Welcome to the Club, Abi Giwa
The Rotary Club of Barrie welcomed its newest member at a recent meeting; Abi Giwa was officially inducted into the Club, bringing with her a background in Conflict Resolution and Government, a classification that speaks […]
Arkady Spivak: From the Soviet Union to the Stage in Barrie
Some Classification Talks are informative. Arkady Spivak’s was a full performance. Introduced by Arlette Utton, who described him as intelligent, funny, and daring, Arkady arrived at the podium with a story that spans continents, cultures, […]
A Visit from District Governor Drew Markham
Every year, the District Governor makes the rounds to visit Rotary clubs across the district, and when Drew Markham came to the Rotary Club of Barrie, he brought a message worth hearing. Introduced by Jim […]
President Jeff McCuaig Inducted into the Polio Plus Society
Rotary’s commitment to ending polio is one of the longest-running and most impactful initiatives in the organization’s history. Since 1985, Rotary International has been working toward a polio-free world, and the progress has been remarkable. […]
Unconscious Bias Awareness
Not every presentation leaves a room sitting with its own assumptions. This one did. Sue Cook introduced Debbie Opoku and Lisa Harripersad from Georgian College, two experts in unconscious and hidden bias, for what turned […]
Building for the Future: YMCA Sierra Leone
For more than 25 years, Christian Kamara has worked to empower young people and strengthen communities across Sierra Leone. As Chief Executive Officer of the YMCA of Sierra Leone and a longtime member of the […]
YMCA CEO Jill Tettmann Visits the Club
Jill Tettmann has led the YMCA of Simcoe/Muskoka as President and CEO since 2020, guiding the organization through pandemic recovery and into one of the most ambitious chapters in its history. She visited the Rotary […]
100 Years of the Royal Canadian Legion
The Royal Canadian Legion has been a cornerstone of Canadian community life since 1926, and the Barrie branch has been part of that story for 97 of those years. At a recent Rotary Club of […]