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From plunging into snow to pickling sea kelp, B.C. artists, leaders share their holiday stories
From hunting for an over-sized turkey to early morning bike rides, B.C. artists and community leaders shared how they are raising spirits during the holiday season this year as part of the CBC Bright Lights of December series.
'Cold cotton falling from the sky': A new immigrant shares his first experience with the white stuff
A man who fled the violence of his African country with his family encountered snow for the first time in Victoria this week. He says he has now seen the "real Canada."
Elders and great-grandchildren share the legacy of learning Hul'q'umi'num'
Coast Salish elders are passing on the Hul'q'umi'num' language to the younger generations at a language house on Vancouver Island. Ruby Peter has five generations of language learners in her family that spans from a language nest to the university convocation hall.
A love for drive-in movie theatres creates larger than life Remembrance Day event
A love for drive-in move theatres inspired a Victoria artist to create a larger-than-life Remembrance Day event. Images of veterans from the First World War to the Canadian mission in Afghanistan will be projected on the south tower of a Victoria cathedral.
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Living with saving a life: How I saved my son from a life-threatening allergy
Last summer, the CBC's Jean Paetkau saved her seven-year-old son from an undiagnosed life-threatening allergy at a local pool. Paetkau describes how emergency training and a career in the newsroom helped her to cope with the crisis. The event changed her relationship with her son, ultimately creating a closer bond.
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Urban Regalia fashion exhibit inspired by Audrey Hepburn and Indigenous culture
Gitxan fashion designer Sug-ii-t Lukxs (Yolonda Skelton) says her art is inspired by her grandmother's oral stories and the style of movie star Audrey Hepburn. She says the clothing in her exhibit, Urban Regalia, is a way to pass down Indigenous culture in an urban environment.
Pomp and Pressure
Indigenous teens get preview of campus life at university summer camp
Vancouver Island University is hosting summer camps to give Indigenous teenagers a chance to experience post-secondary life. The goal is to ease the transition to university, which can be especially challenging if it means moving away from a tight-knit community.
Giving kids a safe haven: Volunteers renovate First Nation's gym in act of reconciliation
More than 100 employees of Coast Capital Savings travelled from the lower mainland and Victoria to do much-needed renovations to the Cowichan Tribes gym.
Indigenous Grade 4 students get government to change name of provincial park
Grade 4 students from a tribal school on the Saanich Peninsula petitioned the B.C. government to add the name ȽÁU,WELṈEW̱ to John Dean Provincial Park. They visited the legislature in Victoria to hear the second reading of the bill to add the W̱SÁNEĆ name to the park.
Beyond Beads and Bannock: Reconciliation through school curriculum and conversations with kids
What does reconciliation look like in the classroom? As Indigenous curriculum is introduced in B.C., CBC Radio producer Jean Paetkau weaves together stories about Indigenous perspectives and cultures in schools with her own family's journey of reconciliation.