Chris Arnett of UBC Anthropology presents Hwtse’lumun "Place of the fir poles”: Overland Indigenous Canoe Travel on Salt Spring Island at the SS Historical Society meeting at Central Hall. 2 p.m.
Saanich North and the Islands MLA Adam Olsen gives a talk called Relating to the World Around Us at Star of the Sea Centre for Spiritual Living and Practice at 12 p.m., with time for questions and discussion afterwards. Register to attend at staroftheseassi@gmail.com
A Salt Spring Forum event with UBC professor Max Cameron at Gulf Islands Secondary School. 7:30 p.m.
Ceramic artist Jessica Sallay-Carrington from Montreal gives a talk rooted in gender equality issues. Mahon Hall. 2 p.m.
Hear about electric cars and bikes given by enthusiasts Barbara Dempster and David Elderton. Fulford Hall OAPO Seniors Annex. 2:45 p.m. (Preceded at 2 p.m. by the Fulford seniors group's meeting.)
Jonathan Manthorpe, a highly accomplished journalist and author of the timely new book Claws of the Panda: Beijing’s Campaign of Influence and Intimidation in Canada, will address the crisis in Canada-China relations, which – as daily news reports indicate – is a pressing issue. ArtSpring. 7:30 p.m. NOTE: UCLA professor Miriam Goldman was schedule to speak on […]
Don McGinnis gives a presentation on screen use children and families as part of the parenting series at the Salt Spring Public Library. 1 to 3 p.m. Childminding available with pre-registration at the library desk.
Topic is Life on the Edge: The Challenges of Small Communities With Tourist Economies. ArtSpring. 7:30 p.m.
Postponed to March 24 due to snowstorm: Noelle Hamlyn discussed her work in craft, textiles, fine art and costuming. Mahon Hall. 2 to 4 p.m.
Mississauga artist with a background in craft, textiles, fine art and costuming gives a presentation at Mahon Hall. 2 to 4 p.m. Part of the Salt Spring Arts Council's Artists in Residence program.
The author of the new book called City in Colour: Rediscovered Stories of Victoria's Multicultural Past gives a presentation to the SS Historical Society at Central Hall. 2 p.m. (Doors at 1:45 p.m.)
Guest speaker is Christie Doyle of Haywards Funeral Service on Salt Spring. Lions Hall. Doors open at 10 a.m.; speaker starts at 10:30 a.m. Cost is free for the first 3 meetings. After that people are asked to join the club.
Mary McBride speaks on Cancer: Causes and Consequences. ArtSpring. 7:30 p.m.
CBC gardener Donna Balzer is the first SS Garden Club presenter of 2019, speaking on vegetable gardening. Meaden Hall. Parlour show at 6:45 p.m., , plant sale and seed exchange, tea, coffee & goodies; 7:15 p.m. is business meeting ant 8 p.m. is when the speaker starts.
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.
Former CSIS director Richard Fadden speaks on the toughest issues facing security in Canada. ArtSpring. 7:30 p.m.
Richard Fadden, former director of CSIS, speaks on the toughest security issues facing Canada. ArtSpring. 7:30 p.m.
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 Sunday, March 10). See schedule on Salt Spring Forum website: https://www.saltspringforum.com/new-events/ubcworkshoptrump
UBC students will present research papers on topics relating to Donald Trump and international relations. Lions Hall from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. See schedule on Salt Spring Forum website: https://www.saltspringforum.com/new-events/ubcworkshoptrump
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, must be understood as long-term legacies of benefit and loss. Salt Spring Public Library Program Room. 1 to 2:30 p.m.
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 to the SS Historical Society at Central Hall. 2 p.m. (Doors at 1:45 p.m.) This event was rescheduled from Feb. 13 due to inclement weather.
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 and health science of space travel, as well as the challenges facing women in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). ArtSpring. 7:30 p.m.
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 at about 10:30 a.m. Attendance is free for the first three meetings. After that attendees are asked to join the club.
Kathryn Sikkink, professor of human rights at Harvard University speaks on the history and current state of human rights and how human rights advances can be supported and sustained. ArtSpring. 7:30 p.m.
Grizzly bear ecologist Michael Proctor speaks at SS Public Library Program Room. 7 p.m. Co-sponsored by SS Trail & Nature Club.
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