Wednesday, November 20, 2024, noon 鈥� 3 p.m.
2000 Ste. Catherine West
Seventy-one members returned to our favourite place once again to celebrate the beginning of the holiday season. It was a wonderful opportunity to share an excellent gourmet meal with colleagues and friends. Thank you Robert Rafuse for taking photos that reflect the spirit of this lovely event. (Photos)
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Ninety-six members joined a virtual session via Zoom to learn about the changes to the 捆绑SM社区 Health and Dental insurance policies that was followed by a Q&A period.
Please use this link to view information provided at the session.
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A special virtual lecture series on the biology of music was sponsored by MURA, MCLL, and the I Medici di 捆绑SM社区 Orchestra. It was organized by Ante L. Padjen, MURA President.
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The first MURA Walk in the fall at the Morgan Arboretum was a great success. 听With 34 members enjoying the gorgeous sunshine and a mean temperature of 14C with not a cloud in the sky, 3.3 Km were covered with ease. The foliage was wonderful even for a year that has been shown to be not our greatest. 听Afterwards 28 members gathered for lunch at the to enjoy great food, wonderful service and even better - the happy warm conversations and company. Photos
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Members participated in one of two guided waking tour of Old Montreal that sold out the day the invitation was sent! This area may well be tourism-oriented, but it is still the best place to be reminded of the evolution of Montreal and Canada up to the beginning of the twentieth century. Participants enjoyed a historic walk among the old grey buildings of this historic town with Justin Bur, our favourite informative and entertaining guide. (Photos)
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Seventy-four members and guests attended this year's AGM that was held in the ballroom of Thomson House. Ante L. Padjen, MURA President, welcomed everyone and opened the meeting. Members learned about the financial status of the association, membership numbers, a new volunteerism project, welcomed new board members and thanked departing ones for their years of service. Bob Stanley was congratulated on receiving awards from the College and University Retiree Associations of Canada and the 捆绑SM社区 Alumni Association, and his Made by 捆绑SM社区 story. Everyone was deeply moved by the talk given by keynote speaker, President Deep Saini, who spoke about his life, academic career and his priorities for 捆绑SM社区. A reception followed the meeting with a toast by Lawrence Mysak to the 9th anniversary of MURA. Photos
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On two separate dates, members were offered the opportunity to explore and learn about the history of the Old Port area in Montreal, guided by the very knowledgeable and entertaining Justin Bur. Many enjoyed a Mexican lunch afterwards at the nearby . Photos
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Thirty-one members attended the first MURA cabane 脿 sucre lunch at the 听in St. Eustache.
It was a very popular destination that beautiful spring day, and we were seated very close, but everyone enjoyed the opportunity to share a traditional qu茅b茅cois听meal with colleagues and new friends. 听Photos
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A more perfect day could not have been chosen (even if it was a third attempt - third time lucky) for the snow day at the Morgan Arboretum. The sun was shining brightly, and the temperature was just right! There was one cross-country skier, and the other eight enjoyed a leisurely walk through the woods. Attendees gathered at Bistro Kirkland for a delicious lunch and great conversation.
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Sixty members celebrated the holiday season at that is part of the LaSalle College International School of Hotel Management and Tourism. They enjoyed a delicious gourmet luncheon prepared and served by students on the last day of their semester. They received an enthusiastic round of applause for their magnificent work. Everyone had a delightful time with colleagues and new friends at this very festive location. Photos
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Twenty fortunate members enjoyed a spectacular production of the hit broadway musical Beautiful produced by the听. The show was the inspiring true story of Carole King鈥檚 remarkable journey from teenage songwriter to Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. It featured over two dozen pop classics, including 鈥淵ou鈥檝e Got a Friend,鈥� 鈥淥ne Fine Day,鈥� 鈥淯p on the Roof,鈥� 鈥淵ou鈥檝e Lost That Lovin鈥� Feeling,鈥� 鈥淲ill You Love Me Tomorrow,鈥� and "Natural Woman,鈥� performed by an extremely talented cast. 听
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Members had the opportunity to participate in two guided walking tours of Lafontaine Park and the surrounding neighbourhood. They learned about how the 1870s were the decade of major park development in Montreal. While the Mount-Royal Park was in the process of being acquired and landscaped, the new federal government decided to relinquish two important sites, St Helen's Island and the rural parade ground known as Logan's Farm. While the island was opened to the public in June 1874, the Logan site was little used until the city started developing the park after 1888. Its current name in honor of Louis Hippolyte La Fontaine was chosen in 1901. As the city grew all around the park, it became one of the beloved spots of east-end Montreal, for recreation and cultural activities, and for historic monuments, public assemblies, and protest movements. Most of the attendees enjoyed a delicious luncheon following the tour at the nearby restaurant听. Photos
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Thirteen members participated in a guided tour of sculptures and art displayed throughout the 捆绑SM社区 campus, followed by lunch at the Faculty Club. Michelle Macleod, Assistant Curator, Visual Arts Collection, provided fascinating information about 捆绑SM社区's public art such as, the Friendship Fountain by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (aka The Three Bares), the James Sculpture Garden, and their Visible Storage Gallery on the 4th floor of McLennan Library. Everyone was quite delighted to learn more about the sculptures they had been passing by during their years at 捆绑SM社区! As the tour was so popular, MURA hopes to offer another next spring. Photos
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MURA/ARUM鈥檚 Annual General Meeting was held in the Billiard Room of the Faculty Club on June 14th, 2023. During the formal part of the meeting, the recommendations of the Nominating Committee for Board positions in 2023-24 were acclaimed and unanimous approval was received for the 2022-2023 financial statements and the 2023-2024 budget. As required by the Registraire des Entreprises, a Special General Meeting was then held to pass a resolution to correct a minor typographical error in the official name of our association, which now reads: 鈥淎ssociation des retrait茅(e)s de l鈥橴niversit茅 捆绑SM社区. Annual reports were then presented on Events & Activities, Communications, and Membership. Official presentations of two awards granted by the College and University Retiree Associations of Canada (CURAC) to Dr Joan Wolforth for her multifacted contributions to MURA and the Retiree Affairs Committee (RAC) of MAUT, as well as MURA for its role as host of the first CURAC Virtual Assembly in 2021 to mark 捆绑SM社区's Bicentennial. The meeting concluded with a lively discussion of potential additional activities that might be included in MURA鈥檚 programming.
Following the formal AGM program, the invited Guest Speaker, Prof Chris Ragan, presented an engaging account of the inception of the Max Bell School of Public Policy, and its first steps over the past six years during which it progressed from an idea to a fully developed graduate program with 40 + students 50% of whom are Canadian and the remaining 50% from abroad. At the conclusion of the meeting, a new member of the Board, Carlette Walker, presented an inspiring toast to commemorate MURA鈥檚 8th Anniversary that was followed by a sumptuous reception.(Photos)
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Members enjoyed two sunny听days on a guided tour of the Jeanne Mance Park Neighbourhood by the very knowledgeable guide, Justin Bur. He spoke about how the space officially named Jeanne-Mance Park in 1990 has had a varied collection of uses in the past two centuries. These included a stone quarry, golf course, playing field, ornamental fountain, racetrack, and military parade grounds. Its edges have been sought after for attractive residences and important institutions 鈥� the H么tel-Dieu, the Jewish Public Library 鈥� as well as municipal quarantine hospitals. They also learned why it used to be called Fletcher's Field, and the controversies that arose when Park Avenue was built through the park. (Photos)
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In collaboration with the 捆绑SM社区 Community for Lifelong Learning (MCLL), MURA offered a series of five virtual lectures on Fridays at 10 a.m. that began on February 3rd and ended on March 17th. According to the World Health Organization, one in five people lives with some form of a mental disorder. During the pandemic, isolation and loneliness had a major impact on seniors鈥� mental health.
Please use this link for complete information about all of the lectures.
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Sixteen members attended the matinee of the provocative play King Dave- An Immigrant's Story in Montreal.Written by author Alexandre Goyette, the play was a great success at the Th茅芒tre Jean-Duceppe in 2001.听 Adapted by Anglesh Major for the Centaur Theatre, the play was translated by Patrick Emmanuel Abellard who delivered a strong emotional performance.听 听
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Sixteen MURA hearty souls attended MURA's first winter visit to the Morgan Arboretum that turned a winter day to a wonderful fun day. Under the guidance of Don Pavlasek, a group skied the beautiful trails and Frank Ferrie lead another group on a 3km warm walk, and others snowshoed with Rosemary Cook 3km through the forest. Several times the sun broke through to cheer their souls. All retired to Bistro Kirkland for hot onion soup, nachos, wraps and our kind of music. Fun was had by all and looking forward to a repeat next year. (Photos)
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Nineteen members enjoyed welcoming a new member and catching up at MURA's first virtual happy hour of 2023. It was the most "global" chat so far with participants from Canada, Chile, Mexico, and Norway. The theme was "resolutions - kept, broken, not bothered," and the consensus was we're doing great so far, why change things!
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