by Michael McCarthy • March 27, 2014 • Comments Off on Lt Governor offically opens library in Bella Bella BC Lt. Governor Judith Guichon was on hand March 26 to officially open the new library in Bella Bella. There is quite a story involved. Last year the library burned down under mysterious circumstances. It was … Read more
The purpose of the Write to Read Project is to build ongoing and lasting relationships between people living in urban environments such as towns and cities, and the First Nations people of British Columbia who live in rural, remote or suburban communities that may not be well served by educational and employment opportunities. The first … Read more
by Michael McCarthy • March 7, 2014 • Comments Off on Write to Read appears again in Vancouver Sun travel section Reecntly I started to publish a travel column about micro-philanthropy in the Vancouver Sun. I am pleased to report that my “Generous Journeys” column about the great work that Bob Blacker and former Lt … Read more
by Michael McCarthy • December 11, 2013 • Comments Off on Library Response Team goes into action LRT volunteer Adriel Wilson with a wall display showing all 17 W2R projects in BC. Write to Read project coordinator Bob Blacker likes to call them “alert.” They are the members of the Library Response Team, or LRT. … Read more
by Michael McCarthy • December 11, 2013 • Comments Off on “Digital Diary” project gets launched in Ditidaht It’s amazing what can be accomplished using modern digital technology. Computers have changed the world in which we live. So, too, have digital cameras, which are constantly being improved. These days most digital cameras sold , both … Read more
by Michael McCarthy • December 10, 2013 • Comments Off on Day trip to Ditidaht a dilly Where the heck is Ditidaht, you ask? Why, check the map! It’s a small native village right there on the shores of Nitinat Lake, about an hour’s drive west of Lake Cowichan on Vancouver Island. The main access … Read more
by Michael McCarthy • November 7, 2013 • Comments Off on Another library opened! This time the excitement was in Old Massett, which geography experts will identify as being located at the north end of Graham Island in Haida Gwaii. For those whose geography isn’t great, that’s the former Queen Charlotte Islands, found off the … Read more
by Michael McCarthy • July 24, 2014 • Comments Off on Dentist explains connection to Write to Read Dr NeilsonDentist and Rotarian Dr. Doug Neilson (click here) attending a dental clinic at the Malahat First Nation, explains the history between Rotary, Write to Read, UBC School of Dentistry and participating First Nations communities. For many … Read more
by Michael McCarthy • September 12, 2013 • Comments Off on Write to Read featured on CKNW CKNW in Vancouver is one of Canada’s highest rated radio stations, so it was an honour for me (representing W2R as the website editor/publicist) to be invited to talk to highly regarded morning show host Bill Good about … Read more
by Michael McCarthy • September 11, 2013 • Comments Off on Old Massett library set to open By Michael McCarthy Certainly it doesn’t look like much sitting forlornly on the factory grounds of Britco Structures in Langley, but the story of the opening of the new First Nations library in Old Massett is as fascinating … Read more
