October Out & About – The great outdoors in Nanaimo…. Get your walking shoes on and join us for a “Walk and Dine” on beautiful Newcastle Island followed by lunch at the Dinghy Dock Pub. This is a real gem in our Nanaimo Parks system not to be missed. It’s an easy 8km-2 hour hike around Newcastle…
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With a hearty greeting of what sounded like “Nee How!”, Dr. Ed Nicholson drew in his PROBUS September audience with fascinating information about living and teaching in the enigmatic nation of China. Dr. Nicholson is now in his 55th year of teaching, the last sixteen of which have been in China, primarily Shanghai. He has…
September Out & About – Golf Outing – We had a good turnout on Friday, September 16 at Pheasant Glen Golf Course in Qualicum Beach, with 19 golfers playing and two spouses joining the group for the three course dinner. The weather for the most part behaved itself with just a light sprinkle and everyone played nine holes…
Those of us who came to the August 5th PROBUS meeting expecting to hear only about the history of fisheries in B.C. were treated to much more fascinating information: Did you know, for example: It’s perfectly OK to eat farmed salmon Recent studies have de-bunked the myth that sea lice from farmed salmon have caused…
August Out & About – Golf & Dinner Outing We had a great turn-out of twelve golfers for 18 holes and eight for 9 holes. PROBUS members enjoyed terrific weather, a course in great shape and a variety of golf styles. In the end everyone had fun and with another four spouses joining us for dinner, we had…