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Day 3 of Spirit of Wellness at Porpoise Bay Beach

August 15, 2012: Celebrating Day 3 of the Spirit of Wellness Canoe Circle; service providers of the Sunshine Coast meeting together on canoes to talk about mental health and addictions.  To be a part of these events, such as this one, has been one of my greatest pleasures as school trustee of the SD46 Board of Education.  Day 3 of this innovative initiative has been the best attended day.  Trustee Lori Dixon met the fleet at the beach of Porpoise Bay and Principal Dan Galazga pulled in one of the canoes.  All 3 canoes were full and many others greeted us at Porpoise Bay for salmon dinner.  Much conversation.  As you can see, it was a very hot day.  So hot, many of us stood in the water to converse during dinner and participate in the large circle.  A follow-up session will be held next Wednesday at 5pm, August 22nd, with a potluck dinner at the Sechelt Indian Band Hall for all participants to reunite and collate our thoughts and ideas so that we can move forward.  Looking forward to this final event.