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École Willows elementary school marches in unison at the Oak Bay Tea Party. See more photos online at vicnews.com under the Oak Bay neighbourhood. Arnold Lim/News staff
Community group aims to build a bridge First Nations artwork planned as first step Christine van Reeuwyk News staff
Successful early steps bode well for a grassroots initiative to build bridges between communities. The Community Association of Oak Bay aims to raise a First Nations pole once the new Oak Bay High school is complete. “This is a very exciting project. It really comes from the community,” said Oak Bay
Mayor Nils Jensen. “It’s really a community- this community.” In her former role with Victoria, Priceled initiative, which makes it even more Douglas worked with master meaningful. The people in Oak Songhees carver Butch Dick Bay through their community “There’s very and his son. Association association are expressing a need to make their school little recognition of members went out and saw amazing work Dick and inclusive.” First Nations in this the his carvers did on a series of The project started with a house poles and a heron at couple of simple observations. community.” “There’s very little - Gail Price-Douglas the Songhees Wellness Centre. Knowing the protocol required public art in Oak Bay,” said to hire the well-known Coast COAB member Gail PriceSalish artist, they held a meeting to bring Douglas, a former City of Victoria public together leaders of the local First Nations, art co-ordinator. “There’s very little Greater Victoria School Board and District recognition of First Nations in
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of Oak Bay. “It was important that we hold a meeting with the chiefs, leader-to-leader,” PriceDouglas said. In a nod to tradition, Jensen offered gifts to Esquimalt Chief Andy Thomas, and Dick stood in for Chief Ron Sam of the Songhees Nation. As a result of that meeting, the association commissioned Dick to design and organize a team of carvers to create a pole. PLEASE SEE: Pole to reflect history, Page A6
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