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LAST CHANCE TO SHARE YOUR MEMORIES LIKE THIS: Do you have memories of the mill to share? Submit a written memoir to the Memories of the Mill Memoir Anthology Project by September 1st 2022! For more information and to submit your memoir, email: jysevigny@powellrivermuseum.ca Photo courtesy of the qathet Historical Museum & Archives.
More education and dialogue needed
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As the weather heats up this summer, the joint working group looking into a possible name change for the City of Powell River is recommending a cooling down period for reflection.
The joint working group report says there is need for further education and dialogue.
Mayor David Formosa and hegus John Hackett released the report looking at a possible name change last month. The report summarizes a six-month community information process and includes 11 recommendations. The process was a result of Tla’amin Nation’s request to remove the name Powell from the City as part of a commitment to reconciliation.
“We understand the importance of meaningful collaboration and community dialogue in this important reconciliation initiative,” said Hegus John Hackett. “It is very clear from the community engagement phase that we all have passion for this initiative. The best step forward is to take some time to review the report and reflect on the hard work of the Joint Working Group. During this review period I am hopeful that we can reflect on the love we all have for the beautiful territory we all live in.”
The report is available at powellriver.ca/pages/pnc
Mural masterpiece in progress
Powell River mural artist Whitney LaFortune has been working hard on the mural project on the apartment building beside Dairy Queen.
Whitney is leading the Powell River Brain Injury Society in creating a six-panel mural project on the apartment building. The society received a grant from the Disability Alliance of BC to do the project.
The mural begins before 1910 when Powell River was a tent city and moves along to the sixth panel featuring a totem pole with a raven, people in a dugout canoe and herring roe hanging on cedar boughs. The Brain Injury Society is working with Tla’amin Nation on this project.
