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COMMUNITY GARDEN
APRIL 30 2013
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Spring is here, and everything is starting to come to life. I want to share with you something that I'm very excited about. In May 2012, under the guidance and direction of the Gwa'sala'Nakwaxda'xw Elders: Matt Martin, the Home Care Nurse and I came up with the idea of starting a community garden. We met with the councilors and received their support. They also designated the vacant lot next to the bus shed to be used for the garden. In November 2012 the Vancouver Island & Coastal Communities Indigenous Food Network (VICCIFN) came to Tsulquate to help with the garden. They donated seeds, cedar to build the raised beds and brought volunteers. We built 12 raised garden beds and planted two with garlic and one with salad greens. At the time we weren't able to place and plant the rest of the raised beds because the ground was too uneven and swampy. Ken & Ernie Knopp offered to volunteer their services to level the lot. Last week they did just that, the lot is now a perfect location for the garden. (continued on page 6) PAGE 1
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GUARDIAN WATCHMEN We have had our first meeting of the season last week. Our watchmen are excited for the next few months of patrolling and interacting with people in the traditional territories. We have many training opportunities coming up for our crew; biomass sampling, archaeological asset identification, and bird and marine mammal identification. Our crew is excited gain more knowledge and to improve at their jobs. We will be looking for two more junior watchmen in the next few weeks so keep your eyes peeled for a posting at the Band office as well as on Facebook. These positions are dependent on our being successful for NVIATS training dollars. Our crew will be updating regularly throughout the season. Adam Munn is our new vessel operator trainee as well we have Jozi Child and Elisha Taylor-Child as our cultural guides and gift shop operators for the upcoming tourism season.
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