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Thursday, October 22nd at noon This week, local artist Sarah Chase will join us for Literary Lunch to talk about her creative process, while our wonderful volunteers serve a delicious lunch! You don’t need to be a New Horizons member to enjoy a delicious meal and delightful conversation. $10 for a soup, sandwich and dessert!…

Thursday, October 22nd at noon This week, Conservancy Hornby Island Executive Director, Melanda Schmid-Ochieng, will join us for Literary Lunch to talk about the upcoming ForestFest and what to expect, while our wonderful volunteers serve a delicious lunch! You don’t need to be a New Horizons member to enjoy a delicious meal and delightful conversation.…

Thursday, March 12th at noon This week at Literary Lunch, University of the Fraser Valley Post-doctoral fellow, Dr. Angela McIntyre will share thoughts about new cellular agriculture technology. $10 for a soup, sandwich and dessert. Everyone welcome! Thursday, March 12th at noon  Please contact hornbynewhorizons@gmail.com with any questions.

Thursday, March 5th at noon This week at Literary Lunch, Colin Boyd will be joining us and regaling us with the tale of his journey across the Atlantic on the Queen Mary 2—the only active ‘purpose-built’ ocean liner, which primarily sails transatlantic crossings. $10 for a soup, sandwich and dessert. Everyone welcome! Thursday, March 5th…

Thursday, February 26th at noon This week at Literary Lunch, Rob Lewis from the First Responders will be joining us. Rob will shed some light on who they are, what they do, how you can help them help you, and a brief history of how the First Responders came about on Hornby Island. $10 for…

Thursday, February 19th at noon This week at Literary Lunch, Bernie Kowey and Jules Peacock from NEPP (Neighbourhood Emergency Preparedness Program) will be joining us to discuss emergency preparedness. They will dive into how to be prepared for your pets, yourself, and your home. $10 for a soup, sandwich and dessert. Everyone welcome! Thursday, February…

Thursday, February 12th at noon This week at Literary Lunch, Conservancy Hornby Island‘s Executive Director, Melanda Schmid-Ochieng will be joining us to discuss CHI’s upcoming HerringFest! This year marks HerringFest’s 10th anniversary and Melanda is thrilled to share what is in store for this year’s beloved marine festival! $10 for a soup, sandwich and dessert.…

Thursday, February 5th at noon This week at Literary Lunch, Bill Havens will be joining us to present an introduction to a proposed village centre for Hornby Island. Bill will dive into questions like ‘what is the vision?’ and ‘who are the Village Centre committee of HIRRA?’. The presentation is sure to be inspiring and…

Thursday, January 29th at noon This week at Literary Lunch, we have celebrated poet Cornelia Hoogland joining us to discuss her experiences as a wordsmith. Her talk ‘Poems: Not What You Think, Not What You Were Taught’ will touch on many points of her written poetic expression. $10 for a soup, sandwich and dessert. Everyone…

Thursday, January 22nd at noon This week at Literary Lunch, we have Michael McNamara joining us to share a brief history of community projects on Hornby. Michael’s vision and wisdom are sure to engage and educate you on the process that has gone into some of our very well known local community builds! $10 for…