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Floating lanterns decorated night sky Rotary Light Up the Night fund-raiser brings in $5,967 for polio eradication, draws over a thousand Organizers were ‘blown away’ by the response to the second annual Light Up the Night, at Transfer Beach Thursday, Feb. 18; and so were many of the colorful lanterns – 350 in all – which were launched by a crowd estimated at a thousand people, participating in the event. A breeze carried the lanterns up and away, out of the amphitheater and into the night sky. The event, organized by the Rotary Club of Ladysmith, was witnessed not only by those in attendance. “We were totally blown away when our Facebook page went viral and we had over 80 thousand views,” said the Rotary’s Cheryl Leukefeld. She said they sold out of lanterns within 15 minutes of setting up at 7:30 p.m. for the 8 p.m. launch. After expenses the event raised $1,151 for Polio Plus, Rotary’s drive to combat and eradicate polio, including donations from people who arrived too late to buy a lantern to send aloft. With matching funds from the Canadian government and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, that translates into $5,967 raised. “Rotarians all over the world have been working on this since 1986,” Leukefeld said, “and with the help of the Gates Foundation and communities just like ours, we actually can see the end in sight.”

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Hundreds of candle-powered lanterns were launched over Transfer Beach Feb. 18 during the Rotary Club of Ladysmith’s Light Up the Night fund raiser CRAIG SPENCE

North Cowichan has referred a report from staff on where to permit Medical Marijuana Grow Operations (MMGOs) to its Agricultural Advisory Committee, which will likely meet in late March. Staff had recommended MMGOs only be allowed in Industrial 1 and 2 zones because of the size of the facilities and security requirements that come with large scale production of marijuana. But the AAC will be asked to consider a bylaw that allows commercial MMGOs in agricultural and industrial zones, with the proviso that there be a 92 metre setback of the facilities from adjacent properties on agricultural land. Meetings with the RCMP were a factor in the staff recommendation. “The municipality covers a very large area and many agricultural properties are in remote See Grow Ops, Page 3

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Avid followers of the proceedings at Ladysmith Council, who want to avoid the cramped seating at city hall, will soon be able to keep an eye on their elected officials from the comfort of their own homes. Ladysmith Council approved installation of video streaming equipment, at a cost of $12,000, which means meetings will be broadcast live on the Internet sometime soon. The two camera system will switch between the council table and presenters during meetings. The proceedings will be carried on YouTube. As well as being streamed live, council meetings will be archived, so people who want to view the meetings later, or review what happened, will be able to do so at any time.

Funding will help Ladysmith manage assets An $80,000 grant of Federal Gas Tax Funds will allow Ladysmith to develop and implement an asset management Strategy. The asset management funding will help the town complete condition assessments of municipal buildings and infrastructure systems, and support the development of an asset management policy and strategy for effective and efficient management of town assets (including buildings, water and sewer systems, roads and sidewalks), says a release. Ladysmith’s grant was part of a $73.3 million announcement of “capital and capacity building” funding from the Gas Tax Fund by Amarjeet Sohi, federal minister of infrastructure and communities. Asset management is a process that integrates information about a community’s physical assets and finances to support local decision-making.

The Ladysmith-CheThis is the last edition m a i n u s Chronicle is al- of the Tuesday Chronicle. ways looking for ways to We’re going to shift our improve its services to publication-day to Wednesreaders and advertisers. day, a move that allows us The word ‘community’ is to make another important part of who we are. change in how we reach So we’re making some out to you. changes that will allow us As of March 2, our first to reach more of you with Wednesday edition, we will the news that’s closest to be delivered free to your home, and with the adver- door by a newspaper cartising that will encourage rier by 6 p.m. for most peoyou to take advantage of ple living within Ladysmith. the great deals and services Of course, we wish we offered by local businesses. could do the same for our

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Ladysmith water filtration system could cost $14m Tightened rules on water quality mean costly plant will be necessary to keep water safe and avoid future boil orders Craig Spence THE CHRONICLE

If the Town of Ladysmith wants to avoid boil water orders in the future, it will have to invest in a water filtration plant at a cost of between $11 million and $14 million. That was the news delivered by Keith Kohut of Koers and Associates Engineering, and Ladysmith’s Director of Infrastructure Services John Manson at the Monday, Feb. 15 meeting of council. Koers and Associates conducted tests to determine drinking water quality out of Stocking Lake, the Chicken Ladder and Holland Lake, and what types of processes and facilities would be needed to ensure safe standards are met. For Ladysmith ratepayers, their findings and recommendations are going to be tough to swallow. Council directed staff to rethink a proposed water parcel tax increase in the 2016 budget: instead of going from $160 to $200 the rate might have to climb to as much as $400 per year. Kehot said that increase has to be weighed against the health and economic costs of not ensuring a water supply that meets provincial standards. “What is the effect on tourism when you have signs on every drinking fountain that

say ‘do not drink’,” he asked. So far Ladysmith has avoided boil water orders that have occurred in other Island communities, but Manson said tighter surface water guidelines set by B.C.s’ Ministry of Health, and monitored by the Vancouver Island Health Authority, are forcing municipalities to filter their water. Ambulance and Fire and Emergency services responded to an accident at Davis Road and Turbidity in water is meaHighway 1 on Tuesday, Feb. 16 at about 12:45 p.m. A southbound vehicle, turning left onto sured in NTUs (NepheloChemainus road, was struck by a northbound vehicle. The driver and a passenger in the metric Turbidity Units). A southbound vehicle were injured, as was the driver of the northbound vehicle. Ladysmith measure of 5 NTU was satisfactory in the past; now RCMP remind drivers to “be vigilant when at intersections, to ensure they proceed only it has been ‘effectively when it is legal and safe to do so.” CRAIG SPENCE dropped’ to 1 NTU, Manson said. The problem with turbidity is it prevents chlorine, municipal and regional If North Cowichan perwhich is used to disinfect From Page 1 water, from getting at bac- locations, which are dif- governments in drafting its mits them on agricultural lands “They will be making ficult to monitor from a bylaw. teria. “The more turbidity you public safety perspective, “Nanaimo (Regional Dis- a dramatic error, they will have, the more risk you which therefore poten- trict) has been through the regret it,” she said. There is no MMGO ophave that bugs can hide tially increases the risk of ringer on this,” she said. Although the province erating within North Cofrom the chlorine,” Man- illegal activity,” the staff has defined it as an ‘agri- wichan’s boundaries at son explained. So to en- report to council states. sure the chlorine is effec- “By permitting produc- cultural product’ she said present. The closest faciltive, the water has to be tion facilities only within the facilities designed to ity, Tilray, is located in an industrial zones there is a produce medical marijua- industrial zone on Duke filtered. That could be achieved at much higher level of natu- na are anything but agricul- Point. North Cowichan Mayor a cost of $11 million. But ral surveillance as well as tural in nature. They can be from 25,000 Jon Lefebure said the issue Ladysmith’s water supply the ability to require a dehas to be pre-treated be- velopment permit for the to 35,000 square foot fa- will likely be considered fore being passed through construction of the facil- cilities, surrounded by 10 by council in April. He foot high, razor topped noted that the municipalthe filtration plant, other- ity.” Mayta Ryn, president of fences, employing up- ity would not be approving wise the particles in it will build up quickly and force the Nanaimo-Cedar Farm- wards of 150 people. Be- or licensing MMGOs; it’s frequent changes of the fil- ers’ Institute said MMGOs cause they consume so role would be to ensure lishould be located in indus- much power, they would cenced facilities are locatter membrane. Another $3 million will be trial zones, and that North likely require upgrades to ed and built according to needed to add a ‘floccula- Cowichan should look to hydro services in agricul- the zoning bylaws of North Cowichan. the experiences of other tural areas. tion’ unit to the plant.

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Ladysmith & District Historical Society looking to the future Craig Spence THE CHRONICLE

Images of Ladysmith’s past are being lost ‘every day’ Ed Nicholson of the Ladysmith & District Historical Society told town council Monday, Feb. 15. He urged people in the community to bring old family photos, which may contain valuable information about Ladysmith’s past, to the historical society so they can be digitized. “We can digitize anything now and you can have your photos Ladysmith’s second Mayor Daniel Nicholson, elected in 1906, retrieved online from the LDHS archives. back,” he said. He said historical photos are • Networking with schools The photo, titled Mayor increasingly being lost as old- and First Nations. Nicholson on First Avenue er residents of Ladysmith pass “That’s pretty exciting for a (above), was looked up on the away, and as people clean out former teacher like myself,” web site and downloaded in a basements and attics. he said. matter of minutes. That was one of the observaHe invited councillors to Another LDHS service Nichtions Nicholson made during a visit the Historical Society’s olson noted was its digitized Heritage Week presentation to newly updated and rede- copies of the Ladysmith council, in which he outlined signed web site, located at Chronicle, which have been the LDHS’s programs and how ladysmithhistoricalsociety.ca collected in the society’s arthey are meeting ‘strategic as an example of the society’s chives, located behind Tim plan goals’ of Ladysmith. use of technology. Horton’s, off First Avenue. Nicholson listed priorities of One of the functions at the Nicholson noted that all the LDHS as: site is the ability for visitors the work and services of the • Collaboration; to search for and download LDHS is carried out by volun• Using the past to plan for historical photos. As a test teers, who have contributed the future; the Chronicle searched for a more than 6,000 hours. “That’s • Increased use of informa- photo of Nicholson’s grand- all volunteer time that’s done tion technology; father Daniel Nicholson, who on behalf of the community • Development of human and was elected the second mayor basically, because these peophysical resources; of the town in 1906. ple love their town.”

Rural heritage to be celebrated in 2017 With Canada’s 150th birthday coming up in 2017 an Island organization has launched a project to celebrate the roots and heritage in some of the oldest rural communities on Vancouver Island. “It’s our chance to remember the past, honour the sacrifices of those before us, and to leave a legacy for future generations,” says Laurie Gourlay, president of the Vancouver Island and Coast Society. The Heritage Lands of Cedar,

Yellow Point, North Oyster, with input from the commuSouth Wellington, Cassidy and nity over the past year: Chase River are the focus of • A Heritage Book, featuring lothe 2017 initiative. cal interviews, photographs and The non-profit society takes local stories ‘of the old days’. pride in celebrating traditional • Community Welcome signs harvests of the coast’s shellfish to be constructed ...along with along with the salmon runs, benches and heritage gardens rolling fields of hay, coal mines to enjoy the views. and forestry which have sus- • A Heritage Sports Day & Celtained many generations here ebration, with an old-time recon the mid-coast of Vancouver ipe bake-off, BBQ, and 5 cent Island. lemonade. Three Heritage Projects More information at viccs@ have been chosen for 2017, shaw.ca or viccs.vcn.bc.ca.

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Bill Flinn rows his home-made dinghy to the boat launch in Crofton, hauls it up on shore, then folds up the pontoons and wheels it away on his homemade carriage to his home about a half-kilometre away. He figures a couple of high school kids could build one of the kit-designed vessels in a few days. He’s planning on upgrading from a nine-foot to a 16 foot version, making an even more stable platform for free-diving.

Homemade dinghy cheap, portable and seaworthy Craig Spence THE CHRONICLE

Steady as she goes. That could be Bill Flinn’s motto. The Crofton resident, who’s love of the ocean has seen him go overboard, literally, at least once, has built himself a special little catamaran that’s cheap, stable and fun. He’s so thrilled with the nine-foot version that he’s preparing to build himself a 16 footer soon, a project he figures he can complete in under a week. “If I flew right at it, I could probably build it an about three days.” “I live near the ocean, I was free diving,” Flinn said after docking and packing up his cat at the boat launch next to the Crofton-Salt Spring ferry terminal. So why not build a vessel that would be stable; you could get in and out of without it tipping over; and you could sail?

He found his dream boat design at One of the features of his dinghy is SailingCatamarans.com, the web site portability. When he docks, he lashes of Richard Woods, a British nautical the boat onto a homemade carriage; engineer, who has a passion for de- wheels it up the ramp; detaches the ponsigning seaworthy boats that can be toons and folds them; then stows them built quickly, cheaply and easily by just and pulls the whole rig up the hill to his about anyone. home, about half a kilometer away. “He builds them in two days,” Flinn The pontoons make the dinghy sailsaid. “They’re really quite popular.” able as well as a terrific platform for There is a page on Woods’ site which diving. But the nine-foot version is not shows him building a Duo dinghy in quite up to the changeable conditions two days as part of the Edensaw 2014 of the Straight of Georgia, which is why Boatbuilding Challenge. “We had a sea- he’s thinking of trading up to a 16 foot worthy boat that was finished in time version that will be able to handle three and we had made everything, in fact foot swells and more. we were the only ones to make our Flinn knows by experience just how own oars,” Woods reports on his site. easy it is to get into trouble. One of his Although it might take Flinn a tad initial outings under sail resulted in a longer, he is no less dedicated to do-it- dunking just off the Crofton BC Ferry yourself boat building. He, too, made Terminal dock. He figures pontoons his own oars, and a sail for his cat, using plus a little extra length will give him materials that came to hand – including, a vessel capable of handling the unprehe doesn’t hesitate to say, duct tape. dictable waters off Crofton.

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Our past is a guide to our future We can’t possibly know where we’re going until we know where we’ve been. In this multi-media age, with data whizzing around the globe in huge volumes at lightening speeds; and with something ‘new and improved’ being ballyhooed every second of every day, that truism is not always easy to hold onto. But it is, nonetheless, true. When we look back we learn two things about where we are: first, that we’re way better off then our ancestors, and have a lot to be thankful for; second, that we have lost a tremendous amount of the things that made life richer and more meaningful in those bygone days. It is the tension between those two, contradictory poles where we can learn the lessons history has to teach. In the catalogue of gains, we in the ‘developed world’ enjoy a standard of living that could only be attained by the wealthiest if you go back even as far as the 19th Century. Look at almost any material aspect of our lives, and there can be no doubt we enjoy amenities kings and queens of the Victorian era would have marvelled at and envied. That progress has been made possible by our ever expanding knowledge of the world, and how things work. In the fields of science, psychology and philosophy, there again can be little doubt we have made unbelievable strides. But there’s an obverse to that coin. Our privileged, consumerist ethic is no longer sustainable. We are overtaxing and overburdening the planet that sustains us, and are long past the point where we can continue to simply take what we want without any concerns for other people, other species, or our own fellows in less privileged parts of the world. History has valuable lessons to teach in that regard. People in past epochs relied on each other in more obvious ways every single day. They knew each other directly, at the community level, and shared life experiences more closely. The Ladysmith & District Historical Society’s relationship to this town’s ‘strategic plan’ (see page 4) is very real, considered from that perspective. The Ladysmith-Chemainus Chronicle is a member of the National Newsmedia Council, which is an independent organization established to deal with acceptable journalistic practises and ethical behavior. If you have concerns about editorial content, contact: editor@ladysmithchronicle. com or 250-245-2277. If you are not satisfied with the response and wish to file a complaint, visit the mediacouncil. ca or call toll-free 1-844-877-1163 for additional information.

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RCMP, North Oyster firefighters thanked letters Editor: I want to acknowledge the wonderful work that the Ladysmith RCMP and the North Oyster Fire Department provided us on Valentines evening when our A&W was vandalized and almost burned down. I would personally like to thank Constable Bryan Sampson who by chance happened upon the fire and set in motion the acts that saved our A&W. If not for him pulling into our location, not only would we have lost the A&W but the Husky gas station as well? The North Oyster Fire department have been regular supporters of our cruising events and did a wonderful job of getting the flames under control in a very timely manner. If it wasn’t for their prompt response and efficient work we may not have a place to go back to. The cumulative acts including Rusty from Superior propane allowed us to not only save our business but also to be open the very next morning by 7:30 a.m. In the midst of all this my heart

was left feeling very warm and cared for when between the hours of midnight and 2 a.m. we had at least six of our staff show up out of concern. Facebook, what a wonderful thing? Thank you to everybody involved. Your caring and efficiency have not only saved our business but the jobs of more than thirty staff members including the Husky staff. We are forever grateful. Jason and Lori Kelland A&W Ladysmith INFRASTRUSTURE TO IMPROVE HEALTH NEEDED Editor: Cycling Coalitions around the province are urging governments to look seriously at our escalating health care cost, the alarming rate of obesity and diabetes in our children and adults. It is time we all connect the dots and see that creating infrastructure that stops people from doing daily activities like walking and cycling is having an enormous impact on the health of our citizens.

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More than 90 per cent of our school children are being driven to school, making physical illiteracy and child obesity the number one topic on talk shows. In B.C. 80 per cent of our healthcare budget (15 billion dollars) is spent on the acute care of preventable diseases or diseases that could be greatly reduced by simply adding some exercise such as walking and cycling in people’s daily routine. There are many proposed projects that can improve the opportunity of being active in smaller communities. The economic spin-off benefits are tremendous. A Vancouver Island Cycling Route is just one of them: http:// goo.gl/KiGcXo My question to the Premier is: When is your government going to start implementing province wide plans for better, healthier communities. If you are ready to act than work with our local and provincial organizations and local governments to make it a reality. Leo Boon Greater Nanaimo Cycling Coalition

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BC Ferries studies ‘Fare Flexibility’ John McKinley Black Press

When you choose to ride a BC Ferry will have a direct relationship to how much money you have left in your wallet as soon as next year. The ferry corporation has been calling a recent series of discounts offered to off-peak users “promotions.” But it would be just as accurate to call them “research,” and come 2017 you will also be able to call them standard practice. The details have yet to be worked out, but that is coming over the next few months, and variable pricing on ferry fares is expected be in place as soon as the computer system can be upgraded to handle it. “We are going to be introducing fare flexibility,” BC Ferries spokesperson Deborah Marshall said. “In 2017, we are going to roll out a variable policy.” What that means is ferry users can expect fares to reflect the laws of supply and demand. The cheapest fares will be attached to a particular route’s least popular sailings, the most expensive to the most popular. One goal of the new system is to redistribute ferry use patterns: attracting more passengers to the emptiest boats, while reducing the space crunch during the times of greatest demand. BC Ferries is hopeful this will result in better cost efficiencies. “If we can shift traffic to the off-peak times, we may not have to schedule an

extra trip,” Marshall said. Another goal is to give people an incentive to take a trip they may not have previously made. A 30 per cent reduction in off-peak hours recently announced for March is the third in a series of promotions designed to give BC Ferries brass an idea of what might work. The previous two — with different benefits and criteria — ran in the late summer/early fall, and in the weeks prior to Christmas. According to Mar-

shall, those promotions were effective in increasing the number of people using under-utilized routes, but it has yet to be determined how costeffective the shift was. “We have a lot of number-crunching to do,” she said. BC Ferries’ President and CEO Mike Corrigan said last fall the new model will be designed to match other models common in the travel and transportation industries. The changes are expected to be implemented fleet-wide.

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A rich smell of cedar seeps through the expansive foyer of Ladysmith Secondary School. Rough-hewn planks bound to posts form walls and floor as a traditional Coast Salish house begins to take shape around students as they pore through textbooks and chat about teenage interests. The house will be home to a two-year education project centred around a master carver. John Marston will be adzing out a welcoming figure as the student body’s daily stream ebbs and flows around him, and he shares his wisdom with those who wish to learn. Ultimately, the carved figure will become a token of the hospitality being offered to those who walk in the school’s front door. But the project itself — called Nutsumaat Syaays, or Working Together as One — is something more. It is a manifestation of a welcoming process occurring behind the scenes that is quietly powering one of Vancouver Island’s most significant education stories. In a trend being repeated in many school districts across the Island, First Nations students are graduating in numbers unheard of a generation ago. Those close to the situation credit the steady progress to a concentrated effort to create a sense of connection and belonging that may have been lacking in the past. “It brings our culture into our school,” Ladysmith student Brittany Elliott said. “Our” is the possessive pronoun of choice for Elliott and her classmates Kyle Joe and Sha-lena Horne when talking to Black Press about LSS. Members of the Cowichan and Stz’uminas First Nations, each student is actively involved in the school — be it in an academic, sports, or leadership role. They talk quietly but with obvious affection about the classes and activities they enjoy, the teachers they like, the hum of the school’s social life and their plans after high school.

Ladysmith Secondary School Grade 12 students Sha-Lena Horne, Kyle Joe and Brittany Elliott inspect a burl that is part of the carving project underway in the school’s foyer. Each student is poised to graduate this spring, and is an example of a positive trend for aboriginal learners across Vancouver Island. Each is also on track to graduate this anyone who is happy with the pace.” Beaton said schools are succeeding spring. According to a report commissioned for when they create an environment that the Assembly of First Nations chiefs, Ca- makes aboriginal learners feel at home. nadian indigenous students were gradu- “I’m seeing an indigenization of the curating high school at a rate of about 36 per riculum,” he said. “We’re not pulling four cent just seven years ago — exactly half kids out of the classroom and building dreamcatchers. The curriculum is emthe overall national graduation rate. In December of 2015, the provincial bedded into the whole student body.” Front-and-centre in the campaign are government announced B.C. aboriginal completion rates had capped five years educators like Nanaimo-Ladysmith disof steady improvement with a record trict vice-principal of aboriginal education Anne Tenning. high of 63 per cent. According to Tenning, her district has The Port Alberni, Comox Valley, Qualicum and Sooke school districts all adopted the holistic approach of makmatched or exceeded the provincial ing sure a First Nations perspective is rate last year. Nanaimo, Campbell River addressed in every aspect of school life. “A focus is collective responsibility,” and Victoria missed the cut, dropping to 58, 51 and 60 per cent respectively, but she said. “Students receive extra supthat was after each posted rates of 64 port and it is everyone in the system supporting.” per cent in 2014. Part of that is adding visible First NaHowever, with the overall B.C. completion rate hovering at 86 per cent, there tions components to everyday school is still work to be done to close the gap. routines that confirm the culture’s strong Chris Beaton is the executive director presence in the greater community. This of the Nanaimo Aboriginal Centre, an includes initiatives like verbally recogindependent First Nations service and nizing traditional territories at public meetings, using films, books and essays advocacy group. “Our vision is to support the vision created by aboriginal thinkers and artof 100 per cent graduation,” he said. ists as resource material, and an elder-in“You’re right that it’s trending in the residence style program being piloted at right direction, but there is still a long Nanaimo District Secondary School. way to go. I would challenge you to find See Grad Rates, Page 14

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It is with great sadness that the family announce the sudden passing of our mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend of many in Cowichan District Hospital on February 5th 2016. Gloria was born in Vancouver, BC on June 9th 1922. Beloved wife of the late Tony, loving mother to Denisa Berger and her late husband Barry, Paul Remillard and his wife Marge and Julie Jensen and her husband Carl. Cherished Memere of Luke (Adrianne), Sara (Alberto), Naomi (Jeffery), Ryan (Sara), Scott (Amanda), Steve (Erin), Tony and Eric. Also great grandchildren Jonathan, Rachel, Samuel, Daniel, Oliver, Ellie, Tyler and Emily. Predeceased by her brother Winton Scott. She will be sadly missed by many relatives and friends. Gloria was very proud of her long time nursing career and her passion for her art and painting. A celebration of Gloriaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life was held on Friday, February 12, 2016 at 10:00 am in her church, The New Life Community Baptist Church. She was laid to rest with her husband Tony in Cedar Valley Memorial Gardens, Cedar BC. Memorial donations in her memory may be made to Bibles for Missions store, 9-5777 Trans Canada Hwy, Duncan. Condolences may be offered online at www.sandsduncan.ca

To our Angel Dad

(Richard Plourde)

Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve thought of You and missed You these past 10 years. When the sun is shining on us during the day or when your star is shining down on us at night. We know how much You love us and that You are taking care of all Your girls in Your Special way. We will remember You always. Love Roxane, Cassandra & Carlene.

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From Page 12 But it goes beyond the exterior trappings and into what is actually being discussed in the classroom. The local Hulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;qumiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;num dialect being taught as a credit language course is a good example. Just as significant are the serious talks taking place in class on the subject of colonialism and its effect on the indigenous population. Tenning said great effort has been made to inject First Nations issues and culture into the curriculum as living, breathing things. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Before when we were studying First Nations people it was like we were studying people out of a museum,â&#x20AC;? she said. The students back that up, saying their First Peoples English and B.C. First Nations Studies classes engaged them in a way previous English and Social Studies classes had not. Joe appreciated the perspective offered on other First Nations across the country, while Elliott was interested in taking in how non-aboriginal classmates were exposed to aboriginal thinking and experiences. One canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t discount the significance of that change. Tenning, for example, had no knowledge of residential schools until she became an adult, despite the fact her mother attended one. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think back to when I was in high school and it had such a small presence,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With this generation of learners itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s becoming common knowledge.â&#x20AC;? Discussions about the residential school system may be helping todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s students engage, but the systemâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s legacy played a significant role in the education â&#x20AC;&#x201D; or lack thereof â&#x20AC;&#x201D; of their parents. Beaton said poor experiences in the residential system embedded distrust for public education in a generation of First Nations people, which manifested itself in the way some encouraged their children. Beyond that, the fractured families the system created also took a toll. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no handbook on parenting. You learn from your role models,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My momâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s role model was not my grandmother, it was staff at a residential school.â&#x20AC;? Tenning agreed the residential school legacy is an issue. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That is definitely a challenge for a lot of families, rebuilding that trust,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are inviting them into the schools, finding ways to include families. There is so much of a difference that can make, not just to aboriginal students, but to all students.â&#x20AC;? Joe said his dad has talked to him about the racism he experienced in school, and his classmates agree that the environment today is much better for them than it was for their parents. Instead of avoiding school, Horne and Elliott have embraced it. Each is planning to pursue a teaching degree after graduation. Joeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s immediate priority may be different â&#x20AC;&#x201D; he wants to pursue an opportunity playing rugby â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but his attitude about education can be boiled down to pure pragmatism. â&#x20AC;&#x153;School is a very important thing because you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get good jobs without going,â&#x20AC;? he said. Being able to interact with teachers and other professionals who are aboriginal matters, as does seeing aboriginals in positions of influence, like Nanaimoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new city manager. According to Beaton, every success story can feed another. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every indigenous person who breaks that glass ceiling becomes a role model,â&#x20AC;? he said. Still, change is slow, and if the goal is to reach graduation parity, Is it going to take another generation to get there? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I hope not,â&#x20AC;? Beaton said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The conversation is beginning and we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stop it. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m confident for the first time in my life that it will happen.â&#x20AC;?

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