UFV biologist Carin Bondar has a theory: every decision we make is somehow related to sex. She’ll be making her case — alongside doctoral candidate Sarah Rempel — at a free Science Café talk at UFV’s Chilliwack campus on April 17. It’s the kind of conversation that’s easier to have in a university library than at the dinner table!
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UFV’s next Science Café tackles the science of sex
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A free public talk at the University of the Fraser Valley’s Chilliwack campus on April 17 is taking on one of biology’s most fundamental topics.
The latest in UFV’s Science Café series features Dr. Carin Bondar and doctoral candidate Sarah Rempel discussing the science of reproduction and desire. Science Cafés are designed to be casual rather than academic, with open conversation between speakers and audience.
Bondar is a biologist, author, and UFV sessional faculty member known for making science accessible. Her books include Wild Sex and The Nature of Sex, and she recently made her theatrical debut at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre with her one-woman show Adventures in Wild Sex. She’s also delivered TED Talks and conducted research across South America, Asia, the Middle East, and beyond.
“I like to challenge people by saying that every decision we make in our lives is somehow related to sex,” Bondar says. “The nuanced layers that we humans pile on to the concepts of survive and reproduce make it easy to fool ourselves into thinking we are somehow different or better than all those other animals out there.”
Rempel, a UFV alumna and behavioural consultant currently working toward a doctorate in clinical psychology, will focus on the science of desire — why we want what we want.
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The Night Garden at the Harrison Tulip Festival
The Harrison Tulip Festival in Agassiz (opening on April 10) is introducing an exciting new evening experience: The Night Garden. For the first time, guests can explore the beautifully illuminated four-acre Show Garden after sunset, transforming the farm into a glowing landscape of lights, flowers, music, and food. The Night Garden offers a completely different way to experience the festival.
The Night Garden will take place on five select evenings during the festival: April 16, 17, 18, 24, and 25 – from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM.
Night Garden tickets also include regular festival admission starting at 4:00 PM, allowing guests to enjoy the main tulip fields before sunset and stay to experience the Show Garden after dark. Tickets available at harrisontulipfest.com/tickets.
🏆 Abbotsford’s Poshak Sachdeva, 28, was named to BC Business Magazine’s 30 Under 30 for his work as executive director of the Irrigation Industry Association of BC — the only Fraser Valley recipient in this year’s cohort. [Fraser Valley Today]
💉 A study out of Chilliwack General Hospital found peer support workers have improved both patient care and staff morale, with 80 per cent of patients reporting feeling safer with peers present. [Fraser Valley Today]
🎗️ Cedar Strong coordinator Maryana Klymtsiv writes that only six per cent of sexual assaults are reported to police, encouraging Fraser Valley residents to support survivors and access services at cedarstrong.org during Sexual Assault Awareness Month. [Agassiz-Harrison Observer]
🅿️ A new parking lot for the popular Bear Mountain trail network near Doyle Street in Mission is expected to be completed by end of May. [Mission City Record]
🎭 Two young Langley actors — Hannah Durnin, 10, and Preston Culili, 13 — are among the cast in Royal City Musical Theatre’s production of Shrek: The Musical, running April 17 to May 3 at the Massey Theatre in New Westminster. [Langley Advance Times]
🎵 The Valley Festival Singers are marking 50 years with three anniversary concerts this month — April 17 at Langley Mennonite Fellowship and April 18 and 19 at Calvin Presbyterian Church in Abbotsford. [The Progress]
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A Taste of Imagination: Single Malt Development Specialist Jared Pozzobon leads a guided tasting of Fettercairn Highland single malt at Everything Wine, April 16, $40. Includes small bites. Reserve in advance.
Move & Bloom Yoga at Botanica: An all-levels yoga flow set among blooming tulips at Botanica (41310 Royalwood Dr), April 15. Includes u-pick tulips, a container for blooms, and tea after class.
Great Canadian Diva Show: Performer Molly Wilson brings a musical comedy cabaret celebrating iconic Canadian divas, April 18. Tickets available through Molly’s Comedy Cabaret.
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