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LITERATURE
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Art Harfman presents several bursaries on behalf of the Kettle River Scholarship and Bursary Society, which awarded over $6,000 in scholarships. Daina Shaw and Daniela Bergendahl perform one of their favourite songs, with Derek Launier acting as page-turner.
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A special event in Midway last Thursday brought together students from all Boundary schools for the official opening of the Gateway Learning Circle. First Nations artist David Seven Deers’ project was several years in the making, and finally realized during a moving ceremony conducted by numerous dignitaries and the artist himself. Designed to be a learning destination for Boundary students, the installation, set in Entwined Trees Park, is comprised of a massive stone gateway and a highly polished black raven sculpture, encircled by 20 blocks of stone, each featuring a chiselled animal motif. School District 51’s director of learning Doug Lacey, one of the primary architects of the project, spoke of Seven Deers dedication to the Gateway, which was produced very economically, money wise, but required hundreds of hours on the artists part to complete. Lacey said, “David Seven Deers was introduced to me well over a year ago as an aboriginal author and storyteller. He had been speaking to primary classes across the Boundary for several years. This was always done outside, in a circle, around a fire. “He was soon speaking to me about a vision he had for the children of the Boundary, and this vision is before you today. It represents a gateway to the world, to learning, to community, to understanding each other, • See GATEWAY page A3