It’s that time of the year again. The Holiday season is rapidly approaching, as is membership renewal time. All renewals are due by February 15th, 2026, and as always, you can renew by email and e-transfer, or in person at meetings. The January meeting is a great time to renew. You can find the 2026…
Among the many gifts that Probus members enjoy is the impressive list of speakers who, without payment of any kind, generously share their knowledge and experience with us. Our October speaker was no exception. Dr. Dick Beamish is an international scientist and expert on Pacific fishes. In a short powerful presentation focusing on chum, pink…
Our July speaker was a philosopher – the kind with degrees! Kirk McDermid is a Canadian with multiple degrees and a lot of experience with higher learning – in Canada and the United States. On July 4, he engaged our Probus audience with information about the trends of higher education and the challenge of helping…
Who: Northwest Bay Probus membersWhat: Golf, picnic, 50/50, music, schmoozingWhen: Wednesday, August 6thWhere: Brigadoon Golf Course, 359 Martindale Road, ParksvilleCost: Dinner $40 | BYOB ~ Golf $25 Time: Menu: To register for the Picnic: Signup sheets will be available at the club meeting on July 4th. Alternately, refer to the July e-news for sign-up…
What do you get when you put a bunch of seniors in a concert hall with 60 very talented, young musicians and a mallet? You get a wonderful rendition of Gustav Mahler’s Sixth Symphony and I am not kidding about the mallet. It was used on a couple of occasions during the performance when a “big…
Lynne Bowen is a much-published author of historical non-fiction. On June 6, 2025, she shared her longstanding passion for the history of coal mining on Vancouver Island. For over 100 years, coal mining was the most important industry on Vancouver Island. While it made one man, a Scot named James Dunsmuir very rich, it was…