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If you have any questions or concerns about any of the events, contact events@probusms.ca
Upcoming Events
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Toronto Harbour Lunch Cruise
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The Waste Water Treatment Plant Tour
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Fall Auto Tour
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Amazon Fulfillment Plant Tour
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Monthly Meeting Info
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Toronto Harbour Lunch Cruise
Friday, July 25, 2025
(Spouses and Associate Members Invited)
Must register by Monday noon, July 7, 2025
Join us for a 2-hour, premier cruise and chef-plated, three course lunch onboard Odyssey — the newest luxury yacht cruising the Toronto Harbour.
Boarding Location:
Queen’s Quay Terminal, 207 Queen’s Quay West, Toronto
Cost:
$87.00 per person - taxes and gratuities included (Cash Bar)
Itinerary:
Boarding: 12:00 noon
Cruise: 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m
Getting There:
Car:
Underground pay parking available 1 block west on the south side of Queen’s Quay (Harbourfront Centre Parking Lot, 235 Queens Quay W).
Transit:
GO Train or Subway to Union Station, and transfer to the Harbourfront (509) Streetcar
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a 15 minute walk south along York Street then west on Queen’s Quay.
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Click here for menu options
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Click here for more information on the Odyssey yacht
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Have Questions? Contact Ralph Cowell via email by clicking here
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Fall Auto Tour
Sunday October 19, 2025
(Spouses, Associate Members and Guests Invited)
Must Register By October 9, 2025
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This year's Fall Self Drive Auto Tour will forego the usual back-roads “follow the leader” scenic tour that we have provided in the past. Instead, participants will drive directly to Oshawa where we will enjoy a private tour of the Parkwood Estate, the former home of the late Sam McLaughlin, Canadian auto baron and founder of General Motors of Canada.
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The tour of the Parkwood Estate will be followed by a self-pay lunch at the One Eyed Jack Pub & Grill. Following lunch we will have another private tour of the Canadian Automotive Museum.
Locations:
Parkwood Estate, 270 Simcoe Street North, Oshawa L1G 4T5
One Eyed Jack Pub & Grill, 33 Taunton Rd W, Oshawa, ON L1G 7B4
Canadian Automotive Museum, 99 Simcoe St S, Oshawa, ON L1H 4G7
Cost:
$29 per person (taxes included)
Itinerary:
9:45 am: Meet in the parking lot of Parkwood Estate
10:00 am: Private tour of the Parkwood Mansion
12:00 pm: Self Pay Lunch at the One Eyed Jack Pub & Grill
2:00 pm: Guided tour of the Canadian Automotive Museum
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For full information click here.
For any questions please contact Kirk Benson at: knosneb@rogers.com
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Must book by noon, October 9, 2025
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Peel Region’s G.E. Booth Wastewater Treatment Plant Tour
Friday September 19, 2025
Limited to 20 Attendees
Members have priority, guests will be put on the wait list.
Must Register By September 5, 2025
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Ever wonder what happens to the “water” when you flush the toilet? 😊
Here’s an opportunity to tour Peel Region’s G.E. Booth Wastewater Treatment Plant, one of the largest facilities in Canada, located on the north shore of Lake Ontario in south-eastern Mississauga. The Plant treats about 500 million litres of wastewater each day, serving about 1.5 million residents from Peel and about another half million residents from southwest Toronto.
A complex physical, biological and chemical treatment process is used at the Plant to treat the wastewater, ending with treated effluent water being discharged back into Lake Ontario.
More details about the Plant and its operations can be found at: https://peelregion.ca/sites/default/files/2025-03/G.E.-Booth-Water-Resource-Recovery-Facility.pdf
Location:
1300 Lakeshore Road East, Mississauga
(located southwest of Dixie Road and Lakeshore Road East)
Itinerary:
Arrival at the Site: 10:15 a.m.
Tour: 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Lunch: 12:30 p.m.
Cost:
There is NO COST for the Tour.
Lunch:
Self-pay Lunch at Port Credit’s Pump House Grille
40 Lakeshore Road East, Mississauga
https://www.pumphousegrilleco.com/
For any questions please contact Michael D’Andrea by e-mail at:
events@probusms.ca
Must book by September 5th, 2025
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Amazon Fulfillment Centre Tour
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Limited to 24 Attendees
Members have priority, guests will be put on the wait list.
Must Register By August 29, 2025
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Here’s an opportunity to tour Amazon’s Brampton Fulfillment Centre, which is a robotics sortable facility, where Associates ship items smaller than a conventional microwave alongside robots.
The Centre covers an area of over 500,000 square feet, storing about a million items, and employing approximately 500 workers. They process about 25,000 orders per day during regular operation and more than 50,000 per day during peak times such as the holiday season.
NOTE: THIS TOUR WILL REQUIRE YOU TO CLIMB AT LEAST ONE SET OF STAIRS AND WALK APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE.
Itinerary:
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Arrival at the Site: 9:45 a.m.
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Tour: 10:00 to 11:30 a.m.
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Lunch Kelseys Roadhouse Restaurant 12:00 p.m.
There is NO COST for the Tour.
Lunch: Self-pay Lunch at Kelseys Roadhouse Restaurant
8225 Financial Drive, Brampton
For more information about this tour including clothing restrictions, arrival times, parking and required photo ID click here
For questions about this event, contact Doug Saunders by e-mail at: dcsaunders@rogers.com
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Must book by August 29, 2025
Monthly Meetings
Mississauga Golf & Country Club
Coffee and Fellowship 9:30am Meeting begins at 10:15am
Date Guest Speaker
Jun 19/25 George Takach
Artificial Intelligence in the New Battle Between
China, Russia and America
July 17/25 Taylor Echlin
My Voyage to Antarctica
Aug 21/25 Jim Cairns
A Mumified Baby Speaks
***August Meeting Will Take Place at St. Stephens On The Hill Church***
Sept 18/25 Sayward Fetterly,
Aging in Place
Oct 16/25 Dr . Rob Villa
Health and Wellness
Nov 20/25 Ben Phillips
Urban planning - the future of Mississauga
Dec 18/25 Warrington Ellacott
Trade in Uncertain Times “
Jan 15/26 Omar Alghabra
The Future of Transportation in Canada
Feb 19/26 Rob Leforte
The Canadian Political Landscape- Where are we going?
Mar 19/25 Jeff Lush ,
The facts about climate change and what’s being done about it
April 16/26 Douglas Porter
Economic Outlook
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