2014 Annual Haig-Brown Lecture

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Saturday, September 27th, 2014
7:00 PM to 8:30 PM

The Campbell River Arts Council, the Haig-Brown Institute and the Museum at Campbell River are partnering this year to present the 2014 Haig-Brown Memorial Lecture.

The lecture will take place on Saturday evening, September 27, from 7pm � 8:30 pm, at the Museum at Campbell River. This year�s lecture will be delivered by noted Canadian author and historian Richard Mackie.

Richard Somerset Mackie is the author of six books of British Columbia history and biography, including Island Timber (Sono Nis Press: 2000), which won the Lieutenant-Governor's Medal and was shortlisted for the Haig-Brown Prize. A Vancouver Islander, he now lives in Vancouver where he is associate editor and book reviews editor for the journal BC Studies. His most recent book, co-edited with Graeme Wynn, is Home Truths: Highlights from BC History (Harbour: 2012).

The Haig-Brown Memorial Lecture Series was created by Ken Blackburn of the Arts Council in 2009. The intention is to honour the legacy of both Roderick Haig- Brown and Ann Haig-Brown (nee Elmore). Roderick Haig-Brown (1908-1976) applied his passion equally to fishing, writing, conservation, and public service and left behind a strong legacy of literary excellence, centered on the rivers of British Columbia. His work represented an early environmental voice. Ann Elmore was a major force for social justice issues in Campbell River, notably around the challenges facing women. The Ann Elmore Transition House is named in her honour. The Haig-Brown Memorial Lectures provide an annual forum for writers to inspire a new generation with their vision for the environment, social issues and literary excellence. A signed and numbered collectable chapbook of the 2014 Lecture has been produced and will be available at the Museum.

Call the Museum at 287-3103 to reserve a seat for this historic event.
The cost for the Lecture is $10.00.