Rotary Club of Westmount

06/03/2026

Today we had the pleasure of a crash course on all things Leonardo Da Vinci by local expert Dr. del Maestro.

05/06/2026

Did you know about the gem of a club right here in Westmount?

Brian Lambert and Chris Roper from the Westmount Lawn Bowling and Croquet treated us to the history of the club and the amazing activities available.

They are hosting an open house on
Saturday May 23rd from 9:30 am to 2:00pm and offering free instruction from May 25th to June 6!

04/01/2026

We were delighted with today’s speaker Kathleen Coughlin Dunn sharing her stories of her book and her pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago de Compostele.

11/20/2025

Our next meeting is on Wednesday November 26, 2025 and our speaker will be John U. Bacon, author of The Gales of November - The Untold Story of The Edmund Fitzgerald.
Hope you can join us.
"John Bacon has done it again! This is another riveting narrative that puts facts on a still mesmerizing legend. But this is more than getting the details right. Bacon has distilled the essence of the story and rendered a huge monument to those lost and a great gift to the rest of us." -Ken Burns, Filmmaker.
The Gales of November is a New York Times Bestseller.

11/06/2025

Dr. Cameron Skinner, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry at Concordia University, will talk to Rotary Westmount on Wednesday November 12 2025, via Zoom. Cameron will talk about raising bees in your back yard / the do’s, the don’ts, the joys, the pitfalls, the delicious and can’t get any more local honey 🍯 🐝

09/25/2025

💙💛 With your help, the Rotary Club of Westmount has been able to support Ukraine for the past four years. Our latest fundraiser event, Sunday at the Pub, made it possible to provide new medical equipment for the Perinatal Centre in Izmail, bringing hope and care to mothers and newborns.

09/14/2025

On Wednesday September 17 2025 at noon Lynne Casgrain will speak to us via Zoom. Lynne was the Local Complaints commissioner - Ombuds for the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) from 2003 to 2023. From 2005 to 2023, Lynne was Vice-President of the Association of Ombudsman-Complaints commissioners of Greater Montreal, and, from 2015 until 2017, of the Association des commissaires aux plaintes du Québec.
Lynne’s presentation to Westmount Rotarians, entitled “From complaints to action: a history of the Ombuds office at the MUHC,” will present the evolution of the MUHC’s ombuds programme and approach that Lynne Casgrain has fine tuned over the years, which centre around a negotiated consensus as favourable outcome. In her presentation, Lynne will present a general overview of some of the examples that have proven to be the most rewarding. Rotarians will be invited to engage in a Q&A.

09/04/2025

On Wednesday September 10 2025 at noon, Marianne Simoneau, Director of Philanthropic Development at Nova Soins à domicile, will speak to our club. Marianne will talk about the organization, share some key facts about the Quebec health care context, describe the free services, and highlight the impact over the past year. There will also be testimonials from people who have been helped.
This meeting will be held at Victoria Hall in Westmount. The cost of the meal is 35$ for non-members. To reserve your spot please call the Rotary office 514-935-3344 by end of day Friday September 5 2025.

08/08/2025

Our meeting August 13th, will be lunch on the terrasse of McAuslan Brasserie also known as Terrasse St. Ambroise.

5080 Saint Ambroise Street, Montreal
mcauslan.com

Terrasse St. Ambroise is next door to the Lachine Canal. There is ample parking on site - look for the big red flag that says Stationnement. Go up a few stairs and there it is. Straight ahead is the Lachine Canal.

The menu is simple - 10 inch pizzas, burgers, hot dogs, salad, tortillas and chips, and of course, beer, sangria, wine, cocktails and soft drinks.

Située à Saint-Henri, à quelques pas de la Brasserie McAuslan, plongez dans l’ambiance iconique et le réconfort du pub l’Annexe St-Ambroise pour vos événements corporatifs ou privés.

07/30/2025

On Wednesday, August 6 2025, Kathy Slotsve, Director of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at YES Employment + Entrepreneurship (registered as Youth Employment Services Foundation) will speak to the Westmount Rotary Club at noon via Zoom.
Kathy is a senior communications and operations leader with over a decade of experience across the nonprofit and private sectors. She has led strategic communications, stakeholder engagement, brand development, and DEI initiatives at both local and international levels. Kathy is passionate about inclusive growth, cross-sector collaboration, and driving systemic change through thoughtful leadership and strategic storytelling.