On January 9, Hans gave us a very enlightening (if somewhat sobering) talk about the history of the softwood lumber dispute and the impact of the recent huge increase in tariffs on BC lumber and lumber products on the BC Forest Industry and indeed on the BC economy as a whole.  As a member of…

Our November 7 Speaker was Dr. Robin Fisher – celebrated historian, author and community leader in Elder College For 30 years, Elder College was situated within and supported by Vancouver Island University.  That all changed in 2023 when VIU ended that support.  Then, a beautiful thing happened.  The community rose up to not only keep…

Among the many gifts that Probus members enjoy is the impressive list of speakers who, without payment of any kind, generously share their knowledge and experience with us.  Our October speaker was no exception.  Dr. Dick Beamish is an international scientist and expert on Pacific fishes.  In a short powerful presentation focusing on chum, pink…

Our Speaker on September 5 was Gary Anaka, whose presentation on ‘Keeping your Brain Healthy’ was highly interactive throughout. He shared what a healthy brain needs and what brain killers to avoid.

Our July speaker was a philosopher – the kind with degrees! Kirk McDermid is a Canadian with multiple degrees and a lot of experience with higher learning – in Canada and the United States. On July 4, he engaged our Probus audience with information about the trends of higher education and the challenge of helping…

Lynne Bowen is a much-published author of historical non-fiction. On June 6, 2025, she shared her longstanding passion for the history of coal mining on Vancouver Island. For over 100 years, coal mining was the most important industry on Vancouver Island. While it made one man, a Scot named James Dunsmuir very rich, it was…