Probus Club of Kitchener-Waterloo

A Brief History of the Probus Club of Kitchener-Waterloo

The Probus Club of Kitchener – Waterloo is one of approximately 250 Probus Clubs across Canada, and was founded in April of 1988 with Clay Hall as the Charter President. 

The purpose of Probus is to create the opportunity for Professional and business people who are retired or semi-retired to meet regularly, without pressure and with minimum costs, in circumstances which provide new interests and new friends. 

The activities of a club are aimed primarily to provide fellowship, hold discussions, hear talks on topical subjects, to plan visits to places of interest and social gatherings for special occasions.  Probus is non-political, non-sectarian and non-fundraising.

  Other Probus Clubs are formed with all female members, all male members or have a mix of members.  Our club is a male only club.

News of the day for April 26, 1988 - Kitchener-Waterloo Record

18 photo(s) Updated on: November 19, 2020
  • Banner for the Kitchener-Waterloo Record, April 26th, 1988 City Edition
  • In 1988, The Record was an evening paper. The switch to a morning format didn't come until June 3, 2002. The Record was the last Canadian paper of its size to make the switch to a morning publication.
  • The main headline for the day was the announcement of 3 new schools for Waterloo Region School Boards.
  • Another headline from the main page - the demand for hiring area students.
  • Over 30 years ago, and some of the names in the headlines are still the same - except one generation previous.
  • WLU is selected as a partner in an International Business Center with the University of Toronto and York University
  • It is now 2 years after the Chernobyl accident in the Soviet Union. Fears of continuing side effects from the spread of radiation are still a concern.
  • The addition of a parking lot in Waterloo Park to be used by WLU students causes controversy.
  • Headline about acid rain causing damage to houses as well as lakes and forests.
  • Spar Aerospace, manufacturer of the Space Station's Canadarm, was the prime contractor of a Canadian group partnering in the project.
  • Interest rates of the day, when 1 year term deposits were earning between 8.5 and 9% interest.
  • Firestone Tire Co shareholders approve a buyout by Japaneses company Bridgestone Corp.
  • Sports headlines - Willie DeWit, Canadian heavyweight champion, announcement has retired. The Toronto Blue Jays were in discussions to acquire Dave Winfield from the New York Yankees.
  • The Montreal Canadiens are in the Stanley Cup playoffs. They later lost to the Boston Bruins in the Divisional Finals.
  • The Edmonton Oilers win their Divisional Series in the Stanley Cup playoffs with stars Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier and Grant Fuhr. Edmonton went on to win the Stanley Cup against the Boston Bruins.
  • Steve Yzerman gets a bonus for scoring 50 goals in the season.
  • Mick Fleetwood marries Sara Recor in a lavish ceremony at their Malibu home. The marriage lasted for 4 years.

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