Speakers

Mario Rigby is an intrepid eco-explorer, currently based in Toronto … when he isn’t on a new adventure.

In 2018, Mario completed his Crossing Africa journey, a two-year, 12,000km trek walking and kayaking from Cape Town, South Africa to Cairo, Egypt. It was an expedition intended to connect with communities and share their stories with the world. Along the way, he was tested physically and emotionally in ways that would make most people stop short. But his main take-aways are his lessons in humanity and overcoming fear, lessons that are worth sharing. 

If time permits, Mario might even tell us a little about his coast-to-coast adventure, Cycling Canada, from Victoria, BC to St. John’s Newfoundland, covering 7,300km in 89 days. Or perhaps share the planning for his next adventure: exploring climate change in British Columbia and the effects on the river systems and First Nations communities that reside there, with the support of The Explorers Club and the Discovery Channel. 

Mario’s goal is to inspire people locally and globally to get out, be brave, and see the world.

The Rotary Club of Guelph-Trillium (the 'Wednesday club') has arranged an outstanding speaker for Wednesday, November 4, 2020, and all members in our Rotary Guelph-Wellington Cluster are invited. Dr. Bogosh will speak at 7:35am sharp. The zoom link will be posted below a few days before this meeting.

Dr. Bogosh is a very familiar face and voice from CBC television where he is one of the regular medical experts answering viewer questions. He is an Associate Professor at the University of Toronto Department of Medicine, and an Infectious Diseases Consultant and General Internist at the Toronto General Hospital.