Northwest Bay PROBUS | Jackson Pollock Inspired: Paint Splatter Party On a sunny Saturday afternoon in June, local artists unleashed their creativity under the direction of ‘The Donald’. Adopting Jackson Pollock-like stances they splattered paint their canvasses, the room and themselves in a dazzling display of colour. The event concluded with the creation of a…
On Friday, May 5th, David Hahn, Manager of Nanaimo Costco gave an informative and frank presentation to possibly the largest audience ever to attend a Northwest Bay PROBUS meeting. Seventy-nine people waited anxiously as David’s opening comments answered the question on everyone’s mind: “Does the Nanaimo Costco have plans to relocate?” His answer… “None right now” after which…
Northwest Bay PROBUS | An evening at the Theatre | May 10, 2017 After plundering the local eateries and watering holes, and prowling about the fair streets of the Village of Qualicum Beach, our band of seventeen Northwest Bay Probusites converged in the Village Theatre for the sold-out performance of “The Pirates of Penzance”, a…
Coyote’s Coffee Roastery & Tea Did you know that Tim Horton’s is now owned by a Brazilian billionaire? Or that after oil, coffee is the second largest commodity in global trade? Or that Asians now drink more coffee than tea? These were some of the facts presented to nine PROBUS members who attended a fascinating…
Janice Perrino: A Lady with a Mission. “We want to diagnose, treat people, and get them home!” These were the words of our dynamic April speaker Janice Perrino, CEO of Nanaimo Hospital Foundation but, in order make it happen, we as individuals need to shoulder some of the cost for state-of-the-art hospital equipment needed to…
PROBUS learns a lot about local Forestry Practices from Makenzie Leine of Island Timberlands at our March meeting. Myths of red plaid-coated, bearded forester stereotypes were broken by our March speaker Makenzie Leine – Registered Professional Forester. As a child she grew up in logging camps with her father, a logger, until age eight. As she…