Honourable Rick Thorpe

Pictured: Minister Thorpe reads to a Maquinna elementary kindergarten class Jan. 31, 2008 after presenting a $30,603 cheque to the Alberni Valley Times 2007 Raise-a-Reader campaign. The provincial matching funding for Literacy Alberni supports literacy initiatives in the Port Alberni Valley. Minister Thorpe made the announcement on behalf of Education Minister Shirley Bond while visiting Port Alberni to host a Small Business Roundtable Consultation. The province has contributed over $2.4 million to Raise-a-Reader and has announced over $131 million in new literacy programs since 2001.


Minister Thorpe reads to a Maquinna elementary kindergarten class Jan. 31, 2008 after presenting a $30,603 cheque to the Alberni Valley Times 2007 Raise-a-Reader campaign. The provincial matching funding for Literacy Alberni supports literacy initiatives in the Port Alberni Valley. Minister Thorpe made the announcement on behalf of Education Minister Shirley Bond while visiting Port Alberni to host a Small Business Roundtable Consultation. The province has contributed over $2.4 million to Raise-a-Reader and has announced over $131 million in new literacy programs since 2001.

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