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December 20, 21, 2025, Christmas at Filberg, Florence Filberg Centre, 411 Anderton Ave, Courtenay, BC

November 22, 23, 2025, Fanny Bay Christmas Market, Fanny Bay Hall

7793 Island Highway South, Fanny Bay, BC

October 4, 2025, 10-1:30, BOOK FAIR, Comox Valley Writers Society, at Little Red Church, 2182 Comox Ave, Comox BC

August 1, 2025, Author Reading, Ocean Front Village, Courtenay, BC

March 26, 2025, Celebration of SFU Authors for Bosun: Ship of Ghosts

November 10, 2024, Presenting the No Ordinary Seaman Series at the Book Club, Scandinavian Community Centre, Burnaby, BC

October 21, 2024, Presenting the No Ordinary Seaman Series at Pender Island Yacht Club

May 28, 2024, Presenting newly released Bosun: Ship of Ghosts, at Chartwell Gardens, White Rock, BC, 1:30 – 2:30 pm

April 4, 2024, Celebration of SFU Authors for Bosun: The Mariner’s Journals

November 4, 2023, NATIONAL AUTHOR’S DAY, Presentation at Chartwell Gardens, White Rock, BC, 1 – 2:30 pm

October 15, 2022, Book Signing at Coles Books, Courtenay, 11 am – 2 pm

April 21, 2022, Authors Among Us: Meet White Rock Writer Gary Karlsen, Surrey Library, 6 – 7 pm

June 15, 2019, Book Signing at Chapters Robson Street, 1 pm – 3 pm

May 4, 2019, Book Signing at Indigo, Park Royal, 12 pm – 3 pm

April 20, 2019, Book Signing at Indigo Grandview Corners, Surrey, 1 pm – 4 pm

March 16, 2019, Book Signing at Chapters, Langley, 12 – 3 pm

September 6, 2018, Rotary Presentation, Rotary Club of Semiahmoo (White Rock)

July 5, 2018, Presentation at Vancouver Maritime Museum

June 28, 2018, Presentation at Saltspring Public Library

June 27, 2018, Rotary Presentation, Ganges, Saltspring Island

June 16, 2018, Book Launch, No Ordinary Seaman: A Memoir, Ladysmith Waterfront Gallery 1 – 3 pm

June 6, 2018, Book Signing at Indigo, Grandview Corners, Surrey 1 – 3 pm