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<b>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - BCMA<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<b>September 11, 2017<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<b>Cannery Speakers</b><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">’</span> Series September 23<sup>rd</sup>
</b><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">–</span> River</b><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">’</span>s End Fisher Poets<i>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk487011214"><b>RICHMOND, BC </b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk487011214"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">–</span>
</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk487011214">On Saturday, September 23<sup>rd</sup>, the Gulf of Georgia Cannery Society presents the fourth and final program in its summer Speakers’ Series with
</span><a href="http://gulfofgeorgiacannery.org/events/pull-of-the-net-speakers-series-fisher-poets-afternoon"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk487011214"><b><i>River’s End Fisher Poets</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk487011214"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk487011214">.
</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk487011214"><span style="color:black">This is the second year the Fisher Poets will gather in Steveston at the Cannery. Commercial fishers and others with connections to the fishing industry will share poetry, prose, and
songs, celebrating the commercial fishing lifestyle.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk487011214"><span style="color:black">Lead poet and event organizer, Wilfred Wilson, was inspired by the Astoria FisherPoets Gathering in Oregon on the mouth of the Columbia River. Wilson is a</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk487011214"><span style="color:#1155CC">
</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk487011214">commercial fisherman and poet of Musqueam descent who has been fishing for over 55 years. He has been writing poetry for nearly as long.
<span style="color:black">His works share the excitement of a great catch, the disappointment of an empty net, the allure of the sea, and the longing for home experienced during his fishing career.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk487011214"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">The free event will be held in the Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk487011214"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">’</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk487011214"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">s
Boiler House Theatre on <b>Saturday September 23<sup>rd</sup> from 2 to 3:30 p.m</b>.
</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk487011214"><span style="color:black">Seating is limited. Light refreshments will be provided. Doors will open at 1:30 p.m.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk487011214"><i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk487011214"><i>The Pull of the Net</i></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk487011214"> Speakers’ Series is a recipient of the City of Richmond’s Canada 150 grant initiative. 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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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk487011229"><i><span style="background:white">The Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site of Canada is operated by the non-profit
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk487011229"><i><span style="background:white">Gulf of Georgia Cannery Society, on behalf of Parks Canada.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk487011229"><i><span style="background:white">Location: 12138 Fourth Avenue at Moncton, Richmond (Steveston Village).<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk487011229"><i><span style="background:white">Hours: Open daily, year-round from 10am-5pm. Call 604-664-9009 for details.
</span></i></span><a href="http://www.gulfofgeorgiacannery.org"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk487011229"><span style="background:white">www.gulfofgeorgiacannery.org</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk487011229"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk487011229"><i><span style="background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p>
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<span style="background:white">Media Contact: Mimi Horita mimi.horita@gogcannery.org 604.664.9006</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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