The Guelph Wellington Men’s Club is a genial, informal, weeklly ‘get together’ of affable and good natured-members
interested in fellowship, continued learning and new life experiences.
Weekly, respected speakers address the membership on a wide variety of topics including Science, Technology, Law,
History, Agriculture, the Arts, Personal Career Stories to list only a few.
Meetings are held in person and via Zoom access for Members. The Club also offers tours, lunches, sporting events,
theatre excursions and more, all in an atmosphere of friendship and laughter. While the formal portion of our meeting
begins at 10am, members normally arrive by 9:30. Why not visit our Club and see us in action!
,Join us as a Guest for a friendly welcome and a cup of coffee, any Tuesday morning at 9:30 a.m..
Make yourself known to a Greeter at the door. They will introduce you to one of our members who will show you the ropes, and make sure
you get a coffee! So come early! We’d love to meet you!
The Club meets weekly at the Italian Canadian Club
135 Ferguson St, Guelph.
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Welcome to the
Guelph Wellington Men’s Club
Opportunities for Learning and Fellowship
Through Weekly Meetings,Social and Sporting Events
Executive: President: John Core, Vice President: Nick Harris, Treasurer: Brian Magee, Secretary: Ron Dolynchuk
AUGUST 19th
Christopher (Chris) Henry
Retired Capital Markets Trader
PRESENTATION
“A Global Markets Primer from
Behind the Screens”
A discussion of the maturity and alignment of
global market influencers
BIO
Wilfred Laurier (Business), U of G
(Economics), Wilfred Laurier MBA
(International Finance), Institutional Trader for
various global investment banks in Toronto,
New York, London, Paris, Frankfurt. Has been
posted at many of the financial centres in the
U.S., including Chicago, Boston, L.A. and S.F.
AUGUST 26th
James (Seamus) Joseph Lafferty
& Christopher Reynolds
James is a Poet, Retired Teacher
and Christopher a Retired French
Teacher with Similar Interests.
PRESENTATION
“A Bardic Journey”
Seamus’ presentation includes poetry and
song highlighting elicit memories of his
childhood and his passionate love of the
Celtic/Gaelic culture of Ireland and Scotland,
along with his empathy for the sufferings of his
people, past and present. Seamus will be
accompanied by his longtime friend from
Cleveland, Ohio, Christopher Reynolds, a
retired French teacher with similar interests
and background as Seamus.
BIO
James J. Lafferty was born of Irish ancestry in
Glasgow Scotland and came to Ontario in
1967. After post grad studies at McMaster he
became a teacher in Guelph. He feels a deep
connection with indigenous people and their
way of life, including those of North America
and of Ireland and the Celtic world.
Some of his published works include A Celtic
Blessing, As Long As the Sun Dances, and A
Persistent Pilgrim.
AUGUST 5th
Don Stewart
President and CEO ,
PlantForm Corporation, Toronto
PRESENTATION
“Pharmaceuticals Produced in
Plants: Guelph Technology
Advancing in the Market”
Don Stewart will discuss the plant based
production technology developed by Dr. Chris
Hall at the University of Guelph and its impact
on pharmaceutical manufacturing in Canada,
Brazil, and other world markets.
BIO
Dr. Stewart is an entrepreneur and scientist
with 30 years experience in the biotechnology
industry and is a founder of the biotechnology
company PlantForm Corporation.
As the CEO of PlantForm he has advanced the
company’s plant based manufacturing
technology over 15 years, from its start-up as a
spin out from the U of G, to implementation of
current international partnerships.
Dr. Stewart, who graduated with a PhD in
biochemistry from the Univ. of London, UK,
gained experience in pharmaceuticals as the
Director, Research and Development for
Cangene Corporation, a Canadian biotech
company in the Apotex organization.
Greeters: Wilfried Rauser, Bryan Hayter Anthem: Jim Laferty
Thought for the Day: Michael Hincks
Introduction: Mark Goldberg Thanks: Hugh Berges
Greeters: Derek Stewart, Keith Reid Anthem: Dave Davidson
Thought for the Day: Blair Capes
Introduction: Dave Gallino Thanks: Tom Watson
