BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Raincoast - ECPv6.18.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Raincoast X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.raincoast.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Raincoast REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Vancouver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240607T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240607T210000 DTSTAMP:20240708T182827Z CREATED:20240327T012225Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240708T182827Z UID:91587-1717786800-1717794000@www.raincoast.org SUMMARY:Pender Conservancy and POD present: Bright Extinction DESCRIPTION:Pender Conservancy and POD Present: BRIGHT EXTINCTION📍 Community HallJoin us for an enlightening evening with Raincoast Conservation Scientists as they present their research on the decline of Southern Resident killer whales (SRKW).Misty MacDuffee\, Salmon Program DirectorShe will talk about – Salmon Management: How and where we fish plays a role in the decline of SRKW. More about Misty.Valeria Vergara\, Cetacean Conservation Research DirectorShe will talk about – Sound-Centred Species in Today’s Noisy Oceans: The challenges that sound-centred species like Killer Whales\, Humpbacks\, and Belugas face in their increasingly noisy environment. More about Valeria.Learn about the critical challenges facing our marine life and what can be done to help. Don’t miss this important event! URL:https://www.raincoast.org/event/pender-conservancy-pod-bright-extinction-91587/ LOCATION:Pender Island Community Hall\, 4418 Bedwell Harbour Rd\, Pender Island\, BC\, V0N 2M1 CATEGORIES:Community events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.raincoast.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/bright-extinction-presentation-v1.0.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240608T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240608T170000 DTSTAMP:20240708T182819Z CREATED:20240502T180244Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240708T182819Z UID:92409-1717833600-1717866000@www.raincoast.org SUMMARY:World Ocean's Day DESCRIPTION:World Ocean Day (acronym: WOD) is an international day that takes place annually on 8 June. The concept was originally proposed in 1992 by Canada’s International Centre for Ocean Development (ICOD) and the Ocean Institute of Canada (OIC) at the Earth Summit – UN Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro\, Brazil. \nWikipedia article URL:https://www.raincoast.org/event/world-oceans-day/ LOCATION:BC CATEGORIES:Community events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.raincoast.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/03-octopus-white-02.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240608T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240608T143000 DTSTAMP:20240708T182827Z CREATED:20240327T015100Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240708T182827Z UID:91600-1717839000-1717857000@www.raincoast.org SUMMARY:Celebrate World Ocean Day at the Fisheries and Oceans Canada\, Pacific Science Enterprise Centre DESCRIPTION:Celebrate World Ocean Day at the Fisheries and Oceans Canada PACIFIC SCIENCE ENTERPRISE CENTRE: Join us for a facility tour\, science demonstrations\, and hands-on activities for the whole family! \n\n\n\nSaturday\, June 8\, 2024 9:30 am – 2:30 pm(last tour begins at 2:00pm) \n\n\n\n4160 Marine Drive\, West Vancouver (Please use transit if possible\, parking will be limited) \n\n\n\nHealthy Waters\, and Tracker\, to be in attendance. \n\n\n\n2024 PSEC Open House Invitation\n\n\n\nPhoto by Alex Harris / Raincoast Conservation Foundation. URL:https://www.raincoast.org/event/psec-open-house-world-oceans-day-91600/ LOCATION:BC CATEGORIES:Community events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.raincoast.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/psec-open-house.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240613T162000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240613T183000 DTSTAMP:20240708T182814Z CREATED:20240613T173750Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240708T182814Z UID:93763-1718295600-1718303400@www.raincoast.org SUMMARY:Healthy Waters and Sam Scott at UBC DESCRIPTION:“Collaborate & Connect” aims to introduce participants to diverse organizations in the water sector. Participants will move from one table to another to learn about opportunities\, jobs\, and future water challenges while the distinguished Water Partners introduce their organizations and how they are approaching water challenges. \n\n\n\nLearn more URL:https://www.raincoast.org/event/healthy-waters-and-sam-scott-at-ubc/ LOCATION:Room #310\, Thea Koerner Lounge\, 6371 Crescent Rd\, Vancover\, BC\, V6T 1Z2 CATEGORIES:Community events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.raincoast.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/ubc-west-networking-sponsors.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240613T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240613T213000 DTSTAMP:20240708T182814Z CREATED:20240612T192106Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240708T182814Z UID:93740-1718299800-1718314200@www.raincoast.org SUMMARY:2024 Land Awards Gala DESCRIPTION:The Land Awards Gala is a night of camaraderie\, revelry\, and inspiration. Presented every two years by the Real Estate Foundation of BC (REFBC)\, the Gala brings people together to celebrate big ideas and bold leadership in sustainable\, equitable\, and socially just land use and real estate across BC. \n\n\n\nWatch for Kristen Walters and Alex Harris! Alex Harris contributed to a film called ĆELÁáčˆENs TĆŠE áčźEáčźĂÄ†ES that is up for an award. \n\n\n\nLearn more\n\nFinalists\n\n\n\nEmcee: Angela Sterritt Lu Algaxit Ts’im Xsblist\n\n\n\nAngela Sterritt is an award-winning investigative journalist and national bestselling author from the Wilp Wiik’aax of the Gitanmaax community within the Gitxsan Nation on her dad’s side and from Bell Island\, NL\, on her maternal side. Sterritt worked as a television\, radio\, and digital journalist at CBC for more than a decade. She hosted the award-winning CBC original podcast Land Back. Her book Unbroken (Greystone Books)\, a work that is part memoir and part investigation into the murders and disappearances of Indigenous women and girls\, became an instant national bestseller in 2023. Unbroken was a finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award\, one of Canada’s oldest and most prestigious literary prizes. It was also a finalist for the Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for the best nonfiction book in Canada. \n\n\n\nPoet: ’CĂșagilĂĄkv Jess Housty\n\n\n\n’CĂșagilĂĄkv (Jess Housty) is a HaĂ­É«zaqv parent\, writer\, and land-based educator from the community of Bella Bella\, BC. They live in their unceded ancestral homelands\, where they work in community building\, food sovereignty\, and leadership development. Housty is the author of a debut poetry collection\, Crushed Wild Mint (Nightwood Editions)\, and a collection of essays forthcoming from Magic Canoe Press. URL:https://www.raincoast.org/event/2024-land-awards-gala/ LOCATION:BC CATEGORIES:Community events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.raincoast.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/land-awards-2022.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR