Speakers

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 on about sustainability and our relationships with nature. This event is co-sponsored by the Salt Spring Island Conservancy. ArtSpring. 7:30 p.m. Tickets and Info: https://www.saltspringforum.com/new-events

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

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 land stewardship and present research that shows the environmental, social, and economic benefits of stewarding land. Salt Spring Island Conservancy. 2 p.m.

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.

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

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 cedar canoe. Central Hall. 2 p.m. Note that the SSHS meeting is being held one week earlier than usual.

Speakers series event at Salt Spring Seniors Centre. 2 p.m.

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 in American academia. ArtSpring. 7:30 p.m.

 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.

A free talk by the Alzheimer Society of B.C. at Salt Spring Seniors. 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Salt Spring Forum guest is the charismatic former executive director and co-founder of the Ancient Forest Alliance, who has been working to protect ancient forests in BC for more than 25 years.

Fran Morrison of the B.C. Black History Awareness Society is guest speaker, with discussion about the story of the migration and settlement of black people in B.C. starting in 1858, including some of Salt Spring Island’s own pioneer families. Central Hall. 2 p.m.

Navigating power outages safely on Salt Spring Island. Presented by BC Hydro representatives. Salt Spring Public Library program room. 5 to 7 p.m. 

Two talks offered in one evening as part of Against the Current exhibition events. Creatures of Habit: Culture and Conservation of West Coast Killer Whales is with John K. Ford, Pacific Biological Station, Fisheries & Oceans Canada and Dept of Zoology, UBC.Then skeleton articulators Mike deRoos and Michi Main of Cetacea share stories of their experience working […]

Hereditary Chief of Tsawout Erick Pelkey and marine science specialist Vanessa Minke-Martin give talk on  the restoration of the Salish Sea’s distinct herring populations and the effect on the southern resident killer whale population.Suggested donation $10. Mahon Hall. 5:30 to 7 p.m.

Presentation by Dr. Claire Cupples at Salt Spring Seniors. 2 p.m.

UBC professor emeritus Bill Rees is the forum's guest, speaking on From ‘Eco Footprint’ to ‘Ecological Overshoot’ What Chance a Sustainable Planet? ArtSpring. 7:30 p.m.

Generator Safety and Maintenance. Is your generator ready for an emergency? Presented by Mid Island Marine. Salt Spring Public Library program room. 5 to 7 p.m. 

Upper-level UBC Political Science students hosted by the Salt Spring Forum present research in the library program room from 3 to 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, and from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Sunday. Audience attendance is free.

Upper-level UBC Political Science students hosted by the Salt Spring Forum present research in the library program room from 3 to 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, and from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Sunday. Audience attendance is free.

FireSmart. Learn about reducing the risk of wildfires to your home. Presented by SS Fire Rescue. Salt Spring Public Library program room. 5 to 7 p.m.