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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:JA">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:JA">Summer Speakers’ Series celebrates fishing the West Coast<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">RICHMOND, BC –
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">In commemoration of Canada’s 150th, the Gulf of Georgia Cannery Society presents
<i>The Pull of the Net: Speakers’ Series,</i> a free summer program to celebrate the importance of fishing to Richmond’s past, present, and future. Presented from four unique perspectives, topics will explore fishing’s cultural and economic importance, bridging
past and present to create a greater understanding of Richmond’s human history and the community’s strong ties to fishing. All presentations will take place inside the Boiler House Theatre at the
<a href="http://gulfofgeorgiacannery.org/">Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site</a>, on Saturdays at 2pm.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The series begins on
<b>Saturday June 10<sup>th</sup> at 2 pm </b>with a focus on Aboriginal connections to the Fraser River, featuring a presentation by Stó:lô Cultural Historian Dr. Sonny McHalsie and a screening of a short film that shares Stó:lô and Musqueam oral histories
of how salmon came to the Fraser River. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">On
<b>Saturday July 15<sup>th</sup></b> Richmond councillor Harold Steves and local historian Bud Sakamoto will shed light on how immigration from many parts of the world shaped local fishing practices and helped build the multicultural society we know today.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">On
<b>Saturday August 12<sup>th</sup></b> the talk will feature a panel of speakers who will discuss the current fisheries and t</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">he history of fishing on the BC coast. We will examine how this extremely active
contemporary industry continues to shape our coastal communities, build cultural relationships, and grow our provincial and national economies. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The Pull of the Net Speakers’ Series</span></i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> wraps up on
<b>Saturday September 23<sup>rd</sup></b> with Fisher Poets, a celebration of the allure of fishing. Commercial fishers inspired by fishing the waterways of BC’s rugged West Coast will share their original works of poetry and song.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white">The speakers’ series program is a recipient of the City of Richmond’s Canada 150 grant initiative to assist community partners in staging their own Canada 150
events and activities. Richmond Canada 150 ignites the passions of the citizens of Richmond in a multi-faceted, year-long celebration, honours Richmond’s distinct and vibrant cultural diversity, and leaves lasting legacies that foster civic pride and carry
the spirit of 150 into the future.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:JA">The Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site of Canada is operated by the non-profit Gulf of Georgia Cannery Society, on behalf of Parks Canada.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<b><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:JA">Location:</span></i></b><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:JA"> 12138 Fourth Avenue at Moncton, Richmond (Steveston Village).<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<b><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:JA">Hours:</span></i></b><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:JA"> Open daily, year round from 10am-5pm.
</span></i><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:JA">Call 604-664-9009 for details.
</span></b><a href="http://www.gulfofgeorgiacannery.org"><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:JA">www.gulfofgeorgiacannery.org</span></i></a><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:JA"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Media Contact: Mimi Horita
</span><a href="mailto:mimi.horita@gogcannery.org"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">mimi.horita@gogcannery.org</span></a><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> 604.664.9006</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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