Another informative presentation, delivered with wit, charm, and passion for the subject. In a preview of essential take-aways from his recently updated textbook on gut bacteria, Dr. Ed Ishiguro (Professor Emeritus, UVic) explained how gut bacteria are essential to human health. For a copy of Dr Ishiguro’s slides, click here. From birth to old-age, our…
If you are shopping for insurance, whether extended health or travel insurance, it is worth checking out the options available through Probus Canada. PROBUS Canada has worked with Johnson Inc., a national benefits provider, to offer a benefit plan custom-designed for Probus members. The plan includes the following voluntary benefit options that can be purchased…
On Friday October 1, our speaker was Dr David Docherty, Professor Emeritus University of Victoria, presenting on “How COVID-19 Vaccines work”. Some of the most enjoyable reasons for being a member of Probus is the variety of subjects presented each month by our speakers. Some topics are just fun (handwriting). Others, entertaining (tulips). Others unfold…
Our September speakers, Sue and David Williams, presented “An Adventure on the High Seas, and the Journey Within”. On September 3rd, Sue and Dave Williams discussed their life-altering, once in a lifetime high seas adventure in the Atlantic. Their story is no ordinary travelogue; instead, it’s a journey of adventure (and misadventure) in a 37…
Stetsons, Spurs and Sasparilla The haunting and dulcet notes from the theme of the “Good, The Bad and the Ugly’ hung anticipatorily in the air, while a cowboy, Stetson pulled low over his forehead, duster dragging on the ground, holster open (with a beer propped in it), strode from the shaded patio and stared ominously…
On July 9th, we had a rare treat, as Elaine Charal, taught us the art of handwriting analysis. In the most entertaining way possible, Elaine explained how we could determine if a person is depressed (by looking at “droopy loops”), how to choose political leaders (by looking at the slant of the stripes on…