by Colleen McCarthy | May 15, 2017 | Events, Talks
8TH FIRE is a provocative journey through Aboriginal country showing you why we need to fix Canada’s 500 year old relationship with Indigenous peoples; a relationship mired in colonialism, conflict and denial. Saturday, May 13, 1- 3 pm EPISODE 1: Indigenous in the...
by Colleen McCarthy | May 7, 2017 | Talks
Say NO to Invasive Plants By Kerry Marcus You have probably unknowingly introduced an invasive plant to your garden here on Gabriola. Or had several appear in your yard, uninvited and unrecognized – until they were a problem. Three local experts will share...
by Colleen McCarthy | Apr 3, 2017 | Events, Talks
Thursday, April 20th 7 pm (doors at 6:30) Roxy Theatre Gabriola Museum proudly presents local author, editor and playwright Debbie Marshall as she launches her latest book at the Roxy Theatre. Firing Lines:Three Canadian Women Write the First World War. A labour of...
by Colleen McCarthy | Mar 30, 2017 | Events, Talks
John Howard Society to give presentation on Gabriola about new addiction treatment that is changing lives. by Ivan Bulic; submitted to the sounder March 16, 2017 Few communities in BC remain untouched by addiction problems. And while the opioid crisis makes the front...
by Colleen McCarthy | Feb 27, 2017 | Events, Talks
Gabriola’s favourite world travellers, Steve Struthers and Alison Douglas, have just returned from their latest adventure – a voyage that took them from the deserts of Mauritania to the equatorial jungles of Senegal. They will share a multi media presentation at...
by Colleen McCarthy | Jan 26, 2017 | Events, Talks
The Museum’s first evening of the 2017 Gabriolan Talk Series will feature geologist Steven Earle discussing earthquakes. Steve will review the geological origins of earthquakes on Canada’s shaky western coast and will discuss the evidence for and effects of some...