District releases eco-mural film
A film which captured a public art project at James Thomson Elementary School has been released online.
Thichum: On the Edge of the Forest, by Powell River filmmaker Claudia Medina, documents the work of two local artists as they create pieces which bring elements of the surrounding forest into the school’s courtyard. Thichum is the Tla’amin name for the school.
Painter Megan Dulcie Dill created a mural of woodland creatures and their habitat on the courtyard’s walls while Heiltsuk First Nation artist Ivan Rosypskye carved a spindle whorl from yellow cedar.
Discover-Imagine-Grow-Schoolyard (DIGS) committee at the school brought the artists, including Medina, on during spring 2014 to complete the public art project. The mural and carving is part of a larger project the group is undertaking in order to transform the schoolyard to be more of a creative place, reflecting the students’ love for the outdoors and the languages and cultures taught at the school.
Readers can watch Medina’s 13-minute documentary online.
Emergency help
Members of Powell River RCMP were busy on a delivery run Wednesday evening, April 29.
A 911 call was received at 9:55 pm, “where all that could be heard was a female screaming followed by a male yelling ‘We are having a baby,’” wrote constable Tim Kenning in a press release.
At roughly the same time, an RCMP officer was flagged down by a doctor. The doctor explained one of his patients was having a baby and may be in medical distress. The officer drove the doctor to the patient’s residence.
With the help of emergency health services, Powell River Fire Rescue and the doctor, the mother gave birth to a baby girl, said Kenning. “Both mother and baby are doing well and the RCMP wishes the best to the proud parents for their newest addition to their family.”
