On Friday November 7th members sat in rapt attention as Bob Crosby talked about the ground-breaking ocean research that is being facilitated by a University of Victoria-based centre. Bob is the Software Quality Control Specialist in the Digital Infrastructure department at Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) and is an integral part of the team that manages and analyzes…
This year, the North West Bay PROBUS Rally was held on Tues., Oct.7th. Twenty-one people signed up for this event and they were mixed and matched to get six teams. Grant Foster, Phil Howell, and Norm Kilarski created the rally and Pam Foster and Bonnie Howell were rally co-ordinators and assistants. Teams started out at…
It seems that every day we see another article in the paper about a famous person who has been afflicted with dementia. As we age we learn of more of our friends, neighbours, or family members suffering and looking for caregivers or facilities. What is the state of dementia care on Vancouver Island and what…
Newcastle Island is a hidden gem and, despite it’s proximity to downtown Nanaimo, many people in Oceanside have never been to it. On Saturday, September 13, 2014 the Northwest Bay PROBUS group set out to explore the island on its third hike of the season. Our numbers were smaller than previously (just six plus two dogs); but…
Mark Thursday October 23rd as your night with the Nanaimo Theatre Group at the Bailly Theatre. This quaint 172 seat theatre is located at 2373 Rosstown Road in Nanaimo. Their first production of the season is The Foreigner, a British comedy that received the following rave reviews after professional performances: Ben Brantley in The New York Times: “deliberately…
With Fall upon us, we kicked off September with a Pancake Breakfast meeting. This is traditionally the meeting where the men have the opportunity to show their culinary skills. The cooking team of Stu Manson, Bernie Podlubny, Roy Deveraux and Robert Grose arrived early laden with electric griddles and pans of ham, sausage and potato…