Nanaimo school named for Indigenous man who helped find coal could be renamed – by Carla Wilson (Victoria Times Colonist – January 18, 2022) republicofmining.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from republicofmining.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Today, Coal Tyee is seen by many Snuneymuxw people as a tragic figure, since his interaction with the colonial peoples led directly to colonization of the area and destructive resource extraction that has affected the land.
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Vancouver parents with health concerns say end of Option 4 remote learning presents callous choice
A group of families at higher risk of COVID-19 complications want the Vancouver School Board to extend Option 4: a learning option they said keeps them safe from the risks of COVID in the classroom and preserves their kids place in the schools and programs they know.
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Posted: Feb 09, 2021 7:00 AM PT | Last Updated: February 9
Left to right, Kyenta Martins with her husband Claude Martins and daughter Cate Martins and Zoe Martins. Cate and Zoe are in Grade 6 and Grade 4, respectively, at Tyee Elementary School in Vancouver. Due to concerns about Kyenta s chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, the children have been in the VSB s Option 4.(Liam Britten/CBC)
VANCOUVER Organizers of the first-ever Black Shirt Day at B.C. schools are calling it a success. “We are overwhelmed with the reception Black Shirt Day has had,” said Kamika Williams, of the Anti-Racism Coalition of Vancouver. “It has been amazing and it has spread across Canada, New Zealand and Germany.” Williams is one of the organizers who picked Jan. 15 to encourage students to wear black shirts to school to push for more Black history education in their curriculums. “It’s also a day to spread awareness of the ongoing struggle that Black and racialized Canadians have faced for hundreds of years,” Williams said.