Come one, come all to the annual Christmas-themed general meeting on Friday 4 December (9:15). Wear your most outrageous holiday sweater or crazy Christmas tie and prepare to enjoy carols, mulled wine and lots of goodies from the ingenious hospitality committee (who previously delighted us with ‘special’ brownies, brain food, and little blue pills). This…
Ken Lee, our speaker at the November 6, 2015 meeting has taken varied paths in both his career and volunteer efforts, much of it guided by life events. At the age of 48 his wife died of Huntington’s Disease, a fatal hereditary neurological disorder and his daughter later succumbed to the same disease. Following such tragedy, he…
Philippe Lucas; Vice President, Patient Research and Services at Tilray, Nanaimo’s medical marijuana growing company was our engaging speaker on Friday 2 October 2015. Diagnosed with Hepatitis C in 1995, Philippe had a very personal reason to get involved with medical cannabis, as a patient. Not only is he a principal in Tilray, but he is also a PhD…
The strains of “Mama, Don’t let your babies grow up to be cowboys” greeted PROBUS members as they arrived dressed in jeans and cowboy hats to enjoy a wonderful pancake breakfast at the September 4 meeting. Setting the jovial tone of the morning, President Robert Grose regaled the group of thirty with several western themed…
According to McHughen, many people have romantic, storybook notions about farming and food production, but it has never been idyllic. Farming is messy, not clean and pure. One can’t make a living in this way and the average Canadian farm is over 1,000 acres. By 2080, we will need to produce enough food for between…
A map of present day South East Europe provided the focus for guest speaker, Martin Wood’s, informative and very interesting presentation on his eleven years in Bosnia and Kosovo, working as part of USAID. With the use of maps and photographs, he clarified both the geography of the area and its complicated history. In October…