Retirement can come too early for many people who want and are able to remain active. Probus clubs are organizations for men and women who have retired or semi retired from their profession or business and want to maintain a social network with others who have similar interests. Each Probus club is sponsored by a Rotary club or another Probus Club and meets at least once a month for fellowship and to hear guest speakers. Today, there are over 300,000 members in approximately 4,000 Probus clubs worldwide.
Probus clubs were first formed, as an acronym for Pro(fessional) and Bus(iness), in the early 1920’s.
Probus Clubs worldwide are not service organizations and are non-sectarian and non-political, although members are largely active volunteers in many community organizations. Clubs are formed to provide social events and schedule speakers to keep members up to date with community issues and happenings. Many members have formed smaller interest groups for hobbies such as sports, entertainment, bridge playing, fishing, travel, computers, etc.
You can find out more about Probus by visiting their national website at http://www.probus.org/canada.
Probus Mountain View
Our Club launched in 2013, sponsored by Probus Gateway. Our initial development meeting was held in the Craigleith Schoolhouse. In a few short years, our Club has grown from an initial 50 members to 250 members. To help reduce the number of people on our wait list, our Club recently sponsored the development of another Probus Club in the Collingwood area – Probus Lighthouse which launched operations in late 2015.
Our Probus Mountain View Club is known for its active membership and abundance and variety of social activities that range from skiing to book clubs, golf tournaments and summer BBQs.
To protect the privacy of our members, we do not publish Club members e-mail addresses on the website. If you are a Probus Mountain View Club member, you receive an updated membership list on a yearly basis. Members can also access the membership list by clicking on the ‘Members Only’ tab.
If you are interested in joining Probus Mountain View, please click on the button below to complete and submit the Membership Application below. New applicants are now being put on a wait list. The initial membership fee is $50.00, whichcover the cost of members’ badges, room rental fees, AV equipment and honorariums for guest speakers and other related expenses.