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…

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…

On Friday, May 5th, David Hahn, Manager of Nanaimo Costco gave an informative and frank presentation to possibly the largest audience ever to attend a Northwest Bay PROBUS meeting.  Seventy-nine people waited anxiously as David’s opening comments answered the question on everyone’s mind: “Does the Nanaimo Costco have plans to relocate?”  His answer… “None right now” after which…

Janice Perrino:  A Lady with a Mission. “We want to diagnose, treat people, and get them home!”   These were the words of our dynamic April speaker Janice Perrino, CEO of  Nanaimo Hospital Foundation but, in order make it happen, we as individuals need to shoulder some of the cost for state-of-the-art hospital equipment needed to…

PROBUS learns a lot about local Forestry Practices from Makenzie Leine of Island Timberlands at our March meeting. Myths of red plaid-coated, bearded forester stereotypes were broken by our March speaker Makenzie Leine – Registered Professional Forester. As a child she grew up in logging camps with her father, a logger, until age eight.  As she…

Gail Sherson, who spoke at our meeting on February 3rd is a Chemical Engineer with a graduate degree in Pulp and Paper Engineering, and has been working with the BC Pulp and Paper Sector on innovation and industry transformation.  She spoke to our group about the positive things that are happening as well as some…