Grand Crew (Special Interest Wine-tasting Group) Goes to the Okanagan This was a trip that was a year in the planning. The accommodation had to be reserved well in advance, dinner reservations made and the van (and accompanying sommelier) booked for a day of wine-tasting and lavish lunch. If you were to ask each of…
Sherry Coutts, Project Manager for the new Oceanside Health Centre (OHC), outlined their services and the philosophy behind them at our November 2013 meeting. A graduate of the faculty of pharmacy at UBC with a B.Sc in Pharmacy, Sherry then completed a one year hospital residency in clinical pharmacy at the University Hospital –…
TUMAINI CANADA, a registered Canadian Charity helping AIDS orphans and widows in Kagera, Tanzania, is delighted that the founder and CEO of TUMAINI will be back in Nanoose in May. The following events are planned during her stay: May 3 (starting at 5pm): Burger and beer fund-raiser. Phone Val Davies @ 250-468-7539 for directions…
Stephen Watson concluded his talk at our October meeting with a caution for everyone to be prudent with our power use. He suggested that we know what we use (it can be checked daily online), think about how to become more environmentally aware and never take for granted our power production and transmission. He…
Eight Probus members went on a leisurely walk along the Cable Bay Nature Trail and further to Dodds Narrows on what turned out to be a lovely day, Thursday September 19th. The 4.6km trail is wide and relatively easy, meandering through lush ferns with beautiful old forest towering above. Remnants of a previously planned development are…
The chefs arrived early to heat up their skillets, get the bacon and sausages sizzling and put the coffee on to brew early Friday September 6th. Aside from coffee brewers extraordinaire: Joan Harrison and Beverley Coolican, the kitchen was dominated by men and it ticked like a well-oiled machine. Majorie Cullerne, violinist with the…