On a perfect summer afternoon, seven of us visited the teafarm hidden in the beautiful Cowichan Valley. Margit and Victor and their staff welcomed us and treated us to an entertaining and educational time. Although they are successfully growing tea, they are not yet selling it. They do mix and sell many teas from their…
Twenty-two years ago you had to hop on the ferry to Vancouver to buy high quality gourmet foods, especially cheeses. In 1991, Eric McLean identified the market niche and he and his wife, Sandy, quit their jobs and moved to Nanaimo from Maple Ridge. Drawing upon a lifetime of experience in sales and marketing, Eric…
Wednesday August 24th, 2016 @ 4:30PM Thank you to Joe and Lee Lukian for opening up their home for our 4th annual Appetizer Extravaganza attended by thirty PROBUS members and five guests. This enjoyable summer evening was all about food and hospitality, and both were in abundance. We have some excellent cooks in our group and…
Some 37 golfers came out in force on Friday June 13th to putt, drive, and slice around Brigadoon Golf Course in Parksville. Despite initial concern about the weather, the sun shone brightly and a great game was had by all. After the game golfers plus an additional eight members enjoyed a buffet dinner at Smitty’s.…
The Northwest Bay PROBUS Whisky Club completed its first year of tastings in June at the home of Robert Grose. The club welcomed new member Norm Kilarski, our 9th member. We have room for one more. After sampling two drams of lighter Whiskies for the summer we did a draw for the heels from the…
Michelle Stilwell is the only female Paralympic athlete to have ever won gold in two separate summer sport events spoke from experience at our monthly meeting on June 6th. Her topic? Be the Best You Can Be In Sydney, during the 2000 Paralympic games, she and her team won Gold in wheelchair basketball. At the time,…