Official ribbon cutting ceremony for the Spirit Bear Center in Abbotsford: The first project to open under the Province's new Aboriginal Housing Initiative.
From Left: Jeannie, Peardonville House client; Angela Marshall, Alcohol and Drug Counsellor, Spirit Bear Center; Councillor John Smith, City of Abbotsford; Lester Ned, Grand Chief, Sto:lo Tribal Council; Ed Fast, MP for Abbotsford; Hon. Tom Christensen, Minister of Children and Family Development; Lynn Ned, Director/Founder, Spirit Bear Center Society; Hon. Rich Coleman, Minister responsible for Housing; Hon. Michael de Jong, MLA for Abbotsford-Mount Lehman and Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation; Hon. John van Dongen, MLA for Abbotsford-Clayburn; Mayor of Abbotsford George Ferguson; and Gordon Gong, CEO, Aboriginal Housing Management Association.
[News release]
