Our December 6th meeting will begin with our Annual General Meeting which will be short and followed by an equally brief business meeting. Then it will be time for some great food and refreshments and there may even be some entertainment to celebrate the Christmas season. If you have one, come dressed in your…
Our November 1st meeting was a great demonstration and reminder of the enthusiasm of our members. The meeting was helped off to a great start with a delicious continental breakfast of cinnamon buns, fruit, juice, coffee, tea and other treats. Marnie presented the results of the recent member survey which was designed to get feedback…
In November we held a working meeting with the purpose of keeping our club vibrant and in line with the interests of our members, based on the results of the recent member survey. Members of the management team set up sign-up tables for new Special Interest Groups (SIGs) that had been proposed in the survey.…
Chamber Music in the Lobby, with the charismatic BERGMANN DUO and featured guests.Wintersong: From Franz Schubert to Randy Newman, Benjamin Butterfield, tenor.Warm up to winter with songs from Schubert’s seminal song cycle Winter Journey, to some British and American songs by Charles Ives and Arnold Bax. To round out this programme, Mr. Butterfield will present…
Christmas Party 2019 Get your tickets for our Annual Christmas Partyto be held atFAIRWINDS GOLF CLUB. — Wednesday, December 4, 2019 — Tickets available from November 1. Sign up at the November meeting and be sure to bring your payment – Members: $35, Guests: $40 (cash or cheque made out to Northwest Bay Probus) IMPORTANT: …
A delightful Sunday in Qualicum Beach, featuring brunch at noon, followed by The Greatest Christmas Pageant Ever at 2pm. In this hilarious Christmas classic, a couple struggling to put on a church Christmas pageant is faced with casting the Herdman kids – some of the most inventively awful kids in history. You won’t believe the…
This classic comedy develops as a group of friends assemble for a weekly poker game in the apartment of divorced, Oscar Madison. And if the mess is any indication, it’s no wonder his wife left him. Last to arrive is Felix Unger, who has just been separated from his wife. Fastidious and depressed, the neurotic…
Pacific Biological Station Tours – still in demand! Following the popular November 7 tour of the Pacific Biological Station, we still aim to have another tour or two in the new year or spring to try and accommodate everyone. Stay tuned for more information in the new year. The facility can only take 12 people…
Bowling ChallengeWell, on November 17th, it certainly seemed just that for our bowlers – a challenge! Our teams, Hart’s Harem, Titanic, and A Work in Progress were just getting warmed up and it was all over. Our Awards Banquet at Boston Pizza highlighted some of our players. Kirsten Pfortmueller won the high game award at 131 and Loretta Dahn won the aggregate with 283. Phil Howell won…
Dr. Meghan Towers – MAiD Physician Medical assistance in dying has been one of the most complex and ethically challenging issues facing Canadian physicians. On June 17, 2016, the federal government introduced Bill C-14, which decriminalizes medical assistance in dying (MAiD). Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) is the process whereby a doctor or nurse practitioner helps and supports a patient…
Would you like to safely meet birds with sharp pointy beaks and talons up close and personal, feel the wind shear as they buzz overhead, gawk at storks and cuckoo birds? If so, you are in luck. We plan to venture south to Duncan on Saturday, November 9th to visit the Pacific Northwest Raptors Centre,…
