Mission accomplished! “Golf for Fun” On Friday, June 19, 24 PROBUS members met at Arrowsmith Golf Course for a day of fun. Five groups played 18 holes and one group played 9 holes. The sunshine was warm and the course in good shape. While a few golf balls were lost, a good time was had…
If anyone was sleepy the morning of May 1st, they woke up quickly as soon as Dr. Reg Mitchell started speaking. One could certainly understand why thousands of children across BC were mesmerized by Dr. Zonk, the green-wigged “mad scientist” who made chemistry fun for over 25 years on TV and for local school groups. Now an…
The North West Bay PROBUS Digital Scavenger Hunt On Wed., June 24th sixteen club members and guests assembled in downtown Nanaimo to walk the streets. The sky was overcast which was the perfect weather for taking pictures and hiking the harbour front. Six teams participated in the Club’s first ever digital scavenger hunt. Their…
Salmon Arm will be hopping from September 15-17 with hundreds of PROBUSesians converging on the town. The PROBUS clubs of the Shuswap area are hosting a Western Canada Rendezvous with many activities and great food, wine and fellowship. They say that the “Shuswap area is “God’s Country” and (they) would be delighted to share a…
On Thursday 30 April, 42 members travelled to the Deep Bay Marine Field Station for dinner catered by VIU Culinary Arts department and a lecture by Dr. Paul Harrison, Emeritus Professor at UBC and author of one of the chapters in the recent award-winning book: “The Sea Among Us: The Amazing Strait of Georgia“. Past President, Sharon Seibt, wrote the…
Professor Emeritus Ed Ishiguro, retired from the University of Victoria for almost ten years, gave those present at the meeting on April 10th a fascinating and entertaining description of our immune system and the vaccines designed to both protect us from, and treat diseases. A gifted scientist, Dr. Ishiguro made what could be baffling topics easy…