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From YouTube: FEB 8 2023 Statements Jackie Tegart
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
4th Session
42nd Parliament
A
Member
for
Fraser
Nicola,
thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
I'm,
so
proud
to
represent
the
writing.
Appraiser
Nicola,
which
features
a
rich
history
and
a
number
of
important
and
unique
Heritage
sites,
and
one
such
site
can
be
found
in
the
community
of
Hope
and
it
needs
our
support
to
be
restored
and
reinvented.
A
The
historic
1916
CNR
Hope
Station
closed
in
eight
in
1984..
It
was
purchased
by
the
community
at
that
time
and
relocated
serving
as
an
arts
and
culture
center
and
a
hub
for
musicians.
It
was
facing
demolition
in
2020,
but
a
Grassroots
campaign
emerged
to
save
it
and
made
some
important
discoveries
in
the
process.
It
turned
out.
The
station
had
strong
connections
to
the
history
of
Japanese
Canadian
internment
and
to
indigenous
peoples
whose
homes
and
lands
were
displaced
by
the
by
the
railways
in
a
bid
to
educate
the
public
about
the
past.
A
A
So
this
is
where
you
come
in
Hope
Station
is
a
finalist
in
the
National
trusts.
Next
great
save
a
National
Heritage
competition
that
will
award
fifty
thousand
dollars
to
the
project
with
the
most
votes
by
February
22nd.
So
I
urge
all
of
you
to
please
visit
nationaltrust.ca
and
cash.
Your
vote,
so
Hope
Station
can
served
as
an
important
educational
loan
cultural
site
in
British
Columbia's
interior
for
years
to
come.
Thank
you.