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Participants in the 20th annual Campbell River Walk Away From Racism – one of the longest-running events of its kind in Canada – show off their pride in our community’s inclusiveness and diversity as they leave the Community Centre on their walk through downtown Saturday.
Walk Away From Racism celebrates 20 years of inclusion and community MIKE DAVIES
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he day may have been grey and overcast, but the mood inside the Campbell River Community Centre was
anything but sombre Saturday as the community came together for the 20th annual Walk Away From Racism event to celebrate inclusion and diversity. Naomi Wolfe, one of the founding members of the Immigrant
Welcome Centre, the organization which – along with various community partners – has been putting on the walk for the past 20 years, said the event’s longevity speaks to the community’s real desire for social change and inclu-
sion. “This event has always brought together a cross section of the community,” Wolfe said, “and standing here, 20 years later, it’s hugely gratifying as one of the
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A GoFundMe page dedicated to the family of a homicide victim discovered on the road into Sayward March 12 has reached $4,805 as of Mirror press time. Meanwhile, John Dillon Brown’s funeral was held in Alert Bay Monday. Police first identified Brown as the victim in a suspicious death in Sayward on March 12, then they upgraded the case to a homicide. The Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crime Unit (VIIMCU) in partnership with the BC Coroners Service and the Campbell River and Sayward RCMP, continue to investigate the death of Brown, 30, of Saanich, Cpl. Janelle Shoihet “E” Division Media Relations Officer said. Brown was last seen leaving a residence in Campbell River at approximately 1 p.m. on Friday, March 11 driving a 2009 Grey Honda Accord bearing B.C. license plate BR126G. Brown’s body was discovered just before 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 12 in his vehicle parked near the west side of the one way bridge into Sayward. An autopsy last week assisted in determining Brown’s death to be a homicide. Investigators believe Brown died as a result of a targeted attack, and the public are not at risk. VIIMCU investigators want to speak to anyone who may have seen
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