Submitted by the Bruce Men’s Shed
On July 25, the Bruce Men’s Shed will be hosting some representatives from the Men’s Shed Ontario leadership team. Hosted at the Pike Bay Community Center between 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm, the meeting will consist of a BBQ, followed by an opportunity to discuss and exchange various ideas and concepts from other Sheds across the Province. Additionally, some of our Shed’s recent activities will be shared as a group.
Any man interested in attending to learn more about the Men’s Shed movement is welcome to join. For further details, please get in touch with us at brucemensshed@gmail.com or call Gerry at (519) 793-3005.
On June 24, during a general membership meeting, the Men’s Shed welcomed a presentation by Jane Kramer about Camp X, the unofficial name of the World War II – secret Special Training School No. 103. Camp X was established on December 6, 1941, by the chief of British Security Co-ordination (BSC), Sir William Stephenson, a Canadian from Winnipeg, Manitoba, and a close confidant of Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt. Jane’s father was a Canadian Intelligence Officer who worked closely with Stephenson and Ian Fleming (James Bond 007) as she got to travel at a young age with her mother following her father around the World on his covert missions.
Known today as Intrepid Park, Camp X was located on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario between Whitby and Oshawa in Ontario, Canada. Camp X evolved into a “Special Training School” instructing recruits on clandestine operations for underground resistance, spy recruitment, code-breaking, and much more. Jane provided an interesting perspective of the spy network through a child’s eyes while including some amazing summer adventures involving her work with Chantry Island Tours in Saugeen Shores. An extremely informative presentation by Jane.
Monthly Meeting Date
Starting on Saturday, August 19, the Bruce Men’s Shed will host general meetings on the third Saturday of each month. The third Saturday will be for general meetings only as various projects, events, and activities will/may be held on other dates outside the regularly scheduled monthly meeting dates.
Lastly, the Bruce Men’s Shed leadership team is exploring potential options across the Peninsula for a location to call home for completing inside Fall projects, including woodworking and modeling. If you have a place that might work for such purposes, please don’t hesitate to contact the Men’s Shed leadership team at brucemensshed@gmail.com or call Gerry at (519) 793-3005. Check us out on Facebook and our new YouTube Channel: Bruce Men’s Shed – where you can view some recent adventures the Men have undertaken.
