Helping to build community

North Thompson Communities Foundation hosts barbecue near Barriere to thank its supporters

Kevin McCort, president and CEO of the Vancouver Foundation, addresses a barbecue hosted by NTCF.

Kevin McCort, president and CEO of the Vancouver Foundation, addresses a barbecue hosted by NTCF.

Kevin McCort, president and CEO of the Vancouver Foundation, addresses a barbecue hosted by North Thompson Communities Foundation at Barriere Forks Regional Park on Sunday. Governor General David Johnston has asked that all communities in Canada have their own community foundation, McCort said. B.C. has already met that challenge.

 

CherylThomasLeft: Cheryl Thomas, chairperson of the North Thompson Communities Foundation, gives a brief history of the foundation to those attending the barbecue.Photo by Keith McNeill

 

 

 

Below: Simpcw Chief Nathan Matthew welcomes those present to the band’s traditional territory.

Nathan Matthew

 

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