Sunday, April 28, 2024
April 28, 2024

Survival in the Wild

Salt Spring Public Library 129 McPhillips Ave, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

Tudor Davies of SS Search and Rescue and the SS Trail and Nature Club gives a talk called Survival in the Wild. Salt Spring Public Library. 7 p.m.

Donald Trump & International Relations: UBC Student Workshop

Lions Hall 103 Bonnet Avenue, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

UBC students will present research papers on topics relating to Donald Trump and international relations. Lions Hall from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. (and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on […]

Landscapes of Injustice

Salt Spring Public Library 129 McPhillips Ave, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

Research project update and lecture from Jordan Stanger-Ross, will present new analyses of the dispossession of Japanese Canadian-owned real estate, arguing that its material impacts, including on Salt Spring Island, […]

Salt Spring Historical Society: Author May Q. Wong

Central Community Hall 901 North End Road, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

May Q. Wong, the author of the new book called City in Colour: Rediscovered Stories of Victoria's Multicultural Past, which contains some Salt Spring stories as well, gives a presentation […]

Salt Spring Forum: NASA Astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor

ArtSpring 100 Jackson Avenue, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

Dr. Serena Auñón-Chancellor returned to Earth from the International Space Station in December—after 197 days in space. The accomplished engineer-physician-astronaut joins us for a candid discussion about the opportunities, hazards […]

Salt Spring Probus Club

Lions Hall 103 Bonnet Avenue, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

Topic is the Salt Spring Island Community Bat Program, with one or two local biologists speaking to the club about it. Lions Hall. Doors open at 10 a.m.; speaker starts […]

Grizzly Bear Conservation in B.C.

Salt Spring Public Library 129 McPhillips Ave, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

Grizzly bear ecologist Michael Proctor speaks at SS Public Library Program Room. 7 p.m. Co-sponsored by SS Trail & Nature Club.

Grief 101

Salt Spring Public Library 129 McPhillips Ave, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

Salt Spring Hospice gives a presentation on grief: How to cope with loss, what is normal during grief, how to support others, etc. SS Library Program Room. 10 a.m. to […]

Creative Districts in Chinese Cities

Salt Spring Seniors Centre 379 Lower Ganges Road, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

Prof. Andrew Marton is guest speaker at Salt Spring Seniors Centre. 2 p.m.

Salt Spring Garden Club – Moe Wendt

Meaden Hall 120 Blain Road, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

Salt Spring gardener Moe Wendt gives a presentation titled Permaculture: Principles & Practice. Meaden Hall. 7 p.m. (Doors open at 6:30 p.m.)

Fish and Invertebrates of Ancient First Nations Clam Gardens

Salt Spring Public Library 129 McPhillips Ave, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

Morgan Black, a PhD candidate and Hakai Scholar at the University of Victoria, gives a presentation on her field of study: the ecology and biodiversity of ancient First Nations' clam […]

Electric Vehicles 101

Salt Spring Public Library 129 McPhillips Ave, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

A panel of EV owners answer questions about electric vehicles. Salt Spring Public Library. 7 p.m.    

Xwaaqw’um: Healing Relationships to the Land and Each Other

Central Community Hall 901 North End Road, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

Salt Spring Historical Society hosts Quw'utsun Elder Tousilum (Ron George), Sulsameethl (Deb George) and Tuwa'xwultun (Joe Akerman) to present a program on Xwaaqw'um (Burgoyne Bay). Central Hall. 2 p.m. 

D’Arcy McGee: Shakespeare and Milton

Salt Spring Seniors Centre 379 Lower Ganges Road, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

Gary Kuchar from the University of Victoria Department of English gives a presentation on 19th-century politician D'Arcy McGee, who is known to some as the father of Canadian literature. Salt […]

Where Have All The Insects Gone?

Meaden Hall 120 Blain Road, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

Join Linda Gilkeson for a riveting presentation on the loss of insects and why it matters. Meaden Hall. 7 p.m. 

Salt Spring Probus Club

Lions Hall 103 Bonnet Avenue, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

A speaker from InDro Robotics will speak on the advancements in the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (drone) industry brought on by recent technology and changes to regulations to expand flights Beyond […]

Community Composting on Salt Spring

Salt Spring Public Library 129 McPhillips Ave, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

What's up with community composting on Salt Spring?  Videos on community composting, a talk and discussion on community composting at the Salt Spring Public Library. 7 p.m.