St. John's Events
Our events are often available on Zoom as well as in-person, so are not just for the St. John's area members.
Check out our Facebook group - note you need to have a Facebook account to join our group. Some details about our FB group, and MUNPA members willing to help you join up, can be found here.
Our groups offer a variety of activities for members. Please use the group page links at left to see what's on offer. See below for maneuvering through our website on a phone.
***Did you know our activities are supported by a membership fee? MUNPA does not receive any other funding, so all our costs are borne by our members. If you were unaware of this, please consider becoming an active MUNPA supporter. This will help us maintain the full slate of MUNPA services currently available, many at no additional cost to members. Details on paying the fee (currently just $2 per month) are on our page, https://www.mun.ca/munpa/about-us/membership-fees/ ***
For all of our events, pre-registration at munpaevents@mun.ca is required. You can reply to our group events email and it will come directly to the events email address and not the full list. If sending a new email, just name the event(s) in your subject line.
Our upcoming events - Some may have space limitations - Please be sure to register in advance - Check out Signal Hill Campus parking info if the event is to be held there.
WINTER 2025 EVENTS
We now have most of our events finalized for our Winter lineup. We’re working on one more for later in March, yet to be confirmed. We’ll be finishing up with the AGM in early June, details to follow. As always, MUNPA members can bring one of their spouse/partner/guest to our events.
1. “First Aid Mini Course”, 1:30 – 4:30, Tuesday, January 21st, by First Aid Vitals NL, Red Cross’ Training partner, 17 Major’s Path. NOTE: This event is in-person only, and will include topics offered to our membership in the past. These topics will include recognizing signs & symptoms and providing first aid for sudden heart attack, stroke & diabetic emergencies; and CPR & AED demonstration with optional participation in a practice session. Register with us by Friday, January 17.
2. “The Torngats - Wildflowers, Polar Bears, and Icebergs” with Suzanne Sexty, MUNPA member. Jan 26 note: IN-PERSON IS WAITLISTING, BUT WE HAVE ZOOM SEATS LEFT. Come for an armchair visit to the small, huge, and enormous wonders of Labrador's Torngat Mountains. This MUNPA Travel Talk is 2:30-4:00, Thursday, February 6th, in person at Signal Hill Campus room B1013, and on Zoom. Register with us by Monday, February 3, indicating whether you want to attend in-person (you will go on our waitlist) or attend via Zoom. ALSO, if you are agreeing to waitlist for in-person, advise if you will take Zoom if need be. If you move off the waitlist, we will advise you and collect your parking information.
3. "The Role of Nurse Practitioners in Canadian Health Care" with Nurse Practitioner Kari Brown. This event is 2:30-4:00, Tuesday, February 18th, in person at Signal Hill Campus room B1013, and on Zoom.
Register with us by Friday, February 14, indicating whether you are attending in-person or via Zoom. Include your licence plate number if bringing your car, so we can pay your parking. Read our parking information here, and note that carpooling or drop-off is highly recommended.
4. "Maybe You're Getting Old”, a Comedy Show with our own MUNPA member Humourologist Bill Eaton. Bill has spent some of his post-retirement time developing a comedy act, and he’s going to give us the show LIVE Thursday, March 6th at the Elks Club, 19 Carpasian Road. The event will be from 2.30-4.30, and Bill will go onstage about 3.00. There will be a cash bar, and we will provide snacks. This event is in-person only. Register with us by Thursday, February 27 – we need an early deadline for our event site. Accessibility information: There is a ramp going to the main floor of the building, which is where our event will be held. The washrooms require using a seven-step staircase.
5. “Waves of Tragedy” - the story of the 1929 Burin Tsunami, told by a staff science interpreter at the Geo Centre, 175 Signal Hill Road. This in-person visit is on Thursday, April 3rd. MUNPA will pay the ticket fee. Our visit starts 1.45, and runs until about 3.30 (longer if you wish). Please arrive at 1.45 so we can get everyone’s ticket and proceed to our talk at 2:00. After the talk, about 25 minutes, as your admission is paid, you can then take in their 16-minute introductory film, and tour the site at your own pace, perhaps 30 minutes. The Geo Centre Gift Shop will also be open. For those who wish to linger longer at exhibits, be aware the site closes at 5pm. Accessibility: Both the talk and the film will be sit-down events. Touring is walking about. Further information is here. https://www.mun.ca/geocentre/visit/accessibility/. Register with us by Monday, March 31.
6. NL Seniors’ Advocate Susan Walsh will speak on the advocate’s role. This event is 2:30-4:00, Thursday, April 24th, in person at Signal Hill Campus room B1013, and on Zoom. Topics will include the role of the Seniors' Advocate, what that office has heard from seniors, recent reports including the Seniors' Report 2024, and work/initiatives of the office to address seniors’ concerns. Register with us by Monday, April 21st, indicating whether you are attending in-person or via Zoom. Include your licence plate number if bringing your car, so we can pay your parking. Read our parking information here, and note that carpooling or drop-off is highly recommended.
7. Marine Institute Planetarium visit, with presenter Garry Dymond. This event is 7:20-8:30pm, Thursday, May 8th, in person at the Marine Institute, Ridge Road. See what’s up in the sky for May! Visits to the Planetarium are hosted by the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada – St John’s Centre group, and are only offered in evening sessions. We’ll gather in the MI main floor lobby at 7.20, for a 7.30 show. Accessibility: The presentation is a seated event. There is an elevator from the lobby to the upper floor and a short walk to the planetarium. There are washrooms on both floors we will be on. Register with us by Monday, May 5. There are only 20 seats for this event. The entry fee will be paid by MUNPA.
8. O’Brien’s Farm visit. This event is 2:00-3:30, Thursday, May 22nd, in person at the farm, 150 Oxen Pond Road. They will begin with a talk about the cottage, the O’Brien family, farm history, day-to-day life, the preservation of the site, and what they are doing now. Next a guide will take us on one of their trails, approximately a kilometre walk, talking about their farming. There are also gardens, picnic tables, and benches near the cottage for those who want to skip the trail and take in the immediate vicinity. https://www.obrienfarm.ca/ Accessibility: The talk and garden/bench area near the cottage are walker/cane accessible. We are checking for more detailed info. Register with us by Monday, May 19. The entry fee will be paid by MUNPA.
Don’t forget, we need you to register in advance if you wish to attend any of our offerings. munpaevents@mun.ca.
We do anticipate continuing events on Zoom, either fully or hybrid, when Zoom is a suitable format for the offering. Occasionally WebEx may be substituted for Zoom.
If you are not on our listserve and do not receive upcoming events emails, contact our office munpa@mun.ca.
Read our parking details for Signal Hill Campus events.
Navigating our website – if you are using your phone or some other devices to move around our website, you might not see our various page titles on the left-hand side of the screen, as appears on laptops and pcs. Instead, when you go to our website on your screen, you should see a bar near the top of the page that says the page title you are on. On the right hand side of that bar there’s a down arrow, well, it may look like a wide-mouthed V. Just tap that arrow, and you will be able to drill down to our secondary and further pages. You may have to use left and right facing arrows, perhaps on the bottom of your phone screen, not on our page, to drill back up to the top of our page again.
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Parking for events hosted at Signal Hill
Current Status - Winter 2025
There are three parking lots at the Signal Hill Campus building we usually use, Emera Innovation Exchange (EIX). The upper lot S-1 is only for employees. The middle and lower parking lots 200 and 201 are for visitors including MUNPA. See the parking lots on this map. Visitor parking at the Signal Hill Campus requires payment by all users. MUNPA is paying for parking at Signal Hill for those who register for our events, so be sure to include your licence plate number (just the number, no other car details needed) when you register. You won't need any MUN permit for your car. We will give your licence number to CEP so they won't ticket you. Overflow parking is also available across the street at the Geo Center at no cost. Both Signal Hill Campus and Geo Centre have other visitors besides us, so parking lots get much usage. Carpooling or dropoff/pickup is recommended whenever possible.
If you are not on our licence plate list by 2 days before the event at the latest, you can pay for your own parking by downloading the Passport Canada parking app on your smart phone. Details on this can be found here.
Cars parked on the Signal Hill lot that are neither on our registration list nor registered at Passport Canada Parking will be ticketed by CEP.
The Programme Committee welcomes your suggestions. If you have an idea for a travel session, members’ forum or an outing or expedition, or know someone who does – or could lead one – please send your suggestions to us by e-mailing munpaevents@mun.ca.
If you would like to know more information about what kind of events we offer, our events from last year are listed here. We do try to vary events from year to year but bring back some of the more popular ones if requested.
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