Interview on Swiss consulate website

ByHeather Conn May 10, 2013April 24, 2023

An interview with me regarding my year of college and work in Switzerland in 1976-77 appears on the website of the Swiss consulate in Vancouver, BC. Click here to read it and see related photographs.

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Mentors in Violence Training held Dec. 6 in Sechelt, BC
ByHeather Conn December 1, 2016April 24, 2023

I was delighted to receive one-day training in Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) on Dec. 6, 2016 in Sechelt, BC. Roughly a dozen of us attended, including local teachers and providers of an after-school teen drop-in program. The event’s co-facilitators were Wayne Spychka, my boss as an SCCSS gender violence prevention worker, and Keely Halward, Wayne’s boss. Both are experienced MVP mentors and…

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Picture book launch Dec. 7: Six Stinky Feet and a Sasquatch
ByHeather Conn December 8, 2019April 24, 2023

It was fun presenting my new picture book, Six Stinky Feet and a Sasquatch, to an audience of young and old Dec. 7 at Sechelt Public Library. Andy Johnson, storyteller for the shishalh Nation, shared a sasquatch song he composed and told a sasquatch story. I’m honoured to know that he plans to read my…

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One-day travel writing workshop at Cap U in Sechelt
ByHeather Conn September 24, 2011April 24, 2023

September 24 and October 1 (two Saturdays) Sensitive and Aware: 10 Steps to Sucessful Travel Writing Are you a traveller who seeks offbeat or deep encounters and wants to write compelling prose? Forget tourist fluff and hotel reviews. This workshop will help you create thoughtful content that honours and respects the events and practices of…

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Feb. 7: private SoulCollage® workshop in Burnaby, BC
ByHeather Conn January 17, 2014April 24, 2023

I’m facilitating the SoulCollage® workshop “Rebirth: The Daring and Doubts of a New Beginning” on Feb. 7 at a private home in Burnaby. Inclusion is limited to those who have already taken one of my SoulCollage® workshops. Click here to find out more about my SoulCollage® workshops.

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Luncheon talk “A Spiritual Workplace: Reality or Utopia”
ByHeather Conn December 17, 2005April 24, 2023

I gave a luncheon talk on A Spiritual Workplace: Reality or Utopia in downtown Vancouver for the Workplace Centre for Spiritual and Ethical Development. I am now a member of the Centre’s board. http://www.workplacecentre.org/page133.htm

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Author reading at Seaside Centre Book Fair Aug. 19
ByHeather Conn August 15, 2023January 2, 2024

I’ll be reading brief excerpts from my memoir No Letter in Your Pocket at noon on Aug. 19 at the Seaside Art, Photography and Book Fair in Sechelt, BC. This new free event, held Aug. 18-20 at the Seaside Centre, will feature visual arts, workshops, readings and live music by local creatives. Check it out…

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