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SUMMARY:Spring Break Puppet Show
DESCRIPTION:Stop by for a craft and a fun puppet show. Featuring some brave songbird chicks. Best Suited for Ages 3-8
URL:https://virl.bc.ca/event/spring-break-puppet-show/
LOCATION:British Columbia\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Children,Families
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SUMMARY:Spring Break Kids' Craft
DESCRIPTION:Drop by and join us to whip up a cool nature-themed craft during Spring Break!
URL:https://virl.bc.ca/event/spring-break-kids-craft/2026-03-25/
LOCATION:British Columbia\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Children,Families,Tweens
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SUMMARY:TRC #57: Dr. Michael Asch
DESCRIPTION:What if the future of reconciliation depends on how we understand the treaties made at the very moment Canada came into being?\nRegister Now \nIn this informative conversation\, Dr. Michael Asch invites our audience to reconsider the significance of the treaties negotiated around Confederation—not as relics of the past\, but as living agreements that continue to shape the legitimacy of Canada’s presence on these lands. Drawing from his chapter “Confederation Treaties and Reconciliation: Stepping Back into the Future\,” Asch reflects on what settlers agreed to when they were granted permission to settle\, and what responsibilities flow from those agreements today. \nRather than asking what reconciliation might look like in the abstract\, this session turns our attention to history\, consent\, and obligation: \n\nWhat did treaties actually authorize settlers to do—and what limits were placed on that authority?\nWhat does it mean to understand treaties as agreements to share land\, rather than surrender it?\nAnd what changes when treaties are understood as Canada’s foundation\, rather than a footnote to its history?\n\nThrough careful engagement with treaty texts\, Indigenous interpretations\, and historical records\, Asch argues that reconciliation requires settlers to align present-day practices with the commitments made in the past. He invites participants—especially settlers—to consider what it would mean to take those commitments seriously as the basis for shared futures. \nThis conversation offers space to reflect on responsibility\, consent\, and the possibility of honouring treaties as living relationships—now and for generations to come. \nRegister Now \n \nResurgence and Reconciliation: Indigenous–Settler Relations and Earth Teachings\nEdited by Michael Asch\, John Borrows and James Tully \nUse the code Resurgence2026 to get 20% off your purchase through University of Toronto Press\, plus\, get free shipping on orders over $40 \nPurchase a Copy \nBorrow a Copy
URL:https://virl.bc.ca/event/trc-57-asch/
LOCATION:Virtual Zoom Webinar\, British Columbia\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Adults,Everyone
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SUMMARY:Read Around the World Book Club - Egypt
DESCRIPTION:For March\, we are reading books by Egyptian authors. \n\n\n\nTravel around the world and expand your reading horizons. No passport required. \nEach month we’ll read from a different country or Canadian province. The location will be pre-selected for the month\, but YOU get to choose any author and title YOU want to read! Then join us to present your own pick and find out what everyone else has read. \nEveryone is welcome. No registration required. \nFind a book by an author from the selected country and join us for the discussion. \nEmail Vicki at vdolling@virl.bc.ca to receive a literature guide for the selected country.
URL:https://virl.bc.ca/event/read-around-the-world-book-club-egypt/
LOCATION:Sooke Multipurpose Room\, 6671 Wadams Way\, Sooke\, British Columbia\, V9Z 1A4
CATEGORIES:Adults,Seniors
ORGANIZER;CN="Vicki%20Dolling":MAILTO:vdolling@virl.bc.ca
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260325T170000
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SUMMARY:Crafternoon
DESCRIPTION:It’s time to get crafty! Drop into the library for a variety of self-guided crafts! \nThis is a drop-in program. All ages welcome with caregiver.
URL:https://virl.bc.ca/event/crafternoon/
LOCATION:British Columbia
CATEGORIES:Children
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SUMMARY:Truth 4 Reconciliation Film - The Whale and the Raven
DESCRIPTION:Director Mirjam Leuze’s The Whale and the Raven illuminates the many issues that have drawn whale researchers\, the Gitga’at First Nation\, and the Government of British Columbia into a complex conflict. As the people in the Great Bear Rainforest struggle to protect their territory against the pressure and promise of the gas industry\, caught in between are the countless beings that call this place home.
URL:https://virl.bc.ca/event/truth-4-reconciliation-film-the-whale-and-the-raven/
LOCATION:Sooke Multipurpose Room\, 6671 Wadams Way\, Sooke\, British Columbia\, V9Z 1A4
CATEGORIES:Adults,Indigenous Voices
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