Just south of Chemainus, BC, is the Indigenous community of Halalt, Lyackson. Write to Read BC learned about this community’s library ambitions when Ada Mawson approached us in January 2017. Ada Mawson is the Success By 6 coordinator for the area, and she accompanied us to a Halalt meeting in March.
There is a definite need for a community library.
We are now working with the community to locate a Britco module for the site. Things are moving very quickly with the community, as they have been committed to make this work and are doing everything that will ensure this will happen.
The Rotary Clubs of Steveston, Chemainus, and Parksville will be partnering on this project.
We expect the library to be ready for opening before the end of the current term of the lieutenant-governor of BC ends in late 2018.