by Michael McCarthy • July 24, 2014 • Comments Off on Project coordinator explains connections between dental work and literacy Write to Read Project Coordinator Bob Blacker explains (click here) that every First Nations community with whom we have partnered is welcome to request free dental care from another W2R partner, the UBC School of … Read more
by Michael McCarthy • July 17, 2014 • Comments Off on UBC Dentistry supports Malahat project with free clinic While the Write to Read Project’s main focus is on improving aboriginal literacy, the overall mission is to “build partnerships between urban professionals and aboriginal communities in rural areas.” Thanks to the strong connections that many … Read more
by Michael McCarthy • July 16, 2014 • Comments Off on New library donation explained by the builder When John McFarlane, president of Western Camera Buildings (camera means small room in latin) saw a program about the Write to Read Project profiled on CBC TV, he realized that his company might be in a position … Read more
by Michael McCarthy • July 9, 2014 • Comments Off on Western Camera Buildings donates a library Thanks to the publicity created by a documentary about Write to Read broadcast on CBC TV recently, a Vancouver-area builder has offered to donate a library to our project. John McFarlane watched the TV program and thought perhaps … Read more
by Michael McCarthy • July 2, 2014 • Comments Off on W2R featured on major CBC TV broadcast The CBC’s flagship news program The National recently featured a full 8-minute broadcast about the Write to Read Project, viewed across Canada. CBC aboriginal affairs reporter Duncan McCue, based in Vancouver, was able to visit one native … Read more
by Michael McCarthy • January 29, 2014 • Comments Off on UPDATE MALAHAT LIBRARY – KWANU KWASEN COMMUNITY BUILDING It’s winter, so many Write to Read projects are on the backburner, but not all. Construction proceeds on the new library in Malahat. The Kwanu Kwasen community building is a project of the South Cowichan Rotary … Read more
by Michael McCarthy • May 21, 2014 • Comments Off on North Van Rotary club completes aboriginal literacy project While national headlines shout out continued controversy over Bill C-33, the federal government’s proposed aboriginal education legislation that has been shelved after rejection by many aboriginal leaders, a small North Vancouver group has quietly accomplished its … Read more
by Michael McCarthy • May 21, 2014 • Comments Off on New Lt. Governor Judy Guichon speaks about the value of libraries New Lt. Governor Judy Guichon, replacing the retired Steven Point as patron of the Write to Read Project, speaks about the importance of libraries to First Nations communities participating in the Write to … Read more
by Michael McCarthy • May 12, 2014 • Comments Off on Another successful library opening Good things take time. So delivering a library to Oweekeno, also known as Rivers Inlet, and having an official opening with the Lt. Governor of the province of B.C., was a challenge that certainly took some time to accomplish. However, … Read more
by Michael McCarthy • April 17, 2014 • Comments Off on Lt. Governor opens new library in Oweekeno Lt. Governor Judy Guichon will be in attendance in late April for the opening of Write to Read’s newest library at Oweekeno (or Rivers Inlet as it also known). Located south of Bella Bella on the coast, … Read more
