How We Moralize and Why It Matters
Ian Olasov
Thursday, October 2, 2025 12:00 PM
Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization
Moralizing gets a bad rap, but I’ll try to convince you that it (sort of) shouldn’t. I’ll walk through a handful of unusual forms that moralizing can take, like ironically thanking someone or pretending to reprimand someone who isn’t there. I’ll try to show that paying closer attention to these forms of moralizing should change your mind about the function of morality, sanctimoniousness, and whether morality is more a matter of reason or emotion.
Growing Local: How High-Tech Greenhouses Are Bringing Year-Round Canadian Produce to Your Table
Colin Chapdelaine, President of Whole Leaf Ltd.
Thursday, October 9, 2025 12:00 PM
Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization
Canadians increasingly want produce that is fresh, safe, and grown close to home—but our climate rarely cooperates. Modern controlled-environment agriculture (CEA) is changing that equation. This talk explores how energy-efficient greenhouses like Whole Leaf’s 11-acre facility in Coaldale now supply millions of heads of lettuce year-round with 90 percent less water than field production and zero insecticides or herbicides. The speaker will examine: The market shift toward “Made-in-Canada” fresh produce and its economic impact Key technologies—climate control, hydroponics, automation, and combined heat-and-power (CHP) systems—that make northern greenhouses viable and competitive Sustainability gains: Reduced land use, water recirculation, and CO2 utilization How local production shortens supply chains, lowers spoilage, and improves food security for Southern Alberta & Canada.
You can’t take it with you: What are the important proactive steps that can be taken planning your retirement and estate documents?
Susan J Ginther
Thursday, October 23, 2025 12:00 PM
Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization
Retirement and especially estate planning are often ignored until late in life and sometimes too late. The speaker will give options on some of the many different scenarios that most of us will experience. Speaker: Susan J Ginther Susan has been a financial advisor and investment & retirement planner for over 32 years. Her passion and focus are relationships and planning. Knowing and understanding clients’ wishes are paramount to her before making plans to achieve their goals.