These words from Anne Tenning, School District 83 principal of Indigenous education, summed up the significance of the ceremony that took place on Friday, April 30, at the District Education Support Centre in Salmon Arm.
• On Monday, May 10, government partners behind the Sicamous-to-Armstrong rail trail project announced they had received a $250,000 grant to construct a portion section of trail within City of Enderby and Splatsin territory later this year.
General manager Susan Mackie said staff were on site, getting ready to open the park for the season, while making sure they can do so safely.
• Song Sparrow Hall was alive with the sounds of blues, folk and jazz as musicians gathered to record songs for the upcoming Wednesday on the Wharf album, The Wharf Sessions.
• A pair of anglers netted fines for using illegal fishing tactics on Shuswap Lake.
“It was disheartening was the best way I can describe it,” said Hansen, adding cub paws were also present.
• According to data from the BC Centre for Disease Control , 60 per cent of people aged 18 and up in the Salmon Arm health area have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as of May 20.
The Salmon Arm health area includes Sicamous, Malakwa, Falkland, Tappen and Sorrento.