What does a man who once ran a mountain climbing school for 15 years in Vancouver do in retirement? He moves to Qualicum and starts annual hikes with his 70+ year old buddies. Roger Griffiths will present a light-hearted visual presentation encompassing both video & still images of five men in their 70’s who each…
Spring has sprung, and it is time for adventurous club members to venture south to the City of Gardens, for the day. The plan is to carpool to Victoria to take in the 11:00 am showtime at the IMAX Victoria in the Royal BC Museum, and then drive to downtown Duncan for lunch, followed by…
Calling all Wine Tasters! Our fall tour of the Okanagan is taking shape and it’s time to get serious about our plans. Lynne Hannay has pulled together the elements, but we need to have confirmations to make this a go. Our aim is for 40, but we could do more. To-date we have 23 signed…
This June 13-15 west coast wilderness adventure cruise is now sold out, however the waiting list often opens up, so please contact Cassandra at the Flight Centre Woodgrove if you are interested in being on the list (cassandra.jack@flightcentre.ca, Phone 250-390-5368). Alternatively you may also contact our Probus member, Judy Karlson (judithkarlson@yahoo.ca, Phone 250-933-5839) for more…
Well our March guest speaker, David Prud’homme, did not disappoint. In response to the question, what lies up in the stars? The answer is a whole lot of nothing, with large amounts of space between planets – stars and galaxies. David did so many comparisons to the size of the earth to the sun, moon,…
An intrepid group of 19 Probus members – “Theatrical wannabes” was off to see the production “Self-Help” on Feb 22 in Nanaimo. Many of us had been to previous productions at The Bailey that are usually British humour of the dry farce variety. This one turned over our definition of farce. Norm Foster is considered…
On Sunday January 20th, two teams, The Pin Heads and Valiant Effort, while battling it out at Sunset Lanes, displayed some very interesting bowling techniques. At the awards dinner at Boston Pizza, DAVID WHITE was recognized for the highest individual game (168) and the aggregate three game total (352). SUE KELLY had the next highest individual…
The speakers for the February Probus meeting were two lawyers from Nanaimo, Nathan Seaward and Wendy Clifford of Heath Law LLP. They explored with us the complex topics of Powers of Attorney, Representation Agreements and Medical Assistance in Dying. Nathan, formerly a massage therapist and a small business owner, joined with Wendy at Heath Law…
We regret that this event has been cancelled. Stay tuned for an equally exciting event in the coming months. You may request a refund here if you haven’t already received one. Mardi Gras, French for “Fat Tuesday”, is celebrated internationally, most widely known to us in Brazil (Carnival) and New Orleans. Strings of beads in purple (Justice), gold…
On Saturday February 9th, twenty Four members came to the Shanghai City Restaurant at the back of Brooks Landing Mall in Nanaimo, for our first celebration of Lunar New Year. As we were a large group, the lovely owner manager, Phoebe, placed us by ourselves in the VIP room at the back. The restaurant specializes…
“Who Speaks for Wolf? Our January speaker, Gary Allan from Cedar, does and has been for many years. Originally a Probation Officer up north, he now lives on an acreage in Cedar with his 3 wolves: Tundra 12 yrs old – 90%, wolf. Nahanni an Arctic wolf and Mahikan is a black wolf, both are…
