by Michael McCarthy • August 10, 2015 • Comments Off Director of Community Investment Erin Walker from Telus explains how and why Telus is now supporting the Write to Read Project. Telus employees are heavily invested in community projects in British Columbia, such as providing tele-conferencing at the new Nooaitch library, located just outside of … Read more
Oweekeno project brings together multiple partners to “build community” by Michael McCarthy • August 12, 2012 • Comments Offon Oweekeno project brings together multiple partners to “build community” If all goes right, the construction project shaping up at Oweekeno (Rivers Inlet) can serve as a blueprint for future partnerships between First Nations people and city … Read more
Expanding Beyond Donations by Michael McCarthy • June 5, 2012 • Comments Off on Expanding Beyond Donations Still from video clip of His Honour Steven Point, the Lieutenant Governor of British ColumbiaHis Honour Steven Point, the Lt. Governor of British Columbia, explains how the Aboriginal Literacy Project has the potential to expand well beyond the … Read more
by Michael McCarthy • June 5, 2012 • Comments Off on How the Aboriginal Literacy Project Began Still from video clip of His Honour Steven Point, the Lt. Governor of British ColumbiaLieutenant Governor of British Columbia Steven Point reveals why he started the Aboriginal Literacy Project, where he first got the idea, and how the … Read more
by Michael McCarthy • June 10, 2017 • 0 Comments We have now finished building the new, improved and exciting website found here: Home We are also working on a Fundraising Event, where we will be showing everyone the “Wai Way” Documentary about the Write to Read Project in BC. Please stay tuned for more … Read more
by Michael McCarthy • April 3, 2017 • Comments Off ONSTRUCTION RESPONSE TEAM Ken MATSUZAKIMike 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 ask us to come to their … Read more
by Michael McCarthy • March 23, 2017 • Comments Off Where the heck is Quatsino, you ask? According to Wikipedia, it’s “a small hamlet of 91 people located on Quatsino Sound in Northern Vancouver Island, only accessible by boat or float plane.” Well, that’s not entirely correct. It’s a village, not a hamlet, about 15 … Read more
by Michael McCarthy • December 24, 2016 • Comments Off 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.
by Michael McCarthy • December 24, 2016 • Comments Off 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 series will be comprised of 5-minute segments (approximately) each telling the who, what, when, where … Read more
by Michael McCarthy • October 7, 2016 • Comments Off on 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 initiative. The clubs choose those projects that … Read more
