On April 4, our Probus Club Member, Don Dempson, will be speaking about the logistics behind the Calgary stampede TV coverage. After a 26-year career with Kodak Canada in the Corporate, Marketing and Management areas, Don moved back to Calgary in 1997 and spent the next ten years working in senior management with a business…
Our Guest Speaker on March 7 was Gary O’Brien who spoke to us about Scams and Frauds in our communities. Gary served as a regular member of the RCMP for 32 years and he is currently the RCMP Media Relations Officer for the Nanaimo detachment. Gary’s talk was highly interactive with the audience where some…
On February 12, 82 guests attended this sold-out event at Pacific Moon Rising Bar and Grill. Congratulations to our event planners Pat Scholz, Judy Karlson and Lynn Grose, and to their beautiful Probus models, Ann Barnes, Louise Allard and Christine MacDonald-Clarkson for modeling spring sportswear and evening fashions (see them modeling in the slideshow below).…
Dr. Chris Canny took us all on an illuminating crash course on how our eyes work, starting with the basic anatomy of the eye, comparing it to the structure of a house. To make sure that we got the concepts, he asked us “Can a person be legally blind yet have a visual acuity of…
‘MAiD in Nanoose, through the eyes of a practitioner’ The last time Dr. Meghan Towers made a ‘house call’ to the NW Bay Probus Club, it was October 2019. Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) was in its infancy. Five years later, Dr. Towers provided an update that transfixed the over-flow crowd of Probus members, and…
An insight into the Opioid crisis from a Treatment Center Director Dr. Vincent’s journey through medicine and eventually to his specialty can be seen as elaborate but tortuous, not too dissimilar to that of today’s drug and addiction crises. In an election year, this topic resonates soundly in all of today’s media as well as…
On September 6, 2024 we had an excellent presentation from Garreth Ashley on the importance of controlling the Canada geese population to protect our estuaries. Garreth is a wildlife Biologist who has work with the Guardians of the Estuaries on Vancouver Island for the last 9 years. Estuaries are where the river water from the uplands…
Another fabulous picnic was held at Brigadoon Golf Course thanks to organizer Sharon Seibt, a large team of volunteers, and delicious food catered for the Mexican style celebration. The weather cooperated and the setting was colourful and delightful. As described by Jim in his President’s Message, the mood was joyful, as you can see in…
History Tells A Story Brett Bowen, an accomplished teacher of European history, demonstrated that history can be interesting, entertaining, and yes, even relevant. To do so, Brett took us for a whirlwind tour of the 150 years that preceded the French Revolution. At times he (literally) had us sitting on the edges of our seat…
HULLO introduces itself to NW Bay Probus Xander France, the Director of Sales and Marketing for Vancouver Island Ferry Company (otherwise known as ‘HULLO’) came to NW Bay Probus Club on June 7 to tell us the fascinating story behind the concept, design and operation of the long-awaited walk-on- ferry service from Nanaimo to Vancouver…
Our May 3rd Speaker was our very own Marcel Lalonde, talking to us about how to avoid scams either through our phones or email, which has now gone far beyond scam artists knocking on our door. A man on a mission: a tale of woe, then redemption – by Terry Kelly Once upon a time…
