which created ill feel- Blinston, Borisenko, Buchanan, ings. Cowling, Currie, Gerrrand L & Y Gosselin, Hais, Heisterman, Hoff- Jan Petersen Some of the company men com- strom, Hrabowych, Hubley, pleted their contracts with the McFarlane, McIver, Patrick, Raedler, tine paradise—or an isolated wil- Company and returned home to derness, depending on one's point Al Smith, Kathy Smith, Joyce Smith, Scotland, others went to California Stetar, Valsangkar, Welch of view. for the Gold Rush, and others re- Approximately 500 Scots made mained on per- Visiting Rotarians: the trip on the Princess Royal, manently. Norman Myden landing in what is now known as We learned a great deal about Guests: Victoria. Sir of the details of names and dates of Erin Lee, Loretta Pedersen, Neil the HBC brought high-placed com- early settlers and their families try- Westmacott, Jan & Ray Peterson, pany men to manage the Com- ing to establish themselves in the Eric Brand pany's business in Fort Victoria, period of 1850 to 1854. Names Make ups: engaging in the fur trade and estab- that we recognize today included lishing coal-mining ventures Roderick Finlayson, Robert Douglas Anderson at the 5 Presidents around what is now Nanaimo, Dunsmuir, Andrew Muir and oth- Mtg., Jane Currie at the Centennial where "black diamonds" were ers in their roles in establishing Mtg. found in abundance. Also aboard new lives in the middle of the nine- were the humble miners from Ork- Birthdays and Anniversaries ney and Ayrshire. The trip around Member Birthdays Cape Horn was for the very hardy; Gordon, Bruce Feb 05 a six month voyage of storms, food Holzwarth, Egon Feb 07 shortages, illness and death. Spouse Birthdays The Scots kept their traditions Valerie Marlow, John Feb 06 and heritage alive by singing songs Club Anniversaries and retelling stories from home, Henderson, Carmon 16 yrs Feb 07 celebrating Hogmanay on New Year’s Eve and Robbie Burns NEW MEMBER PROPOSAL birthday in late January, and of teenth century. Unless written objection is re- course the mournful sounds of the Jan Peterson’s latest book, ceived by the Club Secretary piper’s bagpipes tugged at their “Kilts on the Coast: The Scots within the manda- hearts. Who Built BC” was auctioned to tory seven days, Some of the company men com- the successful bidder, Basil the following ap- pleted their contracts with the Hobbs, with the proceeds of $45 plicant will be Company and returned home to going to the Rotary Foundation. invited to join the Scotland, others went to California Mikel Knutsson thanked the Rotary Club of for the Gold Rush, and others re- speaker, noting that he has learned Nanaimo: mained on Vancouver Island per- a great deal of history about Eric Brand manently. Nanaimo and the Scots, and pre- Classification: Medical Services WEEKLY CLUB PROGRAMS Rotary’s leadership considered vital to eradicating polio By Daniela Garcia

February 1st Rotary News -- 16 January 2013 GREETERS Helen Blackmore, A polio-free India is proof that Rotary is able to tackle the world’s most difficult health Robert Wilson, Brent Stetar challenges, according to Bruce Aylward, assistant director-general for Polio, Emergen- CASHIERS Lila Tanner cies and Country Collaboration at the World Health Organization. SGT-AT-ARMS John Heisterman Addressing the 2013 International Assembly in San Diego, California, USA, Aylward INVOCATION John Salem praised Rotary’s work in bringing the world to the threshold of polio eradication, but HEAD Pres. Joan and All Members of reminded the incoming district governors that it will take their leadership to complete TABLE the Club Executive Directors, the job. Egon Holzwarth, Bruce Gordon Aylward referred to the recent killing of health workers in Pakistan and said that WHO INTRODUCE GUESTS Carey McIver is working to leverage its broad support in the Islamic community to provide safety for INTRODUCE SPEAKER President Joan volunteers and aid workers. PROGRAM CLUB UPDATE AND “The eradication program is continuously being put back on track,” he said. “I can as- OPEN FORUM sure you that just as we have regrouped and restrategized before, we will continue to THANK do so in Pakistan.” SPEAKER ____ Discussing the successes of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) — in which February 8th Rotary and WHO collaborate with UNICEF and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — Aylward cited India, which has not had a reported case of polio in *GREETERS Barbara Blinston, two years. In February, WHO removed India from the list of polio-endemic countries, Wahid Ali, Lila Tanner disproving the experts who had maintained that polio could not be eradicated there. CASHIERS Lila Tanner And if continuing tests of polio cases recorded through 13 January continue to yield SGT-AT-ARMS Mike Herold negative results, WHO will declare that India has interrupted transmission of indigenous INVOCATION John Shillabeer wild poliovirus for the second consecutive year. HEAD Pres. Joan, Amanda Moore, TABLE Polio remains endemic in only three countries: Afghanistan, Nigeria, and Pakistan. But Bob Fenty, Joyce Smith, because nonendemic countries remain at risk for cases imported from those three, Gord Hubley, Janeane Coutu INTRODUCE immunization must continue everywhere to ensure that polio is eradicated worldwide. GUESTS Debbie Narver Rotary’s chief responsibilities in GPEI include advocacy, an increasingly important role INTRODUCE Bob Fenty SPEAKER in this latter stage of the campaign. In addition to contributing more than US$1 billion to PROGRAM TRAFFICKING / SLAVERY OF the initiative since 1985, Rotary has helped solicit over $9 billion in support from donor WOMEN :: Amanda Moore governments. Such advocacy is crucial to finishing the job, as GPEI faces a funding THANK Joyce Smith gap of $700 million this year. SPEAKER Aylward emphasized that polio eradication is well within reach, and urged Rotarians to February 15th work together to reach that goal. “You have been given the greatest opportunity in history to end this disease,” Aylward GREETERS Neil Valsangkar, Bill King, Douglas Anderson said. “We can only finish with Rotary's leadership.” CASHIERS Lila Tanner SGT-AT-ARMS Dave Hammond DATES TO REMEMBER INVOCATION Frank Shoemaker February 21st—5-Club Paul Harris Fellowship Night at Nanaimo Port Authority, 100 Port HEAD Pres. Joan, Tom Grauman, Keith TABLE Ave. Doors open at 5:00 pm, appetizers, no host bar. Open to Rotarians and prospective McFarlane, Carey McIver, Neil members—no charge. No regular noon meeting Friday. Valsangkar, Doug Anderson, Bill King INTRODUCE GUESTS Lynne Pankratz INTRODUCE Winner of “COGS” is the official bulletin of the SPEAKER Keith McFarlane District 5020 Rotary Club of Nanaimo, published each Best Bulletin PROGRAM Friday by the Bulletin Committee COLUMBIAN CENTRE SOCIETY Awards Tom Grauman Bulletin Committee Chair — Lila Tanner Meeting Reporter: John Shillabeer / Program Reporter: Janeane Coutu / Photos: Ian Williams THANK Editing, Production & Web Posting: Ian Williams SPEAKER Carey McIver PRINTING COURTESY OF ISLAND OFFICE EQUIPMENT NANAIMO - BOB JANES