It was a warm and sunny day on October 3rd when Her Honour Judy Guichon, the Lt. Governor of BC, arrived to open the 11th Write to Read library in the community of Nooaitch, near Merritt. A large crowd of dignitaries and local folks was on hand...
Learn moreThe opening of the new Write to Read library at the First Nation community of Nooaitch this summer was attended by a member of Shaw TV, who produced a video about the event. In attendance were Lt. Governor of BC the Honourable Judith Guichon...
Learn moreThe editorial page of the Vancouver Sun contains an OpEd article about W2R on Tuesday, Dec 15. Written by Write to Read publicist Michael McCarthy, his opinion piece suggests that monies possibly directed by the federal government towards yet...
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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 sounds. The reality was a little different. Here’s how it went. Books had...
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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, with more to come. • Finishing of the final designs for XENI GWETI’N, SNUNEYMUXV...
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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 of WINDSOR PLYWOOD for Vancouver Island and not only did we get the...
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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 communities around the province, the challenge becomes...
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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, a new step forward in the fast growing W2R history. The Big Project will...
Learn moreCONSTRUCTION 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 for W2R to build LEARNING CENTRES for this communities who...
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