Evelyn Lee

Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/151845811 Evelyn Lee, was part of the Bennett family, who were pioneers on Salt Spring and lived up Duke’s Road. Brother Johnny Bennett was the most outspoken family member, but Evelyn, although quieter, had a great window on the past. In her later years she sold her land to the proprietors of the Garry …

Rose Murakami

Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/274587796 Rose Murakami, delivers a speech by her sister, Keiko Mary Murakami Kitagawa, who was ill that day and could not attend. The subject: 1942 Internment of Japanese Canadians, specifically, what happened on Salt Spring Island, BC. This event happened at the Salt Spring Library on February 7th 2017; the opening day of the …