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Nidus live webinar screening: It's Personal Planning Month. Are you ready for incapacity, end-of-life, and other support needs? Friday, October 9, 10 to 11:30 am.
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  • Knit & Crochet Social Knit & Crochet Social Thu, Oct 8 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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  • Coastal Conversations with Dr. Spencer Greening: Deep-Time Tsimshian Relationships with Coastal Ecosystems. October 8, 7 to 8 pm. Coastal Conversations with Dr. Spencer Greening Thu, Oct 8 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
  • Nidus live webinar screening: It's Personal Planning Month. Are you ready for incapacity, end-of-life, and other support needs? Friday, October 9, 10 to 11:30 am. Nidus Personal Planning Webinar Fri, Oct 9 10:00 am - 11:30 am
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  • The Prince Rupert Library, Wap Liitsx, will be closed for Thanksgiving weekend: Saturday October 10, Sunday October 11 and Monday October 12. Returning to regular hours Tuesday, October 13, 10 am to 9 pm. Library Closed - Thanksgiving Day Long Weekend Sat, Oct 10 All day
  • Prince Rupert Public Library FoPRL Book Club Tue, Oct 13 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
  • Indigenous Storyteller in Residence Luke Parnell: introduction and viewing of the short film Remediation. Wednesday, October 14, starting at 6 pm. Indigenous Storyteller in Residence: Introduction & Short Film "Remediation" Wed, Oct 14 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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