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 …
by Michael McCarthy • August 13, 2013 • Comments Off on W2R to deliver library to Bella Bella after fire The small First Nations town of Bella Bella on the BC coast was devastated by a fire this summer that burned down the general store, including the library. Thanks to a generous offer from main …
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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 …
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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 …
by Michael McCarthy • September 28, 2012 • Comments Off on Video explains the Write to Read Project The Write to Read project is “community based,” which means it is not underwritten by any level of government or other funding mechanism. The project needs books, computers, donations, volunteers, mentors and skills from people like you. …
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 …
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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 …
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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, …
by Michael McCarthy • October 7, 2016 • Comments Off on The long and winding road to Lax Kw’alaams 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 …
by Michael McCarthy • April 5, 2015 • Comments Off on TELUS TO EXPLORE CONNECTIVITY FOR W2R COMMUNITIES As a result of great work by our W2R team member Christoph Neufeld of Britco Structures, TELUS is now working with W2R to study the viability of connectivity for our First Nations communities. This can mean that …
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