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First Nations Burning Ceremony
As part of the reinternment ceremony for the remains of a first nation woman disturbed by city construction work, we acted as her family and hosted a burning ceremony, which includes a feast for the band at the end. We engaged a first nation speaker to represent the city at this event, which included Chief Andy Thomas and Chief Sam.
Speech -Humboldt Groundbreaking Ceremony
I would like to acknowledge the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations in whose traditional
territories we live and work.
Hay sxw qa.
…it is “the necessity for everybody to have a decent dwelling; not to make all homes mansions, but to ensure that none of them will be hovels. It is only a very rare soul that can expand in a hovel. This objective of decent housing simply has to be achieved in our democratic society.”
Speech - Book Launch: Inside Chinatown
Thank you for the opportunity to celebrate with you the launch of Inside Chinatown...
Dean and friends present an evening with Mike Harcourt - Urban Century
Blog - Johnson Street Bridge Consultation
JBS consultation is in full swing. Yesterday was a visit to BC Transit, who were relieved that we were not going to shut the Bridge for 18 months to traffic (one of the consequences of going the refurbishing route). I guess the Esquimalt run is one of the top 3 busiest buses.
Then the Harbour Authority was visited, and talk centred around water use and ensuring we were addressing shipping needs into the future. The ability for the span to lift was very important, as well as appropriate design of the south east side of the bridge approaches and park and marina.
Shon Yee 91 Anniversary Celebrations
It was an honour to attend the Shon Yee anniversary celebrations and bring greetings on behalf of Mayor and Council and the citizens of Victoria. The Chinese associations were formed to assist immigrants as they came to Canada, seeking new opportunities and to help 
Only after the second world war did things start to change. Part of attending celebrations is to stand with our immigrant communities, to honour their contributions to building this city, and province and country, and to say to "never again" to second class citizenship.
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