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General Meetings & Special Events


General Meetings

Our General meetings start with an invited speaker, and may be followed by a business meeting, where committees report on activities, and club motions are presented and voted on. For the upcoming Speaker Series, we have a varied program of topics and speakers, covering a broad range of topics. An overview of the year is shown below in the Speaker Series Calendar. More details of the next topic and speaker are provided below in Next Speaker – Outline, and the Previous Speakers section contains summaries of previous sessions. 

We meet on the first Monday of the month either at the Qualicum Civic Centre,  or Knox United Church in Parksville. We invite members and guests to come along at 6:30 pm to catch up with each other, and meet mew members. All programs begin at 7:00 pm unless specified otherwise.

Special Events 

In addition to General Meetings and our regular Speaker Series, we have a number of special events throughout the year, to which members of the public are typically invited. Some events are hands-on activities in the community; others are with invited speakers:

  • We honour the memories of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW); and also recognise the UN 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence with civic ceremonies in Qualicum and Parksville.
  • On International Womens’ Day, March 08 2025,  we will enjoy a talk from distinguished speaker, Alexandra Morton,  who has been called “the Jane Goodall of Canada” because of her passionate 30 year fight to save BC wild salmon.
  • Many of our events combine fun with a charitable purpose too. An example is our CFUW PQ Christmas Auction. There have been Christmas auctions for at least 25 years, and originally they were silent. When a live component was added, revenue increased. We have supported shelter/help for abused women in Oceanside for over 20 years. At one time our Christmas contribution amounted to 10% of Haven Homes’ local budget. Our connection with Haven House Parksville is long-standing and was the recipient of of the 2022, and the 2024 Christmas Auction proceeds, during our lunch at the Bayside Inn.

News on upcoming events can be found below in the Special Events Updates section. 

Speaker Series Calendar

2025-26 Programme Theme:

Strength in our Stories

Speakers:

October 05, Fiona Sollitt, The Journey of Coast Karma Academy

Venue: QB Civic Centre

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