NANAIMO FEDERATION OF CANADIAN ARTISTS (FCA) Ladysmith Art Tour From all reports, everyone had a fun day, starting with an amazing lunch at The Wild Poppy Bistro – yummy, sensible (some vegan and gluten free) food, reasonable prices, as well as a bakery case filled with all kinds of tempting goodies. Our first tour stop…

On Wed.  Feb. 28th  we had twenty people travel to Nanaimo, to the Bailey Theatre, to enjoy a fun play called Stepping Out. Several of the people had never attended a play at that theatre or even knew it existed, but were pleasantly surprised at the quality of the actors who had worked very hard…

Sixteen Probus members enjoyed a delightful afternoon at the Chemainus Theatre on Wednesday March 7.   It was hard to miss  the Irish theme in honour of the upcoming St Patrick’s Day.  The delicious buffet featured dishes such as “Emerald greed salad”, “Potatoes O’Brien”, “Irish macaroni and cheese” and even the poached salmon was bathed in…

Bowling on January 17th at Sunset Lanes in Parksville was lively and fun with seventeen bowlers in four teams bouncing balls down the alleys.  New member, Sue Kelly, had the highest single game (203) with Al MacDonald (195) and Sue Shewchuck (190) not far behind.  Al had the highest aggregate score at 441.  Team Three (Phil Howell, Sue Kelly,…

Northwest Bay PROBUS | Oktoberfest in QB| On Friday the 13th, eight hardy members of our club attended the first annual Oktoberfest in Qualicum Beach, hosted by the QB Chamber of Commerce and Rotary Club of QB. Our ticket price included a commemorative beer mug and first fill, from a selection of beers supplied by…

October Tour Pacific Biological Research Station – Nanaimo – October 25                  If you let the scientific terminology overwhelm you, you could end up being lost.  But for expert scientists who love what they’re doing and want to share their life’s work, they made our October tour to…