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Pooley introduces herself by her nations. “My Dad used to call us, NavajoOpiOkaShwap,” she says. She’s Navajo, Hopi, Okanagan, and Shuswap and she now lives and works in her community in Inkumupulux (at the northern end of Okanagan Lake) on the Okanagan Indian Band, where she owns a cannabis dispensary. Pooley lost her ability to walk at 32 years-old, after years of working in the forestry and fisheries industries. Her journey to recovery brought her to cannabis, and years later, she’s now the proud owner of Top Hat Cannabis in OKIB. She just celebrated two years of being open for business.
VIU is receiving funding for 16 seats, while Camosun is getting funding for 20 seats. Castlegar’s Selkirk College and the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology are also being funded.
Community mental-health workers offer such things as support with shelter and addictions counselling, and promote mental and physical well-being.
“Government is working on ways to help B.C. recover from the impacts of COVID-19,” said Minister of Advanced Education and Skills Training Anne Kang. “The funding we’re announcing [Monday] will support training for highly valued and respected positions working with some of B.C.’s most vulnerable citizens.
Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Sheila Malcolmson said the addition of the training spots will have a lasting impact.