On June 28th, what was supposed to be a Westwood Lake walk with lunch at the Bistro morphed itself into a short hike round Little Qualicum Falls when we found out the Westwood Lake Bistro is no longer open on Tuesdays. No matter; the twelve of us who went to LQF enjoyed one of…
On a cool-ish, cloudy Friday morning, 15 eager participants from the Northwest Bay PROBUS club met with hunt organizers, Bonnie and Phil Howell, at Parksville’s Community Centre where they were given their walking papers. Five DSH teams were formed: The Trashy Sand Dollars, Two Roses and a Thorn, Grant’s Ghouls, Aimless Wanderers and The Neapolitans.…
GLASS ART – AN AWESOME EXPERIENCE The heat is breathtaking; the fire simply blinding. The hair on your arms feels totally singed, but inside the kiln your work is slowly taking shape and the magic of a blown piece of glass art is only moments away from reality. Seven members who attended the first Probus…
Kitty Coleman Woodlands Gardens – May 19 – Thurs., May 19th was a great day to join friends on a guided walk through the Kitty Coleman Woodland Gardens. Bryan Zimmerman, creator, owner , and tour guide led 12 members and guests through an extensive network of meandering cedar bark paths bordered by beautiful rhodos in bloom.…
May Out & About Golf Outing Have you ever said “Oh I am just a Social Golfer!” Great, then you will fit in perfectly with your fellow PROBUS members for a fun-social 9- holes at Qualicum Memorial Golf Course on Friday , May 13 at 3:00pm. This is an easily walkable course and…
PROBUS Hikers enjoy Biggs Park-Jacks Point hike near Duke Point-May 7 Seven Probus members met at Duke Point for a 5km hike in brilliant sunshine. This hike was an absolute delight. Fabulous scenery of the Nanaimo estuary looking across to Downtown Nanaimo, Arbutus and Gary Oak trees, oyster encrusted shorelines, wildflowers at Jack Point. It…