Dr Martin Spencer, a Nanaimo based multiple-award-winning eye surgeon who has taught and performed cataract surgery in sites ranging from mud-floored makeshift rooms in Malawi to the most advanced eye care hospitals in the third world had members riveted to their seats at the August 1st meeting. He outlined the background of Seva (Sanskrit for…
We had such a good time last year that our Out and About group are planning another walk around Westwood Lake. It will be on Tuesday, August 19th followed by a wonderful lunch at the Westwood Lake Bistro at 12.30. The trail, approximately 6 km, is a pleasant, (mostly) flat walk around the lake but with one…
This year we were once again very fortunate to have our Annual PROBUS Picnic in the lovely backyard of one of our members. Friends gathered for fun, food and games. For a golf ball challenge, teams were self named: The Troopers, IQ 220, Gawd Awful, Hell Raisers and Bernie’s Ball Busters. They constructed and completed…
July 17th was the perfect evening for a sunset kayak trip leaving from Wall Beach, Nanoose, destined for Craig Bay. There were 13 of us who enjoyed 2.5 hours of calm seas, good laughter and camaraderie. All in all a great Out & About event for Northwest Bay PROBUS. Sandra Crarer Photos by Sandra Crarer & Robert…
At the July meeting, Eric McLean (owner of McLean’s Specialty Foods in Nanaimo) entertained members with a lively presentation on three French cheeses. His talk was sprinkled with interesting facts about cheese and gourmet foods and he gave some useful cheese tips such as: Best way to store cheese – not in plastic wrap! Take…
The theme for the July “For Peat’s Sake” meeting was Canadian Whiskies. Our national whisky industry has matured and grown in recent years with a high percentage of production shipped to the US in tanker cars and rebottled in the US. A new book “Canadian Whiskey… the portable expert” by Davin de Kergommeaux was published in 2012. At the Victoria…