Photo Credit:
Photo credit
Katrina Archibald
Cathalynn Cindy Labonte-Smith
BIO
Biography

Cathalynn Cindy Labonté-Smith grew up in Southwestern Alberta and moved to Vancouver, BC, to complete her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia (UBC). After graduation, she worked as a freelance journalist until present. She became a technical writer in wireless communication and other high-tech industries, earning a Certificate in Technical Writing from Simon Fraser University. She later went to UBC to complete a Bachelor of Education (Secondary) and taught English, journalism, and other subjects at Vancouver high schools. She currently lives in Gibsons and North Vancouver, BC, where she writes, edits, plays with her chihuahuas, spends time with her friends, fellow writers and family. She is the founder and president of the Sunshine Coast Writers and Editors Society, member of the Federation of BC Writers, The Writers Union of Canada, North Shore Writers Association, and Canadian Authors Association among other writers' organizations. She is a member of the Civil Air Search and Rescue Association (CASARA).

ADDRESS
City: Gibsons, Province/Territory: British Columbia
EMAIL
GENRE
Nonfiction
LANGUAGES
English
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Title
Rescue Me: Memoirs of Search and Rescue
Publisher
Caitlin Press
Year
2022
AWARDS
Awards
Name
Cathalynn Labonte-Smith
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
Presentation details
Audience Size
Audience size
Small, medium and large
Presentation Genre
Nonfiction
Presentation Length
Up to 120 minutes
Presentation Description
Presentation description

Search and Rescue in North America.

Presentation Fee(s)
$300.00
Workshop details
Audience Size
Up to 220
Intended Audience
Adults - General, outdoors people, adventurers, professional guides, search and rescue.
Workshop Length
up to 120 minutes
Workshop Description
Workshop description

I have a highly interactive workshop that engages the audience about the misconceptions of search and rescue. I often have co-presenters join me, such as Search and Rescue K9s and their handlers, local Search and Rescue members who may be profiled in my book. I have had survivors of avalanches, those who have gone missing, or family members who are still waiting for their loved ones to be found come to my presentations, who are part of the conversation.

 

Workshop Fee(s)
n/c for public libraries. I donate my portion of proceeds of book sales to local SARs if they attend.
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