Speakers

Bill Forbes is one of our newest Rotary members. He will give his introductory (classification) talk.

As we know from Bill's induction and his earlier speaking appearance with our Club in September 2025, Bill is a retired engineer. He spent most of his career working with pipeline companies. In addition to telling us more about his personal background, Bill has promised to tell us about the interesting work he did with Enbridge Inc. He will spend some of his presentation time on the unique challenges of pipeline construction in Canadian winter. 

Our guest speaker will be Deidra Helmig, Development Officer for the University of Alberta Botanic Garden. Deidra will inform members about the garden, its value and importance in the Edmonton community, update us on recent changes and let us know what our Club and members can do to help the garden fulfill its mission.

President John will preside over the annual general meeting of the Club. The agenda of the meeting will include reports from the President and members of the executive and board, as well as the election of the Club's executive for the 2027-28 year and the President-Elect for the Club's 2028-29 year.