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Book signing at Sunnycrest Mall

ByHeather Conn February 20, 2010April 24, 2023

I will be on hand to sign copies of Vancouver’s Glory Years at Woods Showcase,
2 p.m., Sunnycrest Mall, Gibsons, BC

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Screening of “Salam Neighbor” prompts $887 in donations
ByHeather Conn April 17, 2016April 24, 2023

I was honoured to organize and host an April 15 screening of the documentary Salam Neighbor in Sechelt, BC. This by-donation event, held at St. Hilda’s Church, raised $887, which will go to the Syrian Refugee Sponsorship Committee and two other groups on the Lower Sunshine Coast working to bring Syrian refugee families to this…

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Online memories shared regarding my Ubyssey editing days
ByHeather Conn October 25, 2022April 24, 2023

What influence did university journalism and the UBC student newspaper The Ubyssey have on my life and career? I explain, and reminisce, in a new online series of Q&As, part of the Hundred Year Trek project. (The Great Trek was a huge event in Vancouver, BC in 1922, whereby hundreds of students, supported by many…

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New trail signs to honour value of old-growth forest and shíshálh heritage
ByHeather Conn October 15, 2021April 24, 2023

I am delighted to have worked as an editor on a new series of interpretive signs for the Community Health Trail on Mt. Elphinstone on British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast. As part of an initiative by Elphinstone Logging Focus (ELF), the signs highlight the importance of old-growth forests and their flora and fauna. With himus (Calvin…

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Mini-book reading April 7 at Artesia Coffeehouse
ByHeather Conn March 17, 2023December 31, 2023

Artesia Coffeehouse attendees will get a sneak preview of my memoir No Letter in Your Pocket on April 7 at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre in Sechelt, BC. I’ll be giving a seven-minute reading from my memoir about my visit to the erotic sandstone temples in Khajuraho, India in 1991. This will be from chapter…

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Young Writers’ Festival, Gibsons, Feb. 26
ByHeather Conn February 9, 2020April 24, 2023

I’m one of five authors who will be doing a reading and presentation to kindergarten and grade one students at Gibsons Elementary School in Gibsons, BC on Wednesday, Feb. 26. I’ll be sharing my new picture book Six Stinky Feet and a Sasquatch and talking about “Picture Books: Fact and Fiction.” I look forward to…

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Two-day workshop in Powell River on writing a short film
ByHeather Conn March 2, 2011April 24, 2023

TUESDAY, MARCH 2 and WED., MARCH 3 A Journey Through Life & the Self: Writing Your Way to a Short Film Powell River Digital Film School, Powell River, BC This two-day workshop for grade 12 students is designed to motivate them to greater creativity, using writing and group exercises, film screenings, informal presentations, and a…

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