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…
Are you aware that you share 98% of your genes with a chimp, 44% with a fruit fly and 18% with a plant? Our April speaker, Dr.Ed Ishiguro, back by popular demand, shared with us some of his fascinating research, his subject this time being the decoding of the human genome project and the way…
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…
Mount Washington Experience! On March 8th, six intrepid Probus members dutifully sunscreened, dressed in layers and challenged themselves to a day of snowshoeing at Mt.Washington. Having envisioned the lumbering designs of yesteryear were all pleasantly surprised at the design of the snowshoes: lightweight aluminium, easy to put on and off, flexible, great traction…
On March 4th Dr. Martin Bunton, Associate Professor, UVic Dept. of History, took us through the modern historical basis of the Palestinian – Israeli conflict. In doing so he has helped us understand why peace in this region has been so elusive. Dr. Bunton is the author of The Palestinian – Israeli Conflict, Very Short Introduction…
TRIVIA NIGHT WITH NANOOSE BAY PROBUS CLUB – Our NW Bay Probus Club joined with the Nanoose Bay Probus at Fairwinds Golf Club for a friendly trivia competition on March 30. The group of 32 people had barrels of fun. We divided into teams of four to answer trivia questions on a many different topics. …