Probus Sidney BC

The Probus Club of Sidney hosts several events during the year for members and guests. Events that have been hosted in prior years include Christmas Dinners, Summer Barbecues, excursions to attend the Chemainus Theatre Festival, and tours of many local businesses and organizations that members have expressed interest in learning more about. Frequently these events follow the organization or business having been featured in our monthly speaker series. Input from members is encouraged to assist in the selection of events that will be of interest to the broader membership.

Future Planned Events

The PROBUS Christmas Dinner is Fully Booked, however,  there is a waiting list.

If you wish to be put on that list, please contact Nancy Williams

by phone 250-656-2145 or by email nancy.j.williams@outlook.com.

FUTURE SPEAKERS

January 13, 2026

Dan Downes

A Journey into the Deep

Upcoming events include: a tour of Craigdarroch Castle.

Movie Matinee

If you are interested in joining us every third  Tuesday of the month at the Star Cinema
matinee, please let me know.
Aldy: sidneyprobusmembership@gmail.com
 
The list of  movies for August was again not too exciting, but a few of us went to see “Don’t Let’s Go To The Dogs Tonight” and Shannon Kemper wrote the following:
 
“This film is based on a true story, and is set during the Rhodesian Civil War, a time of great political and social upheaval. It is told through the eyes of a very precocious 8-year-old girl. The focus of the movie is not so much on the political turmoil but more on how it affects the young girl and her family. Although there are some humorous scenes, there were also some scenes that were very uncomfortable to watch.
 
Our reviews afterwards were mixed, as some people expected more on the political background. I found it thought-provoking. Certainly, we all agreed that the actress playing the young girl was amazing and deserving of an academy award.”
 
Thanks Shannon.

Current Events

Hello CE members,

Current Events Group Meets Monthly

St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Sidney at the corner of 4th and Oakville.  We will meet at the blue door entrance on the Oakville side.  I am responsible for the key, so please don’t go to the office requesting it.

Ken Marsh

Wine Tasting Group Report

March 12th saw the first wine tasting meeting of the new Probus wine tasting group. We had one previous ‘organizational meeting’ which naturally included the tasting of
some wines, but this meeting was dedicated to the winesthemselves, and of course the congeniality of a group of(somewhat) like-minded individuals was a great
accompanying bonus.

We tasted a selection of four delightful BC red wines, aselection which appealed to the wine interest of our membersas well as being an appropriate choice in the current political
environment. Our host supplemented his/her selection of choice local wines with a very complimentary charcuterie board for palate cleansing, and absolute enjoyment.

The group meets at 4:00 pm on the second Wednesday of the month, the venue
rotating among the members. As a new group, we are looking to welcome additional
Probus members who have an interest in sampling wines. If you are interested, but a bit
apprehensive about participating on a tasting group, don’t be intimidated: our group is
probably better described as wine enthusiasts than wine connoisseurs. Of course I say
that on a personal level, but I suspect the other members have a somewhat similar
overview. If you are interested, please email me at ‘bob@witzel.com‘