Meet-and-Greet with Danny Ramadan
The Museum is pleased to welcome Danny Ramadan to the Haig-Brown House this winter as the Writer in Residence. Danny Ramadan is a Syrian-Canadian author and LGBTQ-refugees advocate. His debut novel, The Clothesline Swing, won multiple awards. His children’s Book
Podcast “Taking Measure” – April – Diana Kretz
Guest: Diana Kretz reads “Livestock” from April in Measure of the Year. Diana Kretz has lived on Hudson’s Farm on the edge of Campbell River and its estuary for most of her eighty-plus years. Born and raised in Campbell River,
Podcast “Taking Measure” – August – John Barker
Guest: John Barker reads “Visitors” from August in Measure of the Year. John Barker has had a passion for fishing for as long as he can remember. Born in Liverpool, he and his family came to Canada when he was 9
Podcast “Taking Measure” – March – Neil Cameron
Guest: Neil Cameron reads an excerpt from “Canada” from March in Measure of the Year. Neil Cameron is a former editor and publisher of the now defunct Campbell River Courier Islander newspaper. He’s also a past editor of Island Fisherman
Haig-Brown Memorial Lecture
The 2021 Haig-Brown Lecture will feature Dr. Suzanne Simard, a world leading forest ecologist. Dr. Simard will address the complexity of our forest ecosystem and base her talk on her bestselling book “Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of
Podcast “Taking Measure” – February – Mary Haig-Brown
Guest: Mary Haig-Brown reads from “The River” from February in Measure of the Year Mary Haig-Brown, the second daughter of Roderick and Ann Haig-Brown, joins host Dan MacLennan to reflect on growing up at Above Tide, their family home in