Well Roger Griffiths gave us what we asked for – a light-hearted visual encompassing both video and still images of 5 men in their 70’s who each year fly into remote locations for a 5 day hiking/camping trip. These are no ordinary hikes and the preparation, planning and logistics are impressive. The physicality of the…
Well our March guest speaker, David Prud’homme, did not disappoint. In response to the question, what lies up in the stars? The answer is a whole lot of nothing, with large amounts of space between planets – stars and galaxies. David did so many comparisons to the size of the earth to the sun, moon,…
An intrepid group of 19 Probus members – “Theatrical wannabes” was off to see the production “Self-Help” on Feb 22 in Nanaimo. Many of us had been to previous productions at The Bailey that are usually British humour of the dry farce variety. This one turned over our definition of farce. Norm Foster is considered…
On Sunday January 20th, two teams, The Pin Heads and Valiant Effort, while battling it out at Sunset Lanes, displayed some very interesting bowling techniques. At the awards dinner at Boston Pizza, DAVID WHITE was recognized for the highest individual game (168) and the aggregate three game total (352). SUE KELLY had the next highest individual…
The speakers for the February Probus meeting were two lawyers from Nanaimo, Nathan Seaward and Wendy Clifford of Heath Law LLP. They explored with us the complex topics of Powers of Attorney, Representation Agreements and Medical Assistance in Dying. Nathan, formerly a massage therapist and a small business owner, joined with Wendy at Heath Law…
We regret that this event has been cancelled. Stay tuned for an equally exciting event in the coming months. You may request a refund here if you haven’t already received one. Mardi Gras, French for “Fat Tuesday”, is celebrated internationally, most widely known to us in Brazil (Carnival) and New Orleans. Strings of beads in purple (Justice), gold…