by Michael McCarthy • January 13, 2015 • Comments Off on 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 communities around the province, the challenge becomes finding … Read more
by Michael McCarthy • October 8, 2014 • Comments Off on W2R on the road; Moving the Hobbit House to Metlakatla The next delivery of a library is now in the planning stages. Project Coordinator Bob Blacker reports that the “hobbit house,” the “office on wheels” kindly donated by recently Western Camera Buildings, will be … Read more
by Michael McCarthy • September 18, 2014 • Comments Off on Countess helps cut ribbon at Ditidaht library opening Sophie, the Countess of Wessex, and her husband Edward, the Earl of Wessex, were among those dignitaries who cut the ribbon at the opening of the Ditidaht library on September 15. Click here for video. The … Read more
by Michael McCarthy • December 4, 2015 • Comments Off The 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, elders, … Read more
by Michael McCarthy • September 16, 2014 • Comments Off on Royals open new library at Ditidaht The Write to Read Project is an equal partnership between participating parties with a shared interest in increasing the level of literacy among aboriginal people in British Columbia, and in building cooperative relationships between urban groups and rural … Read more
by Michael McCarthy • September 16, 2014 • Comments Off on Royals open new library at Ditidaht Members of the Royal Family were on hand along with B.C. Lt. Governor Judith Guichon and many guests at the opening of the new library and community centre at Ditidaht, Vancouver Island this week. Edward, Earl of Wessex … Read more
by Michael McCarthy • August 30, 2014 • Comments Off on Lt. Gov. opens Fort Rupert library No, it’s not Prince Rupert, it’s Fort Rupert. Prince Rupert is located well to the north, while Fort Rupert is a First Nations community located next to Port Hardy. That’s where you will find the 8th Write to … Read more
by Michael McCarthy • August 30, 2014 • Comments Off on First Nations inmates start to build furniture for W2R libraries Project coordinator Bob Blacker reports that the BC CORRECTIONAL SERVICE, through two of their facilities on Vancouver Island, have agreed to build furniture for Write to Read llibraries. This furniture to be built will … Read more
by Michael McCarthy • August 30, 2014 • Comments Off Shirley-Pat Chamberlain from the Williams Lake Daybreak Rotary Club has been a top volunteer for Write to Read in the Cariboo region, assisting with the development of libraries in several First Nations communities. While it is bad news that W2R will be losing her services, … Read more
by Michael McCarthy • August 17, 2014 • Comments Off on Fort Rupert Library set to open this week The Library Response Team strikes again! Once again the LRT has been in action, this time at Fort Rupert, a First Nation community just outside Port Hardy where they spent the week setting up for a … Read more
