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. […]
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.
A conversation between Dr. Kevin Patterson and Aletha Humphreys will be filmed instead of a public event being held. People can send their questions for Kevin and Aletha at forum@saltspringforum.com. Their conversation will be filmed and viewable on www.saltspringforum.com on March 14.
The Bateman Foundation hosts a Nature X live webinar featuring writer, conservation photographer and filmmaker Isabelle Groc and a virtual launch of her new children's book, Sea Otters: A Survival Story . Groc specializes in endangered species and the relationships between people and the natural world. She grew up in France and now lives in […]
Workshop with panelists Robin Annschild, Shannon Cowan, Bryan Young, Julie Pisani and Laura Patrick presented by Transition Salt Spring. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Registration by donation at www.tinyurl.com/SSFreshwater
Artist exhibiting in the Salt Spring Public Library Program Room presents a talk about her work in that space. 1 p.m.
Chris Drake, ecologist and owner and operator of Coast Alive Stewardship Services, presents his webinar, Environmental Stewardship on Private and Protected Land: small-scale ecosystem restoration through the combination of invasive plant control, wildlife habitat […]
Webinar with members of government, local transportation experts and policymakers on how to get the Gulf Islands moving in the right direction to reduce transportation-related greenhouse gases. Join us to hear about the path and vision to improving our transit system, electrifying transportation, and making Salt Spring more walkable and bikeable for our health, our planet and […]
Noon-hour talk with artist/photographer Susan Huber. Mahon Hall. 12 noon. Part of Mahon (Memorial) Hall: The Nature of Memory exhibition events.
A guided talk of the Mahon (Memorial) Hall: The Nature of Memory exhibition with co-curator Stefanie Denz and some of the artists. Mahon Hall. 7 p.m.
A presentation by local historian Chris Arnett on the origins and history of Mahon Hall between construction and when it was acquired by the School District. Using archival images, historical […]
Salt Spring artist Martin Herbert gives noon-hour talk at Mahon Hall. Part of Mahon (Memorial) Hall: The Nature of Memory exhibition events.
Presentations by photographer/campaigner TJ Watt of the Ancient Forest Alliance, and Ken Wu, executive director of the Endangered Ecosystems Alliance as part of an art exhibition and fundraiser for the […]
"The Golden Ages of Television and Soccer. Are they over? Or Just begun?" - The Salt Spring Forum welcomes John Doyle, The Globe and Mail’s long-time television critic, to Salt Spring Island. How much control do we have over what we watch? Are streaming services eroding our sense of community? Is having more choice better, […]
Salt Spring Forum guest is Sean Holman, Wayne Crookes Professor of Environmental and Climate Journalism at the University of Victoria, and founder/publisher of Public Eye news service. Beaver Point Hall. 3 p.m. Note that masks must be worn at this event.
Author of The Dead Center, Luke Savage, is the Forum's guest at ArtSpring. 3 p.m.
Zoom presentation by master gardener and author Linda Gilkeson. A Transition Salt Spring event. 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Visit tinyurl.com/TSS-Resilient-Gardening to enrol.
Tanya Harrison, who has worked on multiple NASA missions to Mars as a scientist and mission operations specialist, is the Forum’s guest. Mahon Hall. 7:30 p.m.
A facilitated discussion on topics such as Propagation, Water, Time Management, Soil Health, Weeding, and more. Audience participation encouraged. At the Farmers' Institute upstairs meeting room. By donation.
Regional seed vendors, landscape plants, garden tools and agricultural advocacy, plus free talks.
John Cassidy, senior research scientist with Natural Resources Canada, is the forum's guest. ArtSpring. 3 p.m.
Educational event at Mahon Hall. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. See poster for details.
All day health & wellness fair organized by Navigator for Wellness with vendors, info tables, health treatments and more at Mahon Hall. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Speakers' Schedule: 10-10:30: Nisha Helmig - Written In Your Hands 10:30-11:15: Celeste Mallett Jason - Yoga Demystified 11:30-12:15: Lisa Sliwowska - Living Our Best Lives 12:30-1:15: Leigh Ann […]
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