Carole Chan
She / Her / Elle
Daughter of Taiwanese immigrants to Canada, Carole Chan was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia. She studied and worked internationally in the fields of law, diplomacy, arts and culture, education, as well as publishing. As a bilingual lawyer, she works with local businesses and international corporations on complex transactions, strategic planning, corporate governance, and project management. She specializes in regulatory, environmental, Indigenous, privacy, and technology law and has supported various economic development initiatives in Atlantic Canada. Mother of three young children, Carole Chan calls Moncton ‘home’ since 2006. She is passionate about enhancing participatory democracy, sustainable communities, and active living.
Sessions in which Carole Chan participates
Friday 19 April, 2024
The Poets Flyés offer readings and kick off our festivities.
Sessions in which Carole Chan attends
Friday 19 April, 2024
Sunday 21 April, 2024
Join us at Salle Bernard LeBlanc on Sunday, April 21 at 10:30 a.m. for a café-croissant roundtable discussion with the guest artist for the 2024 edition of the Épistola project, Céline Huyghebaert, in conversation with writer Pamela Mulloy and Alisa Arsenault. The roundtable will be presented in the participants' preferred language, English and French.Céline Huyghebaert is an artist, a writer and a researcher. She works at the inters...
The Geographies of DAR is a captivating film that explores the life and literary works of renowned Canadian author David Adams Richards.Through stunning visuals, insightful interviews and excerpts from his writings, the film uncovers the profound connection between Richards’ personal experiences and Eastern Canada’s Miramichi, the region that shaped his storytelling.The mas...
Monday 22 April, 2024
Dans le Caire des années 80, un jeune médecin suit un destin tracé pour lui. Entre son dispensaire et le prestigieux cabinet hérité de son père, Tarek n’a que peu de place pour se poser des questions. Mais la rencontre d’un être que tout semble éloigner de lui mettra en péril son mariage, sa carrière et son coeur, ne lui laissant plus d’autre choix que l’exil.
Tuesday 23 April, 2024
Chris est abandonné par sa mère le jour de ses dix-huit ans. Grâce à son cœur immense et à son attachante candeur, le jeune homme trouve dans le milieu populaire où il vit le soutien et la solidarité qui l’aideront à surmonter cette disparition. Tandis qu’il fait l’apprentissage de l’autonomie à travers les défis du quotidien, il deviendra un modèle de résilience et de courage pour les personnes qu’il côtoie.Pour consulter le menu,
Wednesday 24 April, 2024
Join us as we travel down memory lane to celebrate 25 years of the Frye Festival!You can see the menu here.
Été 2020. Un papa artiste, dont les projets ont été annulés, et sa fille de six ans s’engagent dans un road trip qui les amènera du sud-est du Nouveau-Brunswick jusqu’aux montagnes des Laurentides. En cours de route, le père se rend compte qu’être parent, c’est être en dialogue constant avec l’enfant qu’on a été. Le voyage devient alors une exploration du territoire qu’on porte en soi, une incursion sur le ter...
Thursday 25 April, 2024
"Violence is the domain of both the rich and poor. Or so it seems in early 20th-century Ukraine during the tumult of the Russian Revolution.As anarchists, Bolsheviks, and the White Army all come and go, each claiming freedom and justice, David Bergen embeds his readers into the lives of characters connected through love, family, and loyalty. Lehn, a bookseller south of Kiev, deserts the army and writes poetry to his love back home; Sablin, an adopted Mennonite-Ukrainian stableboy, runs wi...
Friday 26 April, 2024
A novel about the unshakeable animosity between a brother and sister and a community increasingly divided as the feud spirals further into vendettas and violence each year. Through seasons of want and uncertainty, through predatory storms and pandemics and marauding privateers, it is the human heart the reveals itself to be the most formidable adversary each person faces. A pitch-perfect evocation of a lost time and a shadowed mirror to our modern politics of grievance and retribution....
Saturday 27 April, 2024
Decisive encounters, ravages of weather, and quests for truth and justice are some of the elements we confront in these magnificent works. Join our four authors as they share what we don't always see on the page."
Book Launch of Elise Anne and Mimi
"Entre la taïga et la toundra, un jeune couple inuit du Nunavik se découvre et apprend à s'aimer. Accompagnés de leurs chiens, les qimmiit, Saullu et Ulaajuk parcourent un continent encore sauvage, tous libres et solidaires.Quelques décennies plus tard, une avocate est dépêchée sur la Côte-Nord pour défendre un meurtrier inuk dont les victimes sont d'anciens policiers de la Sécurité du Québec. Sa quête de justice l'emmènera au-delà de ce qu'elle avait imaginé.Roman vérité, Qimmik r...