| Activity | Urban / Cultural Walk |
| Destination | Laichwiltach Family Life Society, Campbell River Museum, and Tyee Spit |
| Date | 20 Oct. 2021, Wednesday |
| Trip Coordinator | Vic Gladish |
| Contact Info | vicgladish@gmail.com; 250-285-2111; (cell 250-287-0459) |
| Description | In Honour of Truth and Reconciliation Day (September 30) this will be an urban walking experience from Q-Cove to the Laichwiltach Family Life Society to experience “The Witness Blanket” (http://www.lfls.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Witness-Blanket-Poster-LFLS-09.20.21.pdf ) and then to the Museum at Campbell River to see the Sacred Journey exhibit (https://crmuseum.ca/2021/01/04/sacred-journeys-exhibition/) to be immersed in the resurging Indigenous canoe culture. From the museum we will proceed to an optional lunch stop at Crooked Spoon Cafe OR bag lunch at Robert Ostler Park. Those that prefer a shorter day can take the next ferry home. Others are welcome to continue the urban experience and head out to the Tyee Spit trail (via the Wei Wai Kum gift shop/gallery, netloft and cemetery) and back to the ferry terminal. Distance/time from Museum to Tyee Spit to Ferry is approximately 6.5 km/ 1.75 hours. |
| Meeting Place | Quathiaski Cove Plaza Parking |
| Departure Time | 8:30 for the 9:00 ferry on foot |
| Difficulty |
Easy |
| Costs | Museum – $7 for senior; Laichwiltach Society – by donation?; |
| Trip limits | 12 |
| Dogs? | No |
| Notes: | 1. For more on the Witness Blanket and its creator, Carey Newman, visit https://humanrights.ca/story/picking-up-the-pieces-the-making-of-the-witness-blanket 2. QIOC is booked for 10:00 am with an Elder/Survivor to introduce us to the Witness Blanket. 3. To respect our hosts and because some of this activity is inside and discretionary, participants need to be fully vaccinated and use a mask when indoors. |
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