After hearing Scott Rowswell’s talk last month, Probus member, Steph Smith, decided she would like to try making her own Kiva loan. It made good sense to her that she could empower someone with a small business loan. Another factor was that Scott and his wife have made over 50 Kiva loans and have always been repaid. The KIVA web site offers numerous…
On the evening of May 15th, 2014 Grandmothers to Grandmothers is hosting two award-winning and accomplished women. Rosemary Thompson is Director of Communications for the National Arts Centre and previously worked as a journalist for CTV and CBC across Canada and the U.S. Her sister, Virginia Thompson, is President of Verité Films and was the Executive…
Have you ever had the urge to try kayaking but didn’t really know where to go or how to do it?? Well, here’s your opportunity to give it a try in the company of Probus friends. Sandra Crarer is arranging a paddle into the sunset on the shores of Nanoose Bay on July 17th. Relaxed and…
When local resident, Scott Rowswell, took early retirement in 2003 after a career in telecommunications, he didn’t stop working. Now, with over 10 years experience working with and through established charitable organizations and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) based out of Canada, the U.S. and the U.K., Scott has some great experience to share. On Friday May…
Researchers at the Deep Bay Marine Field Station of Vancouver Island University (VIU) are committed to the promotion of ecologically sustainable development and marine conservation. Thirty-one members toured the station on Thursday April 24th and learned about the issues surrounding green buildings, marine conservation, and sustainable seafood. The station’s Facility Coordinator, Stephanie Richards, explained the…
If a disaster on the scale of the recent landslide in Washington happened in our area, would you be prepared? Would you know what to do if an earthquake shook Oceanside? Where would you go? What supplies would you have? There are numerous resources available but few of us take the time to investigate them,…