On Local Nature with Carolyn Redl | Parksville, BC
Join the Vancouver Island Regional Library for an author talk and panel discussion with Carolyn Redl in celebration of her new book, Four Seasons by the Salish Sea: Discovering the Natural Wonders of Coastal Living.
Saturday, May 27, 2023
3:00 PDT
The Forum: Parksville Civic & Technology Centre
100 Jensen Ave. E.,
Parksville, BC
hosted by the Vancouver Island Regional Library
Part travelogue, part natural history, Four Seasons by the Salish Sea is an enchanting book exploring Island life over the course of a year. Carolyn will be joined by contributing photographer Nancy Randall as well as two Oceanside residents and retired teachers: Linda Fullalove and Nanci Langford. Listen to an author reading and learn about the wonders in the region along with gardening and travel tips.
- Books for sale at event by Sea & Summit Bookshop
- Everyone welcome
- Free to attend
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About the Participants
CAROLYN REDL is a retired academic who taught literature and creative writing for more than thirty years. During that time, she also wrote and published essays, short stories, poems, travel articles, and book reviews in publications such as The Edmonton Journal, AMA Insider, Prairie Journal of Canadian Fiction, and University of Toronto Quarterly. Redl is the co-producer of “A Woman I Know: Canadian Literature by Women,” an eight-part series of programs for ACCESS, the Education Channel. She has lived on Vancouver Island on the unceded territories of the coast Salish people since 2001.
NANCY RANDALL is photographer and artist, whose work focuses on the wonders of the Salish Sea region. She chaired the boards of civic art galleries in Kamloops and Nanaimo and is the founding director of the Vancouver Island University Teaching and Learning Centre, where she was also a faculty member. Since retiring she thoroughly enjoyed seven years as a marriage commissioner, conducting more than 200 wedding ceremonies. Nancy also taught courses on Salish Sea flora and fauna through VIU’s ElderCollege program.
LINDA FULLALOVE is a retired elementary school teacher. Since moving to the island in 2009, she has enjoyed hiking and exploring the Island’s beautiful forests and beaches. Linda is a former member of Newcomers and is currently a member of Mount Arrowsmith Naturalists and The Canadian Federation of University Women - Parksville Qualicum. She continues to learn about the region’s complex ecosystems and is passionate about preserving the natural beauty of the islands.
NANCI LANGFORD is a retired academic who moved to Oceanside seven years ago. She’s recently been involved with re-settling a Ukrainian family in Qualicum Beach and teaching ESL. Her most recent book, co-edited, is Compelled to Act: Histories of Women's Activism in Western Canada. She is committed to learning more about ways to understand, preserve and appreciate the natural environments we are privileged to enjoy on Vancouver Island and how they sustain all life forms, including humans.
