FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, April 3, 2013
NANAIMO, BC
A coalition of community leaders have formed a working group to begin planning a series of dialogue sessions to address the theme of reconciliation and racism prevention in Nanaimo.
This was the outcome of a dialogue session held today at Vancouver Island...
COMMUNITY DIALOGUE SERIES TO BE PLANNED ON “RISING TO THE CHALLENGE OF RECONCILIATION”
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Ken Tourand, President, Nicola Valley Institute of Technology —
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