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May 23rd, Larry O'Brien
Ottawa, Past, Present & Future
Ottawa native son, high-tech entrepreneur, philanthropist and ex-Mayor of Ottawa, Larry O’Brien will give us a
retrospective of his (somewhat turbulent) term as Mayor, and offer his views on the future direction of the City.
Larry built Calian Ltd. from a one-man consulting company in 1982 to a multi-million dollar business. In 1996, he
was selected to be one of twelve prominent Canadians to sit on the Prime Minister’s Advisory Council on Science
and Technology (ACST).
The ‘kick-off’ to his mayoralty campaign was held in the O’Brien Atrium at St. Vincent’s Hospital and he was the
United Way Person of the Year in 2006.
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June 27th, Sue O'Sullivan,
Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime
In August 2010, Sue O’Sullivan was appointed Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime. This followed a 30-year
career in Ottawa’s Police Services, rising to Deputy Chief.
A common thread throughout her career has been an advocate for the standing of victims of crime. One of her
first acts as Ombudsman was to put forward 20 recommendations aimed at rebalancing our offender-centric
justice system.
The Ottawa Citizen (April 23rd, page A10) carries a story by Tobi Cohen on Sue’s work on advocacy centres
for child crime victims.
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 Pizza Day! Following the June meeting, please join us for Pizza at the Colonade Restaurant
in the Blue Heron Mall, Bank Street, just north of Heron Road.
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Perth has Spring Fling on its website.
We are a 'Combined' Club. We meet on the 4th Wednesday of the month (except December - 2nd Wednesday).
Meetings begin at 10:00 with a few minutes of announcements and then a speaker. Members start
to arrive about 9:30 for coffee, cookies and chat (tea, Tim-bits and talk).
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Meetings are at: Gloucester Presbyterian Church
91 Pike Street
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Pike Street runs north from Hunt Club just west of Conroy. The church is at the
corner of Lorry Greenberg and Pike.
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PROBUS' Vital Purpose …
... to stimulate thought,
interest and participation in activities at a time in life when it is easy to become complacent and
self-centred.
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Guests and Visitors from other Clubs are welcome. |
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