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…
Gather your team, tune up your car (or navigational skills), and get ready for the open road. The next Northwest Bay PROBUS car rally is scheduled for the morning of Tuesday, October 7th. There will be a sign up sheet at the September meeting. Drivers, navigators, or just observers – get ready for some fun!! If…
For our second Northwest Bay PROBUS Club hike we had six members on another beautiful sunny day (Friday 22 August). We car-pooled 30 minutes to the trailhead at Colliery Dam Park. We followed the directions from Hike #14 in Popular Day Hikes 4 -Vancouver Island. The first part of the trail is over the Colliery…
The September meeting has traditionally been a day for the men to show off their culinary talents by rustling up flapjacks, bacon and sausages. This year is no exception – why break a good thing? Friday September 5th – come with a hearty appetite and enjoy a great breakfast and laughter and conversation with fellow…
Eighteen intrepid walkers showed up for the 6K walk around Westwood Lake and every single one made it to the finish line, which ended (conveniently!) at Westwood Lake Bistro where we enjoyed a very good lunch on their lovely patio and, as always, that special Probus camaraderie. Thanks to Steph Smith who organized this popular annual walk and to Phil Howell for his great…
On August 14th, forty-two members met for some delicious appetizers and friendly conversation at a lovely waterfront setting. None of the members duplicated an appetizer, which meant there was quite a selection. Recipe requests were overheard and wine sharing was observed. Thank you to Joan for opening her lovely home and to the members who…