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Helping out our global neighbours in Nepal On April 25 a major earthquake hit the small country of Nepal. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts. Centuries old buildings were destroyed, heritage sites erased off the map in one of Asia’s poorest countries who had no real ability to fund a major reconstruction on their own. Arwen Williams of Arwen’s Apparel in downtown Kamloops was scheduled to be in Nepal when the earthquake hit. She and her traveling companion, Tekla Foulton were going to make their way to Nepal for business but at the last minute Arwen had to cancel and sent her companion alone. When the earthquake struck, Arwen waited desperate hours to hear from her friend, praying for good news. For frantic days Arwen continued her attempts to contact Nepal and find her friend and traveling companion but communication was severely compromised from the quake and the after shocks were making rescue and recovery a nearly impossible task for emergency workers. Thankfully, Arwen’s dear friend was not hurt and made her way to safety when the seismic natural disaster occurred. Messaging was still slow, even an email took days to reach Nepal but Arwen kept contact and through her companion witnessed the devastating aftermath of a country struggling for survival. It is times like this that we remember how small the world really is and although the earthquake happened on the other side of the globe we are in fact connected through friends, neighbors and family members. It is a testament to the caring, compassionate community we live in that Kamloops is supporting relief efforts for Nepal and wants to - continued on page 2
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