Qualicum Beach Scavenger Hunt – June 4th
Twenty people joined Bonnie and Phil Howell for a digital Scavenger Hunt in Qualicum Beach. We lunched at Lefty’s and winners were declared. Lots of fun was had by all!
Mamma Mia! – Thursday, May 30 – Matinee and Dinner
Here we go again! Did we feel like singing? Yes, we did! So, it was off to the Chemainus Theatre for our group of ten to enjoy their matinee production of Mamma Mia. Lots of laughs, great music and a little tuning of our own vocal cords too. Yes, darlings we did sound marvelous. If…
Great Bear Rainforest IMAX Show, Lunch & Winery Tour – May 2nd
On a sunny in May, nine club members got together to car-pool and head south to Victoria, making a pit stop at the Old Town Bakery in Ladysmith, to each consume one of their famous cinnamon buns. Thanks again to Sharon Seibt, for recommending the Ainslie Restaurant in Downtown Duncan for lunch, where we experienced…
Martin Bunton: University of Victoria – “The Crown Prince and the Clown Prince: Saudi – US relations under Trump”
What a history lesson of Saudi Arabia. Oil was discovered before WW1 but by the 1940/50s there was little oil money. By the 60’s oil money started to pour in and challenges of how to distribute it fairly began. This meant huge profits for the Royal family. They had the divine right to monarchy but…
The Adventures of Five Old Mountain Men – April 2019
Well Roger Griffiths gave us what we asked for – a light-hearted visual encompassing both video and still images of 5 men in their 70’s who each year fly into remote locations for a 5 day hiking/camping trip. These are no ordinary hikes and the preparation, planning and logistics are impressive. The physicality of the…
Dr David Prud’homme: A Space Odyssey
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,…