Activities

Upcoming and Recent Activities

September 3, 2026

Britannia Mine Tour

August 27, 2027

A History of Motown

August 18, 2026

Cypress Old Growth Tour

June 18, 2026

Buddhist Temple Tour and Lunch

May 21, 2026

John Atkin Walk – First Shaughnessy

April 21, 2026

Emily Carr University Tour

March 13, 2026

Emily Carr and the Idea of Nature

November 20, 2025

Premier Plastics Factory Tour

October 14, 2025

Presidents’ Lunch with Wally Buono

July 16, 2025

CBC Tour – SOLD OUT

June 6, 2025

Neuro Peak Tour 2

May 22, 2025

John Atkin Walk – False Creek

Past Activities

May 17, 2022 -10am – John Atkin Walking Tour “Shaughnessy Mansions and some of their Secrets”

November 16, 2021- 10am –DALE SHERMAN about the silent thief, OSTEOPOROSIS – ZOOM

October 25, 2021 – 10am YOU CAN RUN BUT YOU CAN’T HIDE – Mark’s Zoom workshop

October 19, 2021 – 10am Loop Energy eFlowTM Technology Visit Facilities

September 13, 2021 – 10:00am Fourth Probus Bicycle Ride

September 2, 2021 – 10:00am Third Probus Bicycle Ride

August 23, 2021 – 10:00am Second Probus Bicycle Ride

August 9, 2021 – 9:30am First Probus Bicycle Ride

July 27, 2021 – 3pm – WHY COMPUTERS ? Mark White’s Zoom Workshop

June 22, 2021 – 10 am, “ELDER CARE & ESTATE PLANNING. LETTING THE GENIE OUT OF THE BOTTLE” ZOOM

May 25, 2021 – 10am “Probus First Virtual Travel Show” ZOOM

April 27, 2021 – 10am “The Art of Observation in Photography” ZOOM

March 13, 2020 – VSO – The Beethoven Experience

February 14, 2020 – VSO – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

October 19, 2019 – Get Inspired Talks

October 15, 2019 – Vancouver Art Gallery Tour

October 8, 2019 – President’s Lunch – David Petrina

September 24, 2019 – YVR 2-Hour Walking Tour

July 23, 2019 – Bard on the Beach “The Taming of the Shrew”

June 4, 2019 – Bus Tour: Stave Falls Dam, Mission Springs Brewery and Westminster Abbey

May 21, 2019 – John Atkin Walk – Georgia and Dunsmuir Viaducts

May 11, 2019 – VSO – Tragic Love: Wagner and Prokofiev

May 7, 2019 – Emily Carr University Tour

January 11, 2019 – VSO – Tribute to Benny Goodman

October 9, 2018 – The Presidents’ Lunch, Arbutus Club

August 21, 2018 – Polygon Gallery Tour

July 17, 2018 – Bard on the Beach “As You Like It” SOLD OUT

April 19th, 2018 – Tour of the Ballard Systems Plant

June 6, 2018 – Audain Museum and Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre

May 15, 2018 – Walking Tour of Fairview with John Atkin

Apri 30, 2018 – VSO Concert

October 10, 2017 – The Presidents’ Lunch

October 24, 2017 – Boeing Tour, Everett, WA

August 30, 2017 – Vancouver Canadians Baseball Game

May 16, 2017 – Atkins Walk. A Walking tour of Beaconsfield Heights guided by John Atkin

July 13, 2017. Bard on the Beach – evening performance of Much Ado About Nothing

February 28, 2017 – Rennie Gallery in Chinatown

March 21, 2017 – Christ Church Cathedral – history, architecture and the new bell tower

April 1, 2017 – Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and Henning Kraggerud, violinist – Mozart Concert

October 11, 2016 – Presidents Luncheon – Arbutus Club. Speaker: Ujjal Dosanjh

September 20, 2016 – Museum of Anthropology – Cancelled

July 27, 2016 – Fraser River Paddlewheeler cruise

May 17, 2016 – Chinatown Walking Tour with John Atkin. Sold out – Registration closed

April 19, 2016 – Vancouver Police Museum and Sins of the City Walking Tour

March 14, 2016 – Vancouver Symphony Orchestra – Concert with Alexander Melnikov

February 16, 2016-UBC-Tour of Centre for interactive Research on Sustainability and Nexterra

October 13, 2015 – President’s Luncheon – Arbutus Club – Speaker Dr Julio Montaner

July 22, 2015 – Vancouver Canadians Baseball vs Eugene Emeralds at Nat Bailey Stadium

September 1, 2015 – Sea to Sky Gondola

May 19, 2015 – Walking Tour of South Granville with John Atkin

March 17, 2015 – Pacific Museum of Earth at UBC

Dec. 1, 2014, Conrad Black. The History of Canada: A Unique Viewpoint

Oct. 14, 2014 – Presidents Luncheon

Sept 16, 2014 – Guided tour of the Canadian Museum of Flight in Langley

June 24, 2014 – 8pm , Cirque du Soleil , Concord Pacific Place

May 7, 2014 – Guided Tour of Emily Carr University of Art & Design.

Mar 19, 2014: Guided Tour of Vintage Car Museum

Oct 8, 2013: Annual President’s Lunch

Sep 17, 2013: Tour of Molson Coors Brewery

Jun 25, 2013: Walking Tour – West End Vancouver with John Atkin

April 18, 2013 – Bus Tour to Skagit Valley Tulip Festival, La Conner, Washington

Mar 19, 2013: Guided Tour Triumf – at UBC

Feb 26, 2013: Extra Meeting – The Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin, P.C., Chief Justice of Canada

Sep 25, 2012: Behind the Scenes Vancouver Aquarium – Follow Up with Photos

Oct 23, 2012: Guided Walking Tour Reifel Bird Sanctuary, Delta, BC

Oct 9, 2012 – President’s Lunch

Sept 25, 2012: Behind the Scenes Vancouver Aquarium

Aug 21, 2012: Strathcona Hill Walking Tour

June 19, 2012: UBC Wine Research Centre

June 19, 2012: UBC Wine Research Centre – Follow up with photos

March 20, 2012: Tour Beaty Biodiversity Museum UBC

Jan 10, 2012: President’s Luncheon

Sept 22, 2011: Tour of Seymour Capilano Filtration Plant

Aug 18, 2011: Tour of Burnaby Convania Renewable Energy Facility

May 18, 2011: Britannia Mining Museum Tour Update

June 21 2011: Culinary Arts Program Vancouver Community College

May 18 2011: Tour of the updated Britannia Mine Museum

March 23, 2011: B.C. Cancer Research Centre Visit

Jan 12, 2011: Presidents’ Luncheon 2010

Nov 16, 2010: Tour Boeing Plant Everett Washington

Aug 24, 2010: Walking Tour Coal Harbour

Sept 16, 2010: Tour the New Simon Fraser University Woodwards

May 19, 2010: Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel Tour

April 20, 2010: A Walking Tour of Shaughnessy – Pictures available

March 23, 2010: Quest University Tour – View feedback and photo

PROBUS BC Conference – Parksville – May 18-19, 2010