Join us at the General Meeting on July 3 when Dan Levitt, BC Seniors Advocate, will be sharing his knowledge and perspective on seniors issues. There will also be a generous time allowance for questions and answers. Dan Levitt has tirelessly championed the rights of seniors for 30 years at the local, provincial, national and…
Unlikely Destinations – Arrowsmith Ground Search & Rescue (SAR) Ken Neden, SAR Manager of the Arrowsmith Search and Rescue Organization, spoke to a packed house on June 5, 2026. His presentation was engaging – full of historical facts and personal observations. He handled every question (and there were many) with the confidence of a person…
William Litchfield is the Associate Vice President, Development for Vancouver Island with the BC Cancer Foundation, where he leads fundraising for the new BC Cancer Centre in Nanaimo as well as the Gift and Estate Planning team for the Province. His background spans international development across South America and Africa and senior leadership roles at…
Dr. Richard Beamish, C.M., O.B.C, Ph.D., D.Sc., F.R.S.C. is an Emeritus Scientist at the Pacific Biological Station in Nanaimo, B.C. where he served as Director from 1980-1993. He retired in 2011. Dr. Beamish has the Order of Canada, the Order of British Columbia, is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and received the…
“To Be? Or Not To Be?”A presentation on Artificial Intelligence by Dr. Joanna Hesketh Once upon a time, not long ago in what we now call the pre-digital era, new discoveries or current events fed conversations and rumours. Newspapers, local radio stations even townhall meetings informed what was quaintly called the ‘talk of the town’.…
On March 6, 2026, Rob Wager spoke to us about Genetically Modified Foods. Rob has been a Member of the Biology Department at VIU since 1995. His specialty has been in biochemistry and molecular biology. He is now an independent consultant involved with Genetically Modified Foods, with an emphasis on public education. Rob certainly gave us an…