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From YouTube: MAY 9 2022 Statements Megan Dykeman
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
3rd Session
42nd Parliament
A
Member
for
langley
east.
Thank
you
honorable
speaker.
Earlier
this
month
I
had
the
honor
of
attending
the
grand
opening
of
the
aboriginal
head
start:
child
care
center
at
parkside
centennial
elementary
school.
Thanks
to
the
support
of
the
aboriginal
head
start
association
of
british
columbia,
indigenous
children
in
langley
will
have
access
to
24
free
child
care
spaces.
A
The
center
will
have
six
full-time
staff
and
receive
visits
from
community
elders
and
infant
development
workers,
creating
a
warm
and
loving
space
for
indigenous
children
to
bring
build
strong
connections
to
their
culture
and
communities,
supporting
both
children
and
their
families.
This
center
would
not
have
been
possible
without
the
tireless
dedication
and
hard
work
of
the
lower
fraser
valley,
aboriginal
society,
under
the
leadership
of
ceo
katie
pearson.
A
For
22
years,
this
organization
has
been
supporting
indigenous
families
in
langley,
offering
housing
services
for
at-risk
and
homeless
and
homeless,
indigenous
people
and
families
supporting
parents
through
covet
19
and
now
leading
the
creation
of
a
child
care
center.
I
would
also
like
to
acknowledge
brandon
gabriel
of
quantland
first
nation
for
contributing
his
artwork
to
the
center,
together
with
la
cayton,
gabriel
and
jonas
baij
brandon,
designed
and
carved
a
poll
which
will
stand
outside
of
the
child
care
center.
A
Recently,
the
minister
of
education
and
I
visited
the
center
and
saw
firsthand
the
passion,
katie
pearson,
laurie,
mcdonald
and
chef
milly
and
the
rest
of
the
team
have
thank
you
again
to
the
aboriginal
head
start
association,
the
lower
fraser
valley,
aboriginal
society,
to
the
talented
artists
and
everyone
else
whose
hard
work
made
this
child
care
center
possible.
I
am
so
honored
to
have
attended
the
blessing
ceremony
and
the
grand
opening,
and
I
look
forward
to
watching
your
facility
grow
and
thrive
for
many
years
to
come.