

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Trading Fate
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 26 Mar, 2026 at 12:00 pm – Thu, 26 Mar, 2026 at 02:00 pm (-07:00)
- **Event Description**: Join author Graeme Menzies as he shares Canada’s origin story about an event that nearly led to Canada becoming part of the USA.About this EventCIC-VI Branch: Luncheon Speaker EventJoin researcher and author Graeme Menzies on his book tour for Trading Fate, an incredibly timely and uniquely west-coast take on Canada’s origin story that focuses on a long-forgotten event that nearly led to British Columbia becoming part of the United States.Long before a certain American president took to social media to express his desire to make Canada the fifty-first state, the west coast of what is today called British Columbia found itself in the crosshairs of two imperial powers, faced with the very real possibility of being ceded to the United States. In the summer of 1789, a political and trade dispute between the Nuu-chah-nulth Nation, imperial Spain, Great Britain, and the USA converged in Nootka Sound, off Vancouver Island. If not for the intervention of the King George’s Sound Trading Company, Vancouver Island and British Columbia’s fate could have turned out very differently.Date: Thursday, March 26, 2026 (12-2 PM)Location: Yates Memorial, Allsbrook Room | Doors Open at 11:30 AMAddress: 1000 Allsbrook Road, Parksville, V9P2A9Cost: $30.00 each. A light lunch and refreshments will be served followed by our speaker. For special dietary or seating requests email vancouverisland@thecic.org.About our SpeakerGraeme Menzies is an international marketing and communications professional and is a writer, researcher and story-teller. He has lived in seven cities across Canada, in the United States, England, and Brazil, in a career that has included the arts, public policy, technology, sport, and higher education. Graeme’s natural curiosity informs his writing and fuels his passion for discovering new stories and places, and sharing those with an audience of likeminded readers.
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- **Event Categories**: business, art, literary-art, sports
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

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- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 30, max: 30, currency: CAD

## Event venue details

- **city**: Parksville
- **state**: BC
- **country**: Canada
- **location**: Yates Memorial Services
- **lat**: 49.3036206
- **long**: -124.3312132
- **full address**: Yates Memorial Services, 1000 Allsbrook Road, Parksville, Canada

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 10
- **organizer**: V I Branch - Canadian International Council (CIC) (https://allevents.in/org/v-i-branch-canadian-international-council-cic/24967066)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 26 Mar, 2026 at 12:00 pm (-07:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Yates Memorial Services, 1000 Allsbrook Road, Parksville, Canada
- **Q**: What is the ticket price?
  - **A:** starting from 30 up to 30 CAD
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** V I Branch - Canadian International Council (CIC)
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** business, art, literary-art, sports
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Trading Fate ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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