A flood has closed the Nisga’a Highway from New Aiyansh to Greenville and Gingolx. Do you have photos to share? Send them to mborges@nisgaa.bc.ca and I’ll post them on this blog.
Thanks to Gary & Marty Cox for these photos of the flooding near Gingolx, and a family of moose near Greenville.
Naomi Radawiec will be teaching Grade 6/7/8 and Music at Gitwinksihlkw Elementary School. She grew up in Squamish B.C. and spent five years in Winnipeg, Manitoba where she completed a Bachelor of Music. Naomi graduated this August from UBC’s 12 Month Education Program and is very excited to begin her first year of teaching at GES!
School District 92 Leaders attended a workshop delivered by Vivian Ryadstad of the BCPVPA on August 31st, at Gitwinksihlkw Elementary School.
The Nass Valley is filled with wildlife. Every Spring the highways are visited by the resident bears.
Here’s a mother bear and her two cubs hanging out back in May:
And the same bears, I think, at the end of August:
A great opportunity for aboriginal life-long learners:
“The Aboriginal Education Incentive Awards (AEIA) celebrates the hard work and determination of Aboriginal people who have overcome personal, economic or social adversity in their pursuit of learning. If you have committed to furthering your education and have completed a year in an educational program, you may qualify.”
More information at http://canadapost.ca/aboriginal.