MP Visit
Victor Elderton, Principal and MP John Weston at the Outdoor School
As
part of a visit to Squamish on April 9th, John
Weston, MP for West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea-to-Sky Country, dropped by
the Outdoor School for a tour. As
a member of the Public Accounts and Fisheries Standing Committees in Ottawa, Mr. Weston enjoyed a first-hand look at the
school’s working fish hatchery, and was interested to learn about the on-site
BC Hydro partnership projects related to spawning habitat restoration and
enumeration of salmonids in the Cheakamus River.
During his visit, MP Weston was briefed on
the Outdoor School's forty year history of
experiential environmental education, the First Nations cultural experience, and
youth leadership programming. Mr. Weston
learned of the critical need for campus infrastructure renewal and the School
District’s plans for the new North Shore Credit Union Environmental Learning Centre,
the first sustainably-designed building in a multi-phased revitalization of the Outdoor School's
420 acres of ecological reserve in Paradise Valley, near Squamish.
The Member of Parliament visit is part of
ongoing efforts to foster new partnerships and collaborations that support the School District's vision to provide world-class
instruction and a rich diversity of engaging programs to inspire success for
every student, and bring communities together to learn, share and grow.
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