When Islands Talk – A Geologist’s Explorations of the Gulf Islands
Sun, May 03
|Pender Islands Community Hall
On May 3rd, from 7pm at the Pender Island Community Hall, Geologist and storyteller Bob Turner invites us to learn some of the language of the Earth – the science of geology – that sheds light on these earthly marvels.
Time & Location
May 03, 2026, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Pender Islands Community Hall, 4418 Bedwell Harbour Rd, Pender Island, BC V0N 2M1, Canada
About the Event
When Islands Talk – A Geologist’s Explorations of the Gulf Islands 🌊🪨
The Gulf Islands are famous for their artful yet puzzling rock shorelines. What are those protruding ‘cannon balls’? What causes the rock to weather into caves, honeycomb holes and other weird shapes? How do boulders of granite end up on shorelines of sandstone bedrock? Where do beach pebbles come from? And, a look at a map of the Gulf Islands presents even more curiosities. Why are some islands like Galiano long and skinny? Why are the Gulf Islands aligned like the grain in wood?
Geologist and storyteller Bob Turner invites us to learn some of the language of the Earth – the science of geology – that sheds light on these earthly marvels.
Dr. Bob Turner is a long-time resident of Nexw̱lélexw̱em / Bowen Island, its former mayor, a retired federal geoscientist, and author of several books on…