Salt Spring Forum: Reporting the World: From Civil Wars to Climate Change
ArtSpring 100 Jackson Avenue, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British ColumbiaLyse Doucet, chief correspondent, BBC News, is the Salt Spring Forum guest at ArtSpring. 7:30 p.m.
Lyse Doucet, chief correspondent, BBC News, is the Salt Spring Forum guest at ArtSpring. 7:30 p.m.
Julie Gelfand, Canadian Commissioner for the Environment, is the Salt Spring Forum's guest speaker. Gulf Islands Secondary School. 10 a.m.
Slide show presentation by Brenda Trenholme highlights a challenging ride through spectacular and remote landscapes from Beijing to Istanbul. Admission by donation to benefit the Kenyan Education Endowment Fund. Salt Spring United Church. 7 p.m.
Probus Club's meeting's guest is Patricia Skidmore speaking on British child migration to Canada. Lions Hall. Doors open at 10 a.m.; speaker starts at about 10:30 a.m.
Guest speaker is Linda Gilkeson on Gardening and Climate Change. Meaden Hall. 6:30 p.m. Meeting opens with the parlour show and refreshments, followed by the speaker.
Public session on psycho-oncology and the power of mindset with Dr. Rigobert Kefferputz, Naturopathic Doctor. Salt Spring Public Library. 6:45 p.m.
Author of Wildfire, a chronicle of the disastrous 2016 Fort McMurray fire which firefighters named the “the Beast”, visits the Salt Spring Forum to discuss a world in which, thanks […]
The 2018 CBC Massey Lecturer is the Salt Spring Forum's guest. One of Canada foremost thinkers, Tanya Talaga speaks on All Our Relations: Finding the Path Forward. Beaver Point Hall. […]
Peter Freeman leads an informative and entertaining session at the Salt Spring Public Library. 3 to 4:30 p.m.
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 major emergency. Part of the Emergency Program workshop series. SS Public Library. 5 to 7 p.m.
Ahswinis (Port Alberni) artist Klehwetua Rodney Sayers speaks on Traditional Artwork in a Contemporary World. Mahon Hall. 12 to 1 p.m.
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.
Duncan artist Dennis B Del Torre speaks on Swirling in the Amnesia of History has Defined my Art. Mahon Hall. 12 to 1 p.m.
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.
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 contemporary arts venue for artists, filmmakers, writers, and thinkers from around the globe. Talk followed by reception. ArtSpring. 7:30 p.m.
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.
Victoria artist David Ellingsen speaks on Living Within the Sphere of Advocacy and Activism at Mahon Hall. 12 to 1 p.m.
Chair of the Angus Reid Institute speaks on A Citizen's Guide to Political Polling. ArtSpring. 7:30 p.m.
Vancouver artist Jennifer Brant speaks on I am Drawing on Ideas of Epigenetics and Intergenerational Trauma. Mahon Hall. 12 to 1 p.m.
Duncan artist and SSNAP finalist Dorian Melton talks about his work at Mahon Hall. 12 to 1 p.m.
Vancouver artist and SSNAP finalist Marion Landry speaks about her work at Mahon Hall. 12 to 1 p.m.
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.
Vancouver artist and SSNAP finalist Rhys Edwards speaks about his work at Mahon Hall. 12 to 1 p.m.
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.