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From YouTube: APRIL 5 2022 Statements Brenda Bailey
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
3rd Session
42nd Parliament
A
Member
for
vancouver
falls
creek,
mr
speaker,
what
better
way
to
welcome
the
onset
of
spring
than
to
participate
in
this
past
weekend's
cherry
blossom
festival
at
david
land
park
this
year.
The
event
included
the
big
picnic
where
participants
lay
their
blankets
among
the
majestic
cherry
blossoms
and
enjoyed
delicious
pre-ordered
bento
boxes
or
something
from
one
of
the
many
food
trucks.
A
I
personally
was
deeply
moved
by
the
opening
ceremony,
which
celebrated
japan's
original
gift
of
cherry
trees
to
the
city
as
symbols
of
friendship,
consul
general
hattori
acknowledged
their
gift
of
sakura
to
the
muskram,
the
squamish
and
the
slava
tooth
nations.
There
was
a
beautiful
gift-giving
ceremony
where
first
nations
representatives
presented
to
consul
general
hattori
with
gifts
from
their
heritage
and
the
consul
general
shared
gifts
from
japan.
A
First
nations
representatives
from
each
nation
joined
the
consul
general
in
the
japanese
kagame,
the
breaking
of
the
saki
barrel,
to
bring
harmony
and
good
luck
to
the
event.
What
a
beautiful
and
meaningful
exchange
this
was
in
fact,
consular
general
hitori
shared
that
in
his
three
and
a
half
years
as
consulate
general,
this
was
one
of
his
most
meaningful
days.
It
was
a
pleasure
to
meet
david,
lam's
daughter,
son-in-law
and
granddaughter
and
participate
on
a
nature
walk
where
ubc
botanist
taught
us
all
about
the
special
akiro
trees,
david
lamb
loved.
A
So
much
congratulations
to
the
wonderful
linda
poole
who
founded
this
festival
18
years
ago
to
the
volunteers
board
of
director
and
staff.
The
mission
of
the
festival
is
to
actively
engage
the
diverse
communities
through
accessible
arts
and
culture
that
celebrate
the
transcendent
fragility
of
the
cherry
blossom,
and
this
was
certainly
achieved.