Speakers
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| Rotary Luncheon at YWCA Yowochas camp | Sep 28, 2026 11:00 AM |
Lunch and Tour of Camp Yowochas
![]() Camp Yowochas is a year round outdoor education centre and summer camp. From September to June we offer both day and overnight bookings for field trips, corporate events, holiday parties, etc. Camp Yowochas has many areas throughout our property that they use during the course of the year: The campfire circle, Picnic Shelter, Arts & Crafts Hall, Fireside Lounge, Dry Sauna, Natural Sauna, Challenge Course Area and the Retreat Cabin. The camp is located on the north shore of Wabamun Lake. Since 1916, YWCA Edmonton’s Camp Yowochas has provided highly regarded outdoor education and camp programming to thousands of youths every year. At Camp Yowochas, our philosophy is that every child should have the opportunity to explore nature and develop skills for life-long personal growth.
The name Yowocohas (pronounced you-woke-us) was created by a child camper and it made up of the first two letters of the words Young Women’s Christian Association. Meeting Details:
More details of the meeting to be provided later including the meeting place for car pooling..... Access details:
https://edmontonrotary.com/events/rotary-club-meeting-september-21st-rotary-at-ywca-camp-yowochas/ |
| Jason Gregor | Oct 05, 2026 12:00 PM |
The Business of Sports Radio
Presentation: A conversation about challenging yourself, how hard work is more valuable than experience sometimes and discussing the business side or sports radio and the need to adapt and evolve. And some thoughts on the Oilers and Elks! Jason Gregor is a sports talk radio host on Sports 1440 in Edmonton weekdays from 2-6 p.m. He began his radio career in 2001 after graduating with honours from NAIT’s Radio and Television Arts program, and he has hosted his own sports talk show since 2003. In addition to his daily talk show he is the lead columnist on OilersNation.com. Besides being an avid sports enthusiast, Jason is very passionate about philanthropy and community involvement. Over the past eight years he has raised over $3.5 million on his radio show for charities including, The MS Bike Tour, Santas Anonymous, The Christmas Bureau, Alzheimer’s Faceoff, Operation Friendship Seniors Society, Adopt-A-Teen and many more. Jason is founder of The Gregor Foundation, was named Paul Harris Fellow by Rotary International in 2014 and was named one of Edmonton’s Top 40 under 40 in 2011. He was listed as Edmonton’s favorite sports host by Vue Magazine in 2011-2019 and he was the reader’s choice for top radio talk show host in the Edmonton Journal in 2014-2018. Jason currently resides in St. Albert with his wife and son.
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| NO MEETING | Oct 12, 2026 |
Thanksgiving
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| Karen McDonald & Christie Lavan SAGE SENIORS Assoc | Oct 19, 2026 12:00 PM |
Aging Well: An Update on Sage Seniors Association and Healthy Aging Alberta
![]() Join Karen McDonald, former Executive Director, plus Christie Lavan, current Executive Director of SAGE Seniors Association to hear an update of their organization. Sage | Seniors Association located at 15 Sir Winston Churchill Square | Edmonton
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| Murtaza Haider, Exec Dir, UofA Cities Institute | Oct 26, 2026 12:00 PM |
University of Alberta's Cities Institute
https://www.ualberta.ca/en/cities-institute/index.html Ralph Young is the chair of the day |
| TBD | Nov 02, 2026 12:00 PM |
TBD:
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| TBA | Nov 09, 2026 12:00 PM |
Remembrance Day meeting.
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| Annual General Meeting | Nov 30, 2026 12:00 PM |
AGM - Rotary Club Edmonton and Community Services Trust Fund
Last year's president Anurag Shourie with help from the Finance Committee will review the year 2025-2026 including financial statements.
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| The Honourable Eleanor Olszewski | Dec 14, 2026 12:00 PM |
TBD; Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada, Minister of Emergency Mgmt
![]() The Honourable Eleanor Olszewski https://www.canada.ca/en/government/ministers/eleanor-olszewski.html Eleanor has represented the riding of Edmonton Centre since April 2025. In May of 2025, Minister Olszewski was named Minister of Emergency Management and Community Resilience and Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada. |


