Coming Up

NOTE LOCATION  OF NEXT MEETING –  FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH

 

FRIDAY DECEMBER 12, 2025

ANNUAL AUCTION AND PIZZA PARTY @ 7:00 pm

Join us for a fun night with pizza, a live auction and silent auction!

 

 

Looking Back

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 14, 2025

Our November meeting featured fossils, as Chuck Zietsma presented  “An overview and samplings of the plethora of fossils I have collected on my rock hounding adventures throughout North America”

FRIDAY OCTOBER 10, 2025

Keith Delaney, Earth Sciences Department, University of Waterloo took us on a whirlwind tour on Mineralogy 101.   Keith gave an overview of mineral characteristics, crystal structure and habit, the different groups and categories, and so on.
 
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 12, 2025
 
Karen Fox, our resident gemologist, treated us with an excellent educational talk on the basic tools used for gemstone identification, and the many ways gemstones are doctored to enhance their appearance and potential value.
 

 

 

FRIDAY JUNE 20, 2025   ANNUAL CLUB BBQ

Held at the Gneiss Guy’s Warehouse in Fergus

Ken Dardano has invited the Club to his warehouse sale in Fergus. He has offered to provide hamburgers and beverages. You are asked to bring finger food, healthy or otherwise, to compliment the meal.  Following the meal, you are invited to tour the warehouse and take advantage of
the many bargains.

SATURDAY MAY 10, 2025

ANNUAL CLUB SHOW, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Kitchener Memorial Auditorium, 400 East Ave, Kitchener, ON

Go To “Our Club Show” for more information.

FRIDAY MAY 9, 2025

Chris Fouts, geologist, will present on “Why Bancroft is the Mineral Capital of Canada”

FRIDAY APRIL 11, 2025

Tom Hart, geologist, will present on “The Geology of the Mamainse Region” or Copper Mining, Mamainse Point,
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FRIDAY MARCH 14, 2025

Dr. Tanya Kizovski, Associate Curator of Mineralogy, Royal Ontario Museum presented on “Searching for Life on the Red Planet – Mars Rover and Meteorite Studies”

FRIDAY JANUARY 10, 2025

Club Competition.  Enjoy Delicatessen cakes and Mulled Apple Cider while viewing members’ specimens and creations and then vote for your favorites!

15 categories, plus the Silver Pick award and the 2024 Best Self-collected specimen
award.

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Walter Zimochod, Jeweller and Designer will present on   “Lab Grown and Genuine Diamonds in Modern Jewellery”

Friday December 13

Pizza, Potluck,  club auction, oh my!

Friday June 14

Annual Club BBQ at Gneiss Guy’s Warehouse in Fergus

Friday May 10, 2024

Our Guest Speaker: Peter Wosniak DVM, MD, CCFP, FCFP
Presentation Title: “The Solution Caves at Kartchner Caverns, Benson, Arizona and The Dragoon Boulders of Texas Canyon, Benson/Wilcox, Arizona.”

About Our Speaker:  Peter is one, of very few people in Canada, who holds degrees in both Veterinary and Human Medicine.  He has spent most of his career as a full time Family Physician in a Cambridge clinic, however, he is also distinguished as a Medical Consultant for several pharmaceutical companies and Assistant Professor at the University of Ottawa. He has written and edited numerous publications, which include research in the fields of cardiology and lipidology.

Friday April 14, 2024

Bob Barrett, IR Supplies and Services, Burlington, ON. presentation on handheld XRF and LIBS analyzers. What they can do, and not do.

Friday March 10, 2024

Micromounting presentation and handson session led by club members Richard Grant and Stan Jones.

Friday February 10, 2024

Dr. Jade Atkins is the Director/Curator of the Joggins Fossil Institute in Nova Scotia gave a presentation on the Joggins Fossil Cliffs, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The Joggins Fossil Centre is a wonderful museum and offers guided tours of the cliffs. It is located about 20 minutes from the Nova Scotia – New Brunswick border. Click here for more information.

 

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