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Last week, I attended the opening of a new traveling exhibit by the Vancouver Island Local History Society and the Nanaimo Museum on The Great Vancouver Island Land Grab.
I spoke with public historian Kelly Black about the exhibit and listened to Tl’ul’thut (Robert Morales), chief negotiator of the Hul'q'umi'num' Treaty Group speak about the impact of The Great Land Grab and E&N Land Grant on First Nations People on Vancouver Island.
You can read my story about the exhibit below and I would encourage you to visit it at the Nanaimo Harbourfront Library where it will be on display until mid-August.
I also watched the special governance and priorities committee meeting on the idea of dry supportive housing at 250 Terminal Ave. and am working on a more fulsome story about it, but for now you can watch the presentations and questions from the meeting at the link in our council corner section below.
Thank you for reading,
Mick Sweetman
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| Great Vancouver Island Land Grab exhibit aims to educate | How a 19th century land grant continues to impact First Nations on Vancouver Island
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A special governance and priorities committee meeting on Monday did a deep dive on the desire for “dry” supportive housing in Nanaimo where drug and alcohol use is not permitted.
Presenting at the meeting were representatives from the Nanaimo Correctional Centre, neighbourhood associations, the Nanaimo Brain Injury Society and an addictions medicine physician.
There were also delegations from the Nanaimo Family Life Association. Community advocate Jeremiah (Charles) Myerscough talked about his difficulties in “wet” supportive housing during his recovery from drug and alcohol use.
Coun. Sheryl Armstrong made a motion for the mayor to send a letter to the minister of housing asking that the supportive housing building planned for 250 Terminal Ave. be designated as dry, along with the draft minutes and video of the meeting.
The motion passed unanimously and will go to a future city council meeting for a final decision.
The next regular city council meeting will be held on Monday, June 22 in the Vancouver Island Conference Centre’s Shaw Auditorium at 7 p.m.
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On The Island |
| How producer Vig Schulman placed Cumberland on the musical map | At 77, Vig Schulman is still presenting gigs in Cumberland and shows no signs of slowing down.
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| PHOTOS: A look inside the new Quw’utsun Valley Hospital
| The Discourse took a behind the scenes tour of the new hospital as it nears its target opening date of 2027.
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👉 Dozens of volunteers came together at Nanaimo’s Repair Cafe to help residents fix household items. CHLY’s Midcoast Morning spoke with organizers and volunteers, including Nanaimo-Ladysmith MP Tamara Kronis who was helping in the jewelry repair station. You can listen to the story here.
👉 Nanaimo RCMP is warning youth about the dangers of drinking and driving after a traffic stop for speeding found a driver who blew in the “warn” range on a breathalyzer and had open alcohol containers in the car when returning from a prom event with three passengers. CHEK News has the story.
👉 A video of a Nanaimo Port Authority boat passing close to orca whales over the weekend caused concern and prompted an "aggressive investigation” by the Port Authority. CHEK News has the story.
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