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Past Author Events for 2007

Here's a schedule of events where Merna Forster has appeared in 2007.

  • Speaking Tour for Association of Canadian Clubs
    October 2006 - April 2007


    October is Women's History Month in Canada, and Merna began a nine-city tour across Canada to share stories of great Canadian women. Thanks to the support of the Association of Canadian Clubs, she travelled to Saskatoon, Prince Albert and Moose Jaw in October. Then Lindsay, Ontario in November. Merna will also be visiting clubs in Victoria, Revelstoke, Kelowna, Calgary and Edmonton.

  • Presentation for 1st Keating Sparks (Girl Guides of Canada)
    Shady Creek Community Hall
    East Saanich, British Columbia
    January 25th, 2007

    Merna Forster gave a presentation about great Canadian women to the girls that belong to 1st Keating Sparks. Sparks is the first level of guiding in Canada.

  • Book Signing at Forum for Women Entrepreneurs
    Fairmont Waterfront Hotel
    Vancouver, British Columbia
    February 12, 2007

    Thanks to the generosity of Telus, Merna Forster was a special guest at the annual gala of the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs in British Columbia. Each of the three hundred guests at the event received a gift bag which included a copy of Merna's book 100 Canadian Heroines: Famous and Forgotten Faces, courtesy of Telus. Following the banquet, the author autographed books for gala participants.

  • Presentation for Canadian Club of Victoria
    February 20, 2007
    The Holiday Inn, 3020 Blanshard Street
    Victoria, British Columbia

    Merna Forster gave a luncheon presentation about "Celebrating Canadian Heroines" to the Canadian Club of Victoria, her new hometown.

  • Presentation for Canadian Club of Revelstoke
    February 21, 2007
    Revelstoke Community Centre
    Revelstoke, British Columbia

    Merna Forster gave a presentation about "Celebrating Canadian Heroines" to the Canadian Club of Revelstoke.

  • Presentation for Canadian Club of Kelowna
    February 22, 2007
    Coast Capri Hotel, 1171 Harvey Avenue
    Kelowna, British Columbia

    Merna Forster gave a presentation about "Celebrating Canadian Heroines" to the Canadian Club of Kelowna at 6:00 pm.

  • Interview on CBC Radio
    Wild Rose Country
    Noontime show on March 7, 2007
    Calgary, Alberta

    Merna was a guest of Holly Preston on the CBC Radio's provincial noon-hour program in Alberta. As a tribute to International Women's Day on March 8th, the author shared some stories about notable women in the history of Alberta.

  • Presentation for Women's Canadian Club of Calgary
    March 7, 2007
    Palliser Hotel
    Calgary, Alberta

    Palliser Hotel
    Merna gave a presentation about "Celebrating Canadian Heroines" to the Women's Canadian Club of Calgary at a luncheon, in the beautiful Crystal Ballroom at the historic Palliser Hotel. An enthusiastic group of about 250 women attended the event.

  • Presentation for Women's Canadian Club of Edmonton
    April 17, 2007 at 12:00 p.m.
    Crowne Plaza Chateau Lacombe
    Edmonton, Alberta

    Merna gave a presentation about "Celebrating Canadian Heroines" to about two hundred women belonging to the Women's Canadian Club of Edmonton.This was the last stop on the author's nine-city tour sponsored by the Association of Canadian Clubs.

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