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There will be a special event preceding the Feb. 21 free public lecture by fisheries scientist Daniel Pauly (see “Are We Killing the World’s Oceans?”).
Canadian poet P.K. Page will be inducted as a fellow of RSC: The Academies (formerly the Royal Society of Canada) in a short ceremony prior to the Pauly lecture.
During a long and distinguished career, Page has crossed virtually every boundary as a poet, novelist, script writer, playwright, essayist, journalist, librettist, teacher and artist. She has published over two dozen books, provided librettos for leading composers, and had numerous exhibitions of her art.
Her writing has been recognized with many awards, from the Governor General’s Award for Poetry in 1954 to the Terasen Life Time Achievement Award. She was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1977, and raised to a Companion in 1999.
Page received an honorary degree from UVic in 1985.
RSC: The Academies is the senior national body of distinguished Canadian scientists and scholars. Its primary mandate is to promote learning and research in the arts and sciences.
The induction and lecture begin at 7:30 p.m. in the University Centre Farquhar Auditorium.
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