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From YouTube: MARCH 2 2021 Statements Harwinder Sandhu
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
1st Session
42nd Parliament
A
Thank
you
honorable
speaker,
I'm
joining
you
from
the
unseated
territory
of
the
okanagan
indian
nations.
Today
I
rise
in
the
house
to
recognize
the
solidarity
shown
by
organizations,
businesses
and
wonderful
people
of
vernon
monashi
during
coed.
For
example,
at
the
beginning
of
this
pandemic,
vernon
became
the
first
community
to
nbc
to
amalgamate
its
shelters
for
people
experiencing
homelessness,
not
only
that
these,
these
shelters
added
physical,
distancing
pods,
all
this
allowed
for
better
care
of
the
needs
of
our
most
vulnerable
citizens.
A
This
was
done
by
turning
points
collaborative
society,
a
vernon-based
organization,
many
communities
followed
their
lead,
vernon
and
district
immigrant
and
community
services.
Society
also
showed
its
care
and
compassion
by
keeping
their
english
language
courses
for
new
canadians
and
temporary
foreign
workers
going
virtually
by
not
stopping
the
classes
but
switching
to
early
online
courses.
A
This
spirit
continues
today
in
many
ways:
a
local
business
owner
david
scarlettuscu,
who,
at
the
beginning
of
the
pandemic,
started
providing
free
lunches
to
seniors
in
need,
and
he
continues
this
effort
to
this
day.
These
are
the
perfect
examples
of
coming
together
to
support
one
another.
During
tough
times,
kowitt
has
brought
the
best
and
worst
out
of
people,
but
it
is
reassuring
to
know
that
we
have
more
good
than
the
bad
which
makes
our
communities
beautiful.