Join us for the SPRING Series 2026

A great opportunity to build life-long learning, extend your knowledge, learn something new about interesting topics and engage socially in a comfortable, inviting venue.

HTAL Save the Date Spring 2026
Great Speakers

Great Speakers

Great Topics

Great Topics

Presentation in front of audience

In-Person Lectures

We are excited to offer the Spring 2026 Series in-person at the Westdale Theatre .

Paid Registrations include protected access to the video recordings of each lecture in case you cannot attend in person due to travel or inclement weather.

Watch for lecture titles and speaker details when they are posted mid-March.

Online Registration OPENS Wednesday March 25, at 9AM. and CLOSES April 24.

Steve Paikin is the Speaker on April 29
Steve Paikin
April 29th

My Own Agenda

Michael Dixon is the Speaker on May 6
Michael Dixon
May 6th

Space Exploration: A Source of Technology Transfer in Canadian Agri-Food Sectors

Dawn Bowdish is the Speaker on May 13
Dawn Bowdish
May 13th

Are Gut Microbes the Key to a Long, Healthy Life?

Daniel Hoornweg is the Speaker on May 20

Daniel Hoornweg
May 20th

Sustainability; the Next 100 years

Dr. Raina Parminder is the Speaker on May 27

Dr. Raina Parminder
May 27th

Canada Is Getting Older – and More Diverse. What That Means for the Future of Healthy Aging

Read full details about each Lecture and the Speaker.

Lecture Series In-Person

Front Entrance of Westdale Theatre Hamilton Third Age Learning Lectures

Comments From Attendees

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Thank you for another FANTASTIC season of HTAL.

Please extend our thanks and appreciation to the entire HTAL team for their combined efforts and excellence, what a gift!

Matt and Anne Marie

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I wanted to once again thank the entire HTAL team for providing another informative, and fun series. I really appreciate all of your efforts as I’m sure this takes a great deal of planning and giving of your time. And I’m grateful that the winter ‘live’ season was so well attended. The experiment worked!

I’m already looking forward to the spring series! (and some spring weather!)

Maryanne

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Thank you so much. Can’t imagine how much work you put into this. I love the lectures and look forward to the in-person series.

Anonymous Survey Comment

Couple watching on a laptop

Anonymous Survey Comments from the 2025 Winter Series

Fantastic topics, so interesting. Thank you so much for all the hard work your team does.

I appreciate the broad range of topics you offer. Please keep up the good work.

I love that the presentations are available to view after the lecture day.

Have thoroughly enjoyed the diverse and interesting topics and speakers your committee has chosen over the years – you are to be commended.