On November 1 our monthly Probus meeting will focus on how to make our Probus Club even better. The goal is to strengthen our existing programs as well as to initiate new activities that may appeal to more of our existing members as well as attract new members to our club. Come at 9am to…
Join us for another bowling challenge! Sunday, November 17th: 3:00 PM at Sunset Lanes, followed by awards banquet at Boston Pizza Date: Sunday, November 17thTime: 3:00 PMLocation: Sunset Lanes, 678 Island Hwy, Parksville Please sign up below or at the November meeting:
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…
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…
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! The next tour of the Pacific Biological Station, to be held on November 7, is already full. We have a waiting list and plan to have another tour or two in the new year or spring to try and accommodate everyone. The facility can only take 12…
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,…
Thank goodness our coach had a double rear axle and was able to accept the added 1.5 tons of weight during our recent bus tour, because with more than 85 cases of wine returning to Nanoose Bay, there was concern – we might have to stop and call for a back-up vehicle! Forty-two Probus members…
Dr Hannah Wilson – Geography Professor VIU What makes the weather of Vancouver Island unique? Is Nanoose Bay a micro-climate? After listening to our Geography Professor at the September meeting explain weather and how it affects us, we could all pass her class tests now! In case you missed it, let me explain. We are…
