PCSWE November 2026

Prostate Cancer Support Windsor/Essex (PCSWE)
November 2026 Communique

Tuesday November 10th Meeting

We are pleased to welcome our speaker, Jim Crichton (Former CTV News Anchor and “Show your Brave” Ambassador)

Jim Crichton was a news broadcaster for 47 years, beginning in Welland, Ontario in 1974 and finishing his career in Windsor in 2021. He worked in radio, with The Canadian Press/Broadcast News and television.

Jim remains active in the community, serving as master of ceremonies and on the Community Council of the Windsor Salvation Army. Recently, he began a reading program in the schools in cooperation with Windsor Regional Hospital, and the new hospital project. Jim is active and sings in the choir at Riverside United Church,

As you may know, Jim has had prostate cancer (currently in remission) and is one of three 2026 Ambassadors for the Windsor Regional Cancer Centre.

Jim is pleased to speak about both his cancer journey and former career.

As always, the meeting starts at 7pm at the Hospice (6038 Empress St.). You can also join remotely via ZOOM at the link below.

November Meeting Zoom Link

Tuesday 13 October Meeting (Fancsy Family Hospital Project Update) – Jeff Geml and Sarah Johnson from the Windsor Regional Hospital (WRH) gave an excellent update on the Fancsy Family Hospital Project. We will make this presentation available for those who missed it.

December Meeting – Please note that we will NOT be meeting at the Hospice on Tuesday 8 December, but rather will be having a get-together on Tuesday 15 December at Legion 594 (Howard Ave.) coincident with their bi-weekly all you can eat spaghetti dinner. More details will follow in next month’s communique.

Grow On Windsor is a signature campaign of the Windsor Cancer Centre Foundation.
Launched in 2014, men from our community participate by disregarding their shaving regimen, and growing a beard to raise funds and awareness for local cancer care. Grow On Windsor is also an opportunity for anyone to team up and raise funds through friendly competition and month long promotions.
Encourage your friends, family, and coworkers to team up and raise funds throughout the month of November.
Please show your support for Grow On by visiting and sharing our Team PCSWE information at the link below..

Grow On Team PCSWE

ONTARIO VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARDS

On Wednesday 7 October, the longest serving volunteers on your Steering Committee attended a ceremony at the LaSalle Event Centre where they received an Ontario Volunteer Service Award. Recipients included: our Founder, Dr. Ron Sorensen (30+ years), Dennis Evon (15 years), Maureen Dennis (15 years), Jim Fair (10 years), Wayne Zimney (10 years), Murray McLennan (10 years), and Garry Loeper (10 years).

The Ontario government honoured nearly 5,000 exceptional individuals Province wide, through the 2026 Ontario Volunteer Service Awards. These annual awards celebrate adult and youth volunteers for their outstanding contributions and ongoing service to organizations such as non-profits, schools, community centres, hospitals, museums, libraries and community associations.
A special thank-you to Jim Fair who took the initiative to initiate and organize this recognition.

BALL CAPS and GOLF SHIRTS
Jim Fair will be ordering more PCSWE ball caps and golf shirts. If you want one, please email Jim at winexpcsg@gmail.com to let him know. Shirts are $30, hats are $20.

SUMMARY of OUTREACH EVENTS

Tuesday, October 20th, Garry presented to a group at Canterbury Elder College, Windsor
Friday October 23rd – Jim Fair, Murray McLennan, Tom Bauer,and Garry Loeper attended the Grow-On Campaign Kick-Off
November – Windsor Cancer Centre Foundation Grow-On Campaign
Friday November 27th – Garry will be attending the Ontario Support Group Leader quarterly meeting

PRESENTATIONS of INTEREST by OTHER SUPPORT GROUPS

The following summarizes other upcoming presentations by other Ontario support groups that may be of interest; please see their webpages for details:

London/Sarnia/Wallaceburg Support Group (www.pcsupportgroup.ca)
Toronto Support Group (www.pcstoronto.ca)

PROSTATE CANCER PATIENT EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM (PC-PEP)

Please don’t forget about the Prostate Cancer Patient EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM (PC-PEP) program (https://pcpep.org/). PC-PEP is a 6-month home-based comprehensive health-promotion program for men with a diagnosis of Prostate Cancer. Daily emails and videos over 6 months will focus on various health promoting components to reduce side effects and optimize your post treatment recovery. Please see our website for more details.

NATIONAL GROUP – PROSTATE CANCER FOUNDATION CANADA (PCFC)

National Group Website (www.prostatecanada.ca)

Monthly Newsletter – Please remember that PCFC (www.prostatecanada.ca), does an amazing job and provides significant valuable support to our group and support groups across the country. We encourage you to visit their web-site; it is a mint of information that directly helps individuals. Please access the latest newsletter through the following link:

Prostate Post: October 2026

National Level Support Groups (https://prostatecanada.ca/get-support/support-groups/find-a-group) – The following summarizes National level support groups. Please see out website for more details.