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We have been in business for 63 years, the last 13 years as Big John's Books. It was Baxter's Books for the previous 50 years. My aunt, Grace Hing, was owner and operator for 20 of those years.
I got my start in running a bookstore at Baxter's Books learning everything my Aunt had to teach. I started part time in my late teens working my way up to running the store full time when my Aunt fell ill. A year later I bought the store.
And so Big John's Books was born, we have made it our mission to have a well organized store filled with gently used books at great prices.
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Big John's Books is active in supporting local charitable organizations.
If you happen to be looking for a great gift idea we have Big John's Books Gift Certificates for the book reader in your life.
Accepted Payment: Cash, Interac / Debit, Visa, Mastercard.
Hours of Operation: 10am - 5pm Mon. - Sat. Closed Sun. and Holidays.
Address: 320 7st. S. Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada T1J 2G2
Email: bigjohnsbooks@gmail.com
Phone: 403-328-1563
http://www.bigjohnsbooks.com/
Come out and visit the Alberta Magazine Publishers Association booth at the Festival. They will be handing out free copies, promotional swag and offering a special subscription promotion. Make sure to stop by their booth!
Founded in 1997, Alberta Views is the must-read magazine for the people who are shaping the new Alberta. Innovators in politics, education, industry, public service and the arts share and discover fresh perspectives in our in-depth analysis of everything relevant to the public interest of Albertans. Recognized for its editorial excellence, Alberta Views is one of the most respected publications in Canada, and has won Magazine of the Year and both the National and Western Magazine Awards. Right now no other province is as complex, vibrant and creative as Alberta, and no magazine covers it like Alberta Views.
Please visit our website at: 
The Allied Arts Council of Lethbridge was established on March 20, 1958 and works to encourage, coordinate and promote the arts in Lethbridge & area.
Mission: The Allied Arts Council of Lethbridge provides leadership in advancing and enhancing the arts in Lethbridge.
Vision: A vibrant arts community enriches Lethbridge.
The Archaeological Society of Alberta will be providing information about the Society, as well as, hands on learning about Alberta's archaeological past with bones, stone stools, and excavation sand boxes for the kids. They will also be giving out Activities Books to reinforce some of the learning they will be doing at their booth.
The Archaeological Society of Alberta (ASA) comprises over 300 members living across Alberta and beyond. There are six Centres (Strathcona, Bodo, Red Deer, Calgary, Lethbridge and Southeastern), each with their own elected officials. These Centre host a speaker series, workshops, fieldtrips, and other events. See their website for information about all of their activities.
The ASA holds an annual general meeting and conference each spring, and publishes a biannual report called the Alberta Archaeological Review. They also have a general newsletter that highlights some of their activities. They are currently looking for a new Provincial Coordinator. If you are enthusiastic and motivated to share archaeology with the people of Alberta please contact Kurtis Blaikie-Birkgt at Kurtis@treetime.ca
Bianca Rowena is the author of the popular novel The Virgin Diaries and the Gifted Series. She lives in Southern Alberta with her husband, daughter and little dog Molli. Bianca graduated from Film Studies at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology. She will be showcasing her latest novel The Rise of Rynn, at this year's festival.
The Book Publishers Association of Alberta (BPAA) was founded in 1975 to support the development of a thriving provincial publishing industry, away from Canada’s traditional book publishing centres. Today one of the strongest communities of regional publishers in North America, the BPAA counts over 
The author of the new Children’s Book “Sharks Do Hang Ten”; Lethbridge author Cameron Flaig doesn’t just bring passion and creativity to his newest book. He also brings with him a personal story that extends far beyond the printed pages of his book.
Cameron Flaig is a lifelong Lethbridge resident, a community ambassador and a dedicated volunteer. He has done significant work within the community as an entertainer. His work with children has lead him to become a trusted and well-recognized advocate by various organizations across the city. Cameron has always been a tireless supporter of the community, the arts, and the fostering of imagination and compassion within the youth of Lethbridge.
Cameron is bilingual, plays multiple musical instruments, and belongs to several athletics groups....He is also, by the way, living with a disability.
Cameron has suffered from seizures his entire life. As a child, he had episodes very frequently, and while medicine and an increased understanding of his sei-zures has helped him live with Seizure Disorder, he still experiences a seizure several times per week.
All the while, Cameron was fostering a love of story-writing. He estimates he has written 70 children’s stories over the years. Recently, he was inspired to publish his first book. With the support of his family and friends as well as illustrator Cirrus Stone, Cameron has now made that a reality. Cameron hopes that “Sharks Do Hang Ten” is just the first of many books. But most of all, Cameron wants his book to bring a smile to the faces of the children who read his work. Perhaps too, his endeavour will help show the world, including those living with a disability, that what you can accomplish is entirely up to you, and not your diagnosis
Many CUPW members work for Canada Post as letter carriers,
rural and suburban mail carriers, postal clerks, mail handlers and dispatchers, technicians, mechanics and electricians.
But CUPW doesn’t just represent postal workers. We also represent cleaners, couriers, drivers, vehicle mechanics, warehouse workers, printers, emergency medical dispatchers and other workers in the private sector.
CUPW is a democratic union. Our members elect all representatives, set the priorities for bargaining, and have the final say on contract demands and settlements. We are proud of our history and the achievements of our members.
Children's Services South Region will have information available on how to become a foster parent or kinship care provider. They will provide the opportunity to ask questions about connecting with relatives in foster care and act as a first line of contact for them.
We are a family run business with a passion for Churros! Look for us at events in Alberta
http://www.loveandrecords.ca/
http://www.ckxu.com
About 13 years ago we were asked if we wanted to start our own Food truck business, this was way before the whole craze started with food trucks. It was a little lemon, more precisely an old bowler trailer that was converted to look like a lemon It was cute, we really liked it but, the timing was bad, our kids were heavily into sports and school activities and other events so we had to put this on hold and raise our kids.
Fast forward to about one year ago and we went to visit my wife's 'cousin' to re-look at idea's for food trucks. Christine still owned the little lemon but it was not for sale; what we did do was spend a day and night with her at an local event and tour many of the food trucks and trailers on site with Christine as our guide and backstage pass.
We were just looking for idea's and trying to understand better how a food truck was put together, how it should be set up, with no intention of buying anything, Needless to say the spark was planted, contacts made and a few short months later we had purchased a crepe trailer that was run by Cal and Pat of Okanogan Delights whom would become our mentors.
Come out and visit Susan and Brad and enjoy some Sweet - Savoury - Fresh - Local - French Crepes
Dream Write Publishing is an Alberta-based publishing company providing all publishing services to emerging and established authors, who want to have a say in how their work is published. Dream Write Publishing was incorporated in 2010 and has over 80 titles in catalog. We also provide consultation, manuscript review, editing, illustration and design, online website and social media promotion, and marketing support. Dream Write will offer book sales and hand out information about their publishing services at the Festival this year.
We are community-minded and have a mandate to support and promote individual writers, small businesses, community groups, and the publishing industry, in general. Our people are writers, too, and we share your passion for the written word. Dream Write Publishing is approachable, effective, and considerate to those who choose to share their publishing plans. Your words are important to us.
If your passion is writing and your dream is to be published, Dream Write Publishing can help fulfill this desire. Dream Write Publishing builds on individuality and creativity to help bring publishing dreams alive in a way that supports your writing journey.
What’s your story?
A press devoted to Science Fiction and Fantasy literature seemed like a natural extension to Brian Hades' previous experiences in publishing books on theater, magic and the performing arts!
Robert Runté, Ph.D. (Senior Academic Editor, Writing Coach)
Robert took early retirement from the University of Lethbridge to become a full-time editor; in particular, the role of Senior Editor at Five Rivers Publishing, a Canadian small press based in Ontario. He has so far edited over 30 books for Five Rivers, two of which were shortlisted for Aurora Awards. During his career as an academic, he has coedited a fiction anthology and a popular university textbook; written 14 book chapters, 14 journal articles, 7 encyclopedia entries, 3 commissioned government reports, and 1 curriculum resource (over 80,000 visits); presented 67 conference papers, 36 faculty, university and community presentations; and self-published ten open source resources (see the links page for those relevant to writers). As an experienced thesis supervisor and committee member, he has helped students write award- and scholarship-winning theses, and two of the theses he supervised were subsequently published as books. You can see him in this