Monday, April 29, 2024
April 29, 2024

Tech Cafe: The Meaning of Life on the Internet

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

Peter Freeman leads an informative and entertaining session at the Salt Spring Public Library. 3 to 4:30 p.m.

Ham Radio & GMRS Radios

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

Amateur and GMRS Radios presented by Jon Healey and Gary Morrison, SSI Amateur Radio Society. Everything you wanted to know about ham/amateur and handheld radios and the benefits in a […]

EV 101

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

People are invited to bring their electric car questions to this free education session. Presentation followed by a Q&A panel of local experts. Salt Spring Public Library. 7 p.m.

Marathon to Everest Presentation

Salt Spring United Church 111 Hereford Avenue, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

Heather Pardon speaks about preparing to run the World's Highest Marathon in Nepal this fall. Salt Spring United Church. 7 p.m. By donation, In support of Community Action Nepal.

SSNAP Art & Community: Zita Cobb

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

Zita Cobb, founder and CEO of Shorefast and Innkeeper of the Fogo Island Inn, will speak to how a small Island off the coast of Newfoundland has become a leading […]

SSNAP: Noon-hour Artist Talks Series – Josephine Fletcher

Mahon Hall 114 Rainbow Road, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

Salt Spring artist Josephine Fletcher speaks on Create an Orchestra of Thrust and Energy of the Great Forest and Deep Skies at Mahon Hall. 12 to 1 p.m.

Salt Spring Forum: Angus Reid

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

Chair of the Angus Reid Institute speaks on A Citizen's Guide to Political Polling. ArtSpring. 7:30 p.m.

SSNAP: Noon-hour Artist Talks Series – Jennifer Brant

Mahon Hall 114 Rainbow Road, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

Vancouver artist Jennifer Brant speaks on I am Drawing on Ideas of Epigenetics and Intergenerational Trauma. Mahon Hall. 12 to 1 p.m.

SSNAP Noon Hour Artist Talk: Dorian Melton

Mahon Hall 114 Rainbow Road, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

Duncan artist and SSNAP finalist Dorian Melton talks about his work at Mahon Hall. 12 to 1 p.m.

SSNAP Noon Hour Artist Talk: Marion Landry

Mahon Hall 114 Rainbow Road, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

Vancouver artist and SSNAP finalist Marion Landry speaks about her work at Mahon Hall. 12 to 1 p.m.

SS Trail & Nature Club

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

Presentation by John Neville called “My Encounter with Mammals.” Public welcome to free event, co-sponsored by Salt Spring Public Library. In the library's community room. 7 to 9 p.m.

SSNAP Noon Hour Artist Talk: Rhys Edwards

Mahon Hall 114 Rainbow Road, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

Vancouver artist and SSNAP finalist Rhys Edwards speaks about his work at Mahon Hall. 12 to 1 p.m.

SS Forum presents Nancy Turner- BC’s Most Renowned Ethnobotanist

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

Nancy Turner has spent decades studying the importance and uses of plants in First Nations communities from Haida Gwaii to the Southern Gulf Islands. She has invaluable knowledge to pass […]

Healthy Soil as a Solution to the Climate Crisis

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

Ananda Fitzsimmons gives a public talk called Regeneration: A Response to the Climate Crisis. Lions Hall. 6:30 p.m.

Environmental Stewardship on Private Property

Salt Spring Island Conservancy 265 Blackburn Rd., Salt Spring Island, Canada

Local ecologist Chris Drake will be giving a presentation to land owners who want to learn how to care for nature on their land. His talk will explore the history of […]

Grandmothers Campaign Info Night

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

Guest speakers from Victoria Grandmothers to Grandmothers Group show slides and share info about the Stephen Lewis Foundation's Grandmothers Campaign. Salt Spring Public Library. 7 p.m.

Salt Spring Forum: Kirsten Zickfeld

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

SFU climate scientist Kirsten Zickfeld a leading researcher in her field, is the Salt Spring Forum guest at ArtSpring. 7:30 p.m.

Salt Spring Historical Society: John M. MacFarlane

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

Author of Around the World in a Dugout Canoe gives an illustrated talk. The book tells the true story of a little-understood character, Captain John Voss, and his refitted Nuu-Chah-Nulth […]

Dan Jason: Changing the Climate With The Seeds We Grow

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

Salt Spring Seeds founder and author of multiple books Dan Jason talks about his latest book. Salt Spring Public Library. 7 to 9 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

Nancy MacLean at the Salt Spring Forum

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

Salt Spring Forum hosts Nancy MacLean, Professor of History and Public Policy at Duke University and author of Democracy In Chains, which has set a ferocious cat among the pigeons […]

SSIWPA Presentation: Salt Spring Groundwater Monitoring

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

 Public presentation by William Shulba, Islands Trust senior freshwater specialist, titled Salt Spring Island Targeted Groundwater Well Monitoring Pilot. Salt Spring Public Library. 7 to 9 p.m.