The long and winding road to Lax Kw’alaams
Members of the Mission Rotary club recently delivered shelving to the Write to Read library located in the school in the village of Lax Kw’alaams. Simple enough, or so it
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Planning ahead for 2017
With some delays in 2016, the Write to Read Project is in full swing for 2017. According to W2R Leader Bob Blacker, here is what we are looking at now,
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Project coordinator Bob Blacker updates all new libraries
Lax Kw’alaams: The great news is that the furniture/shelving for the library is now being constructed by the Nanaimo Correctional Centre. We were able to meet up with the owner
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Westcoast Outbuildings joins the W2R team
With major sponsor Britco Structures having fulfilled its promises of supplying Write to Read with 10 modular buildings (a $250,000 donation) to be used as libraries in remote First Nations
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Write to Read broadens mandate with Kyquot project
What started out as a project to deliver a library to the tiny aboriginal community of Kyquot on the northwest coast of Vancouver Island has morphed into The Big Project,
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CONSTRUCTION RESPONSE TEAM Ken MATSUZAKI Mike McKINNON (BUILT CONSTRUCTION) – Mike is our building cost estimator. This is our newest team for W2R. The team came about from the necessity
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Documentary about Write to Read now in production
Thanks to a grant from Optik TV, a branch of Telus, a 6-part documentary series about Write to Read is in production with a due date of May 2017. The
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Planning ahead for 2017
With some delays in 2016, the Write to Read Project is in full swing for 2017. According to W2R Leader Bob Blacker, here is what we are looking at now,
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Rotary club on a Mission for literacy
As all followers of the Write to Read Project are aware, Rotary clubs around the province volunteer to partner with First Nations communities who want to participate in our literacy
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