Northwest Bay PROBUS | Summer Picnic | More than sixty happy members and guests sporting red & white attire attended our annual Summer Picnic, which was held at the Rotary Park in Qualicum Beach. We were rewarded with a sunny, warm afternoon so we could all relax, sip our wine and socialize. A few energetic…
As those who heard Warden Teri DuTemple at the June meeting discovered, Nanaimo Correctional Center’s programs are not what one generally perceives prison life to be. Typically inmates may be on remand awaiting trial or serving a sentence of two years less a day. Corrections staff provide safe and secure custody but also deliver programs…
Northwest Bay PROBUS | Appetizer Extravaganza @ Howard’s End Thank you to Joan Howard-Drew and John Drew for opening up their home for our 5th annual Appetizer Extravaganza attended by thirty PROBUS members and five guests. This enjoyable summer evening was all about food and hospitality, and both were in abundance. Our members strolled along…
Clayoquot Days — Annual Victoria Day spring garden show and open island event — May 19-21, 2017 Venturing to the wild west coast, twenty-three Northwest Bay Probus members converged in the Tofino area to attend a special once-a-year chance to visit Clayoquot Island Preserve on Stubbs Island, which is privately owned and normally closed to the public.…
– JOHN HART GENERATING STATION AND DAM COMMUNITY TOUR – | Campbell River | Sunday, July 9 | 10:00 am – 3:00 pm | The third annual John Hart Generating Station Replacement Project community event is a unique annual opportunity to see the construction site and watch the project evolve. Construction activity will shut down…
Do You Know What Island Timberlands Does? Well, 48 Northwest Bay PROBUS members do now! That’s how many of us put on forest safety gear: orange helmets and vests, before heading into the Arrowsmith hinterlands to explore Island Timberlands local domain. Makenzie Leine, Manager of Community and Government Relations with I.T., entertained members with many…