Dave Barrett, BC Premier from 1972 to 1975, will be in Kamloops Sunday at a book launch at 3:30 pm at The Brownstone Restaurant to celebrate the release of Child and Family Welfare in British Columbia: A History, co-authored by two TRU faculty members, Diane Purvey and Christopher Walmsley.

The next day, Barrett will deliver a guest lecture at 11:30 am in TRU’s Grand Hall on “A Social Worker in Public Life,” then participate in a panel presentation, “Pioneer British Columbia Social Workers,” involving practicing social workers from the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s at 1:30 pm that day in the Panorama Room, located on the 3rd floor of TRU’s International Building.

All three events are free and open to the public, although those wishing to attend the Sunday book launch are requested to rsvp to 828-5364 or by email.

Barrett, who was a social worker in the 1950s before entering the BC legislature as an MLA in 1960, continuing to serve in that capacity and as premier until 1984, was also a Member of Parliament from 1988 to 1995. He was recently named an Officer of the Order of Canada.

For more information, please contact Chris Walmsley at 250-371-5559.