It seems that every day we see another article in the paper about a famous person who has been afflicted with dementia. As we age we learn of more of our friends, neighbours, or family members suffering and looking for caregivers or facilities. What is the state of dementia care on Vancouver Island and what…
Newcastle Island is a hidden gem and, despite it’s proximity to downtown Nanaimo, many people in Oceanside have never been to it. On Saturday, September 13, 2014 the Northwest Bay PROBUS group set out to explore the island on its third hike of the season. Our numbers were smaller than previously (just six plus two dogs); but…
Mark Thursday October 23rd as your night with the Nanaimo Theatre Group at the Bailly Theatre. This quaint 172 seat theatre is located at 2373 Rosstown Road in Nanaimo. Their first production of the season is The Foreigner, a British comedy that received the following rave reviews after professional performances: Ben Brantley in The New York Times: “deliberately…
With Fall upon us, we kicked off September with a Pancake Breakfast meeting. This is traditionally the meeting where the men have the opportunity to show their culinary skills. The cooking team of Stu Manson, Bernie Podlubny, Roy Deveraux and Robert Grose arrived early laden with electric griddles and pans of ham, sausage and potato…
Gather your team, tune up your car (or navigational skills), and get ready for the open road. The next Northwest Bay PROBUS car rally is scheduled for the morning of Tuesday, October 7th. There will be a sign up sheet at the September meeting. Drivers, navigators, or just observers – get ready for some fun!! If…
For our second Northwest Bay PROBUS Club hike we had six members on another beautiful sunny day (Friday 22 August). We car-pooled 30 minutes to the trailhead at Colliery Dam Park. We followed the directions from Hike #14 in Popular Day Hikes 4 -Vancouver Island. The first part of the trail is over the Colliery…