Thursday Apr 16th –Stewart Muir Strait of Georgia 2115: A Historian Reflects on What the Next 100 Years Will Bring Stewart Muir is Executive Director of the Resource Works Society, a Vancouver-based non-profit organization.
=0D=0A=In April 2014with the founding of the Vancouver-based Resource Works Society, Stewart Muir set out to create a values-based conversation about the natural-resource economy and make it accessible to all British Columbians. The movement now has thousands of followers and is poised to meet ambitious growth targets in 2015. Stewart is a prominent commentator in the news media on resource issues. As an author, public-process specialist, historian and public intellectual he has an international perspective based on years working and studying in countries including Australia, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Hong Kong. Early in his career he was an editor and publisher of community newspapers in rural British Columbia and Alberta. A co-author of the recently published The Sea Among Us: The Amazing Strait of Georgia from Harbour Publishing.
=0D=0A=Stewart has a master’s degree focused on environmental history from the University of British Columbia. He spent eight years as a director of The Nature Trust of British Columbia, which conserves BC’s biological diversity through securement and management of ecologically significant lands. Dinner: 5:30pm
=0D=0A=Reservations required $15 Lecture: 7:00pm
=0D=0A=Advance ticket only $10
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Dinner Menu: Japanese Izakaya Assorted Sushi Tuna Tataki Handmade Pork Gyoza with Ponzu sauce Soba Noodle Salad Sesame Beans Seaweed Salad Green Tea Brulee Assorted Cookies
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