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Our meetings are held at 2:30pm on the third Sunday of each month (except for July, August and December).
We strive to have our speakers and their topics identified at least 3 months in advance.
The status of our Current Programs is given below. As the date for each talk approaches a more detailed description will be posted.
IMPORTANT NOTICES:
Until further notice the following protocols will be in place for all talks:
Notification of postponement/cancellation due to weather
As a service to our members, the Athenæum Society of Nova Scotia will post on its website a notice of postponement or cancellation by 9am on the day of the presentation as well as sending the information direct via email. When a postponement is feasible, the new date will be posted. If you are in any doubt due to the vagaries of winter weather in Nova Scotia, please check before leaving home.
Our meetings are held at 2:30pm on the third Sunday of each month (except for July, August and December).
We strive to have our speakers and their topics identified at least 3 months in advance.
The status of our Current Programs is given below. As the date for each talk approaches a more detailed description will be posted.
IMPORTANT NOTICES:
Until further notice the following protocols will be in place for all talks:
- Social distancing will be available for some seating. If you wish to use this capability, we recommend that you arrive early so that you can be suitably seated.
- We will not be having our normal coffee, tea and cookies at the end of the meeting.
Notification of postponement/cancellation due to weather
As a service to our members, the Athenæum Society of Nova Scotia will post on its website a notice of postponement or cancellation by 9am on the day of the presentation as well as sending the information direct via email. When a postponement is feasible, the new date will be posted. If you are in any doubt due to the vagaries of winter weather in Nova Scotia, please check before leaving home.
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Upcoming Talks Sunday 13 September 2026 NOTE: Date is 2nd Sunday “Brain Tech – New MRI-type Tools for Depression and Dementia” presented by Dr. David Olson New brain imaging tools make novel use of an MRI Scan to study the brain in both neurology and psychiatry. Dr. David Olson will present an overview of current MRI applications in cognitive impairment, early dementia and other neurological and mental health disorders. He will discuss these new structural and functional imaging tools and the prospects for new, non-invasive MRI-AI based diagnostic tests. Dr. Olson is an experimental and theoretical physicist with a focus on supercomputer simulations in quantum field theory. He is also a psychiatrist with expertise in psychotherapy, psychopharmacology, neuroimaging and medical informatics. Dr. Olson practices psychiatry in Nova Scotia and is a professor at Dalhousie Medical School. Sunday 18 October 2026 “After 77 years - a new NATO?” presented by Susan Pond For 7 decades the US has played a key leadership role in the Alliance. In addition to reaffirming commitment to Article 5, the recent summit focused on Ukraine, 5 % defence spending and a new defence industrial base. But will current US NATO policy force a new NATO approach to meet emerging security risks? Susan Pond, former senior Canadian woman on the International Staff at NATO HQ for the past two decades will bring her considerable experience and expertise to answer this question. Sunday 15 November 2026 “The Search for the Northwest Passage” presented by Syd Dumaresq Syd Dumaresq, a prominent local architect and amateur historian, has recently cruised Canada’s fabled Northwest Passage. In his presentation, he will relate its history, the numerous explorers who sought it over three centuries and their relations with the Inuit. In doing so, he will provide his personal experience and impressions of the modern-day cruise ship passage. All talks are held at Ocean Swells Community Centre in Northwest Cove, starting at 2.30pm. |
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