Northwest Bay PROBUS | Taste of Morocco – Cooking Demonstration On Friday, Nov. 10th, sixteen ‘foodies’ from our Club joined Cathie Hamilton (guest chef) around the kitchen at Worldly Gourmet Kitchen Store in Ladysmith for an evening of cooking out of Africa. With a glass of wine in hand, each of us watched and listened…
Isobel Mackenzie: Seniors’ Advocate for BC: “Whatever age you are, continue to live!” Our July Speaker, Isobel Mackenzie, has over 20 years’ experience working with seniors in home care, licensed care, community services and volunteer services. In 2014 she accepted the Advocate position which was created as a politically neutral appointment and which cannot…
Northwest Bay PROBUS | Summer Picnic | More than sixty happy members and guests sporting red & white attire attended our annual Summer Picnic, which was held at the Rotary Park in Qualicum Beach. We were rewarded with a sunny, warm afternoon so we could all relax, sip our wine and socialize. A few energetic…
As those who heard Warden Teri DuTemple at the June meeting discovered, Nanaimo Correctional Center’s programs are not what one generally perceives prison life to be. Typically inmates may be on remand awaiting trial or serving a sentence of two years less a day. Corrections staff provide safe and secure custody but also deliver programs…
Northwest Bay PROBUS | Appetizer Extravaganza @ Howard’s End Thank you to Joan Howard-Drew and John Drew for opening up their home for our 5th annual Appetizer Extravaganza attended by thirty PROBUS members and five guests. This enjoyable summer evening was all about food and hospitality, and both were in abundance. Our members strolled along…
Clayoquot Days — Annual Victoria Day spring garden show and open island event — May 19-21, 2017 Venturing to the wild west coast, twenty-three Northwest Bay Probus members converged in the Tofino area to attend a special once-a-year chance to visit Clayoquot Island Preserve on Stubbs Island, which is privately owned and normally closed to the public.…