PLEASE NOTE VENUE
Place: Reid Hall, Benvoulin Church, 2279 Benvoulin Rd
Reid Hall is booked for club meetings for Sep, Oct, Nov, Mar and Apr, to start at 6:30pm
January meeting was on the Zoom platform
February's meeting was a Chili lunch with speakers from COBSS
Coming up on Monday, April 15th
"The Health and Wellness Situation in Arctic Canada" with Dr. Gita Sharma
Dr. Sangita Sharma is the Canadian Research Chair in Population Health and Professor in Indigenous and Global Health Research in the Development of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, College of Health Sciences at the University of Alberta. She has over 30 years of experience working in over 20 countries and with many different indigenous groups around the world, especially in Arctic Canada, focusing on chronic disease, diabetes, and cancer prevention research. Dr. Sharma obtained her PhD from the University of Manchester Medical School in 1996. Presently, Dr. Sharma is an affiliate professor with the Faculty of Health and Social Development at UBCO.
May, spring luncheon for members and special guests - Monday May 13th at Kelowna Golf and Country Club, cost & details TBA
Below: some photos from the February meeting
Place: Reid Hall, Benvoulin Church, 2279 Benvoulin Rd
Reid Hall is booked for club meetings for Sep, Oct, Nov, Mar and Apr, to start at 6:30pm
January meeting was on the Zoom platform
February's meeting was a Chili lunch with speakers from COBSS
Coming up on Monday, April 15th
"The Health and Wellness Situation in Arctic Canada" with Dr. Gita Sharma
Dr. Sangita Sharma is the Canadian Research Chair in Population Health and Professor in Indigenous and Global Health Research in the Development of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, College of Health Sciences at the University of Alberta. She has over 30 years of experience working in over 20 countries and with many different indigenous groups around the world, especially in Arctic Canada, focusing on chronic disease, diabetes, and cancer prevention research. Dr. Sharma obtained her PhD from the University of Manchester Medical School in 1996. Presently, Dr. Sharma is an affiliate professor with the Faculty of Health and Social Development at UBCO.
May, spring luncheon for members and special guests - Monday May 13th at Kelowna Golf and Country Club, cost & details TBA
Below: some photos from the February meeting