My Community - Spring 2006
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Robert, Victoria (Region 1)

Nicolas, Nanaimo (Region 1)

Nonoimo is Important to me because I can go quadding with my Dad. Also.one time I went with my Undo Paul and my cousins to Mount Benson Mines. I found a piece of coal there. Coal was very important to Nanaimo because over 100 years ago it was the way the men earned money. It was very dangerous in the mines. There were cave-ins, methane gas, and rocks falling down. I went downtown with my friend Eric and Mrs. Cruz. We went to the museum. We saw axes, gas masks, gas fitters, jackhammers, and thermoses. We also saw a big chunk of coal. There was a map of coal mines on central Vancouver Island- If you push a button some of the mines lit up for the area you wanted know about. There were old medico I supplies that they used when the mine workers were hurt- There was a log book to tell when the miners died. There was also an old watch that still had the time when it stopped when the miners were killed. There was a dress that people wore 100 years ago. I have enjoyed learning about coal and coal mining tools in Nanaimo.

Michael, Langley (Region 2)

What Community Means To Me:

My community is full of places to go which is important for me because, if I just stay in the house all the time. I would feel locked away from the rest of the world. There are stores, restaurants, malls and neighborhoods. Some of my family has lived here for years. So there are people to visit and places to go here in Langley. My family and I decided to move down here from Kelowna. 1 wanted to be close to my aunt, uncle and cousin because I love them and 1 had not seen them in a long time. I am able to see more of my family and not just my mom and sister. Here in Walnut Grove it's walking distance for me because I live close to the mall and other stores. When I lived in Kelowna I was in a neighborhood that was far away from town. I had to get driven to go into town to shop. There is also a bus route so sometimes my sister and I take the bus to the mall. I'm glad we moved here because it makes a big difference. I feel great because I am dose to public services and some of my relatives. My friends and I go everywhere. We sometimes go to the school behind my house and just hang out or we go to the recreation centre where we use the pool and the library. I like to go out to the pool with some friends, go for walks downtown to the Colossus Theatre or to Blockbuster to rent a movie. One time I got separated from my friends at the mall, I started looking in all the stores for them. I looked everywhere! I forgot I had my cell on me until it started ringing! It was my mom. I told her I was separated from my friends and she suggested I phone one of them. I called my friend. Dave, and asked him where he was. Dave was surprised it was me! He told me he didn't even know I was separated from the group, We decided to meet at the mall directory. I called mom back and let her know we were all together again. My cell phone was really helpful that time and so was my Mom. Another kind of community to me is a small part of my family: my sister. My sister and I look after each other What I mean by that is, when my sister feels sad or lonely, I cheer her up by hanging out with her and we talk about our personal problems. Sometimes. though, when we were little and I did something wrong or bad, like writing on the walls or throwing food around, and my mom or dad would yell at me. my sister would step in and say "I did it!" My sister was always doing everything for me. I'm glad to be around a bunch of people in a huge community like Langley because it makes me feel excited. Its a pleasant thing because 1 have everything I need here. There are several areas to keep me busy like looking in my favorite places in the mall or spending time with the people in my life. That is what community means to me. 

Daniel, Penticton (Region 3)

Power soccer is a game played by electric wheelchair athletes, and I am one of those athletes. An attachment is placed on the front of their chairs, and they push a 13" diameter soccer ball through goal posts to score. Each team consists of 4-6 players. In Canada, it was started in the city of Victoria. Nine countries across the world are now playing the game. It was introduced to the Okanagan in 2003 during the B.C. Disability Games. That fall, the "Okanagan Thunderchairs" team was formed. The Okanagan Thunderchairs host the annual B.C. Storm tournament each year in the spring. This year, the tournament consisted of five teams and twenty-one players. The three day event started with a ball skills competition. Each participant had to push the ball through an obstacle course and try to get the fastest time. The standings for the ball skills competition were; in 1st place, Dale, a tie for 2nd with Jordon, and Daniel, and for 3rd , Ryan The games started on Saturday and continued throughout the day. There was also the ever popular coach versus players' game. Once again, the players overcame their leaders! Apart from the excitement of the close games, highlights included tournament goodie bags, lunch, and continuous tim-bits. After that, all the players and their families had a wondrous dinner at Jose's Pepper Club, where they also enjoyed the entertaining, bottle-slinging, antics of the bartender. Sunday was another day of exciting, and close games. After the games were finished, the players, coaches and helpers enjoyed a feast of pizza. The results of the tournament were announced, and three teams were tied for first place. Medals were awarded to all players. Everyone thinks the tournament gets better each year. We are starting to plan the next one already, and I can't wait! 

Memory, Telkwa (Region 6)

My Generous Community:

The Bulkley Valley has great community spirit with a history of helping people in need. It is the generosity of the people who live here that make our valley so special and give us that unique small-town feel. My community generously supports those in need, often holding fundraisers for people in difficult situations. For example, my friend Noni went into a coma while on an exchange program in France. During this scary time, lots of fundraisers were held to help her family, and everyone prayed for her. Noni was eventually transferred to B.C. Children's Hospital. Lots of Smithers people, including myself, visited Noni in Vancouver and sent her gifts. Now that she is home, many people are doing all they can to help her recover fully. My community has also helped me overcome my neuro-muscular disease. My friends are supportive and helpful, SET-BC provides a laptop because my hands are weak, and my teachers are really understanding. I think coping would be harder in a larger community. My dad is in the Telkwa Volunteer Fire Department. These guys are a great bunch of guys. Not only do they fight fires and respond to medical calls, they also do things for the community. After each of my three surgeries, they gave me get-well cards, CDs, and lottery tickets (which I won two dollars from, by the way!). A few years ago we cleared a bunch of trees on our property. The fire department helped us cut and stack all that firewood. The fire department is not only about fighting fires, it is also a great way of making new friends and being there for each other. My mom is a teacher. This year she's taking her class to Barkerville. Local businesses and individuals have been extremely supportive of this trip. It's unbelievable how many donations they've received! Smithers may be a small town, but it is my town. You can walk down the street and have at least three people say hi to you. You walk into the grocery store planning to be there for five minutes and an hour later you are still talking to someone you know, with nothing in your cart. Although there are no malls here, I think I would still rather live in my community where people care for each other than anywhere else because that's what Smithers is - - my community.
 

Jacob, Mackenzie (Region 5)

In Mackenzie we can go to school and learn new things. I enjoy being a part of the Mackenzie Shotokan Karate Institute. I am a yellow belt now. I also enjoy T-Ball in the summer and tobogganing in the winter months. My family and I like to go cross-country skiing together. In the summer months we enjoy camping at Tudyah Lake. Other people like to go to the library to rent book or go swimming with friends. Some go curling or skating at our local community centre. Mackenzie has a small ski hill called, "Little Mac". We are also close to Powder King Ski Village. In the fall a lot of people enjoy hunting, moose, elk, caribou, black bears or grizzly bears, beaver, quail, and deer. Mackenzie is a safe place for children to grow up, because it has lots of activities and fun things to do for the whole family.

Brendan, Surrey (Region 2)

Communities are more than places where people live. In fact, communities don't have to be places where people live at all. A community is place where people interact with each other. And so; I'd like to tell you a little about my school, Inter-A. Inter-A is a program of choice based at Kwantlen Park Secondary in Surrey. It's built around leadership and teamwork, and many of our classes are cross-graded. This means that it's common to have grade seven students working with twelfth graders, or even teachers. There are about 170 students in Inter-A, and seven teachers. That's one of the neat things about Inter-A too; we have the same teachers until we graduate. Sometimes you begin to feel like the teachers know you a little to well, and it goes the other way too. In the grand scheme of things, it helps us to achieve our family-like environment. Everyone looks out for everyone else at Inter-A, and that's not to say we don't have the occasional differences, but as a whole it's a very friendly place to learn. In Inter-A, we also have a lot more opportunities for hands-on learning. For Chinese New Year, we actually go to China Town and experience the culture and people first hand. To learn about Europe, a trip is arranged every other year to go overseas. A fourth of every mark, on every assignment, in all of our closes is made up by something we call the Inter-A component. It's made up of three sections. The first one is called Career and Personal Planning, a class where we set goals for ourselves. The next section is called Choice, and it's based on marks you receive in student led classes. In Inter-A, students are encouraged to learn from and teach their classmates and teachers. The final section is called Service. This part of the Inter-A component is actually going out into the wider community and helping out where ever you can. Many students volunteer at the SPCA, or at various events such as the Vancouver Marathon. I think Inter-A is best school community there ever could be. Although it may not be for everyone (we're quite unique after all) it's changed my life for the better, and I'm very proud to be "Inter-A-ian".

Colton, Golden (Region 4)

Swiss Guides:

I interviewed Sid Feuz because I wanted to learn about Swiss guides. Walter Feuz, Sid Feuz's dad was one of the first to be a Swiss guide in Golden where I live. They lived in Swiss guide houses by the Subway restaurant and worked for the C.P. R. The houses were built in 1911 by the C.P. R. The Swiss guides village was in Golden because it was in between Revolstoke and Lake Louise. Walter Feuz bought the village and his sister still has it today . The Swiss guides had jobs to take the tourists up the mountain. They got paid to do it. The legend of Lefroy is why the Swiss guides came to Canada. It was the famous mountain in Canada that they heard about in Switzerland. C P R hired them to learn about the mountain. The family had to be married to have a job but they worked anyway, they got married in Canada. If I was a Swiss Guide it would be dangerous and not so fun but it would be good to get money for it.
 

Geogne, Richmond (Region 1)

Hi, my name is Geogne. I am in grade 6. In my community of Steveston, B.C. there is a very interesting and historical school called Lord Byng Elementary. This is my school. In 1922 the first small school was built. It was named after the Governor General of Canada at that time. In 1923 the Japanese and Chinese children in the community were allowed to attend public school with the white children. The school started to get really crowded. In 1930 the Japanese community paid for another school to be built. This school was called the "Big School" and the other school was called the "Little School." In 1946 the "Big School" burned down. It was rebuilt in 1947. The year after I was born, a brand new Lord Byng School was built. First, the "Little School," also called the Annex, was moved to the corner of the field. Then over the next year the new building was built. Here is the old "Big School" and the brand new building. Finally the "Big School" was torn down to make way for the new playground. One month before the new school opened, the "Little School" had to be torn down. Many people in the community were sad when it happened. Our new school has a special rock garden to help us remember the first Japanese teacher at Lord Byng school. Her name was Mrs. Shimuzu and she began teaching here in 1926. This is the school in my community and I am proud to be a student here.

Marcus, Port Coquitlam (Region 2)

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Kieron, Cobble Hill (Region 1)

I really like music. I like listening to my favorite local radio stations. Some are close to local. They are: The Cube 93.3; Kiss FM 1O6.1; The Beat 94.5; Zet 95.3; The Q 100.3; Cool FM 1O7.3; KWJZ 98.9 "Smooth Jazz"; KBSG 97.3 and KISM 92.9. The Q rocks and rolls! I am a fan of Mr Roadrunner and I like when the DJ sets him off. Mr Roadruner retired from that station and that is sad. I miss when he goes "Beep, beep". I do not like Jack fm, but I like listening to the Zet 95.3 and Kiss 1O6.1 fm. The Q's sister station - the Zone, does not rock. I do not like modern rock. I like the classic rock. I like bands such as U2, Rolling Stones, Beatles and Pink Floyd. I like listening to the boom box during my lunch and while in "meditation room". I enjoy having lunch in room 3O6 with my buddies. Listening to the "Q", talking and joking with my friends is a lot of fun. The other night I had a strange dream. In my dream I saw a row of school buses. Bus number 43 was a leader of the pack, followed closely by the Kiss fm bus. Me and Tommy were racing our wheelchairs to the Kiss fm bus. I won the race and helped Tommy to get on the trailer. My friend Katy was driving the Kiss FM bus. She radioed Alec, who was driving bus # 43. She said: let's get together and have a race. When we met, Tommy and I had another race and this time he won. I have filmed the whole thing with my camera. Later, when Alec got sick my friend Katy filled in for him. When I saw her I said to myself "oh no; here comes trouble!" I remember how in the days of Hot 1O3 my friend Katy won a prize from this radio station. It was a free piercing. She was very excited about it. However her mom wouldn't let her do it. I didn't think it was cool. I like writing in my Co-Writer. I call these my Kiss FM sessions. Yesterday I missed my Kiss FM session because we had a school-wide assembly. It was called a "Warm Fuzzy" assembly. I had a special part to perform in it. My chair was decorated and I was dressed as the "Cold Prickly". I made my entrance to the Darth Vader tune from Star Wars. Everybody cheered for me, especially the girls. I became an instant celebrity. It was cool! I love listening to local radio stations and my school Spectrum Secondary. They Rock and Roll Baby Yeah!
 

Catherine, Chilliwack (Region 2)

What Chilliwack Means To Me:

Chilliwack is a great place to grow up. It offers country living with city perks. One of the best things about Chilliwack is our Heritage Park, the big red barn on the side of the highway which welcomes you to Chilliwack. My name is CJ and I was born and raised in Chilliwack. Chilliwack is in the Fraser Valley. It is located 100 kilometers east of Vancouver. We are surrounded by beautiful mountains and have lots of wide open spaces with farms. Chilliwack is small but our population is growing quickly, the population is about 72,000. The word Chilliwack means "Quieter water at the head" which was the name of a local Indian tribe. We enjoy mild winters and warm summers, which allows lots of opportunity for outdoor horseback riding activities which just happens to be my favorite pastime. In 2001 the city of Chilliwack opened Heritage Park; also know as the big red barn. Heritage Park is a 150,000 square foot barn with a rodeo arena and a race track. Some of the events hosted at Heritage Park are trade shows, conventions, equestrian events and concerts. Some of the events I have participated in are Rising Star Youth Dressage and I placed first in that event. Another event that I have participated in is Dressage championships and I got top rider in my division and got reserve champion. Chilliwack is a great place for people to grow up in especially for me because of Heritage Park.

Brent, Chilliwack (Region 2)

My Rock & Roll Group:

Every Saturday I go to this place in Chilliwack where I meet some people (mostly ones with special needs) in a small office. We then go do something together. Why we call it the Rock and Roll group I don't know. We haven't done one thing that has to do with Rock and Roll. We get a calendar to tell us what we usually do, but I don't read it often. Chilliwack has a lot of places for people to go and different activities to do. We travel in a large van that always has the same CD in it. I am lucky to be able to do some of these things with people in the community. One thing we've done is bowling. I don't like bowling very much because I don't bowl very well, except on a very lucky day, which is very rare for me. We play two games, and both of them are very long because we play with a lot of people. This makes it very boring. However, I do enjoy watching the pins go every which way after they are hit. When someone gets three strikes in a row, a turkey shows up on the screen. I don't have to write down my score because the score screen keeps score for us. Sometimes we go swimming at the Chilliwack Wave Pool. I like swimming a lot, way more than bowling. My favorite part is the whirlpool because I like going around and around. I also like the water slide because it is fun to go fast on it. I don't use the diving board very much because I don't remember that it is there. There is another place that we go to that is called Decades. Decades is a coffee shop. I always buy a root beer, a bagel, and a silk chocolate truffle. I don't remember what it looks like on the outside, but on the inside, it has a counter for ordering food and drinks. There are some tables by the wall and another room with more tables and a T.V. Upstairs there are couches and tables for relaxing. Not many people notice the T.V., so I am usually allowed to change the channel. Bedamon is usually on channel 22. Sometimes we rent a movie. This happens very rarely, but is my favorite thing we do at the Rock and Roll group. We have watched The Haunted Mansion and Son of the Mask so far. I enjoyed The Haunted Mansion because of the comedy and Son of the Mask because of the touch of cartoon in it. My least favorite activity is going for a walk. We go walking along Vedder River. This activity is self explanatory. The hangout is where we wait for the members of the Rock and Roll Group to come and wait for our parents to take us home. I usually do a puzzle while waiting for Mom or Dad or both of them. Most of the time I have a lot fun when I go to Rock and Roll. I meet a lot of people there. I feel pretty lucky considering when I see all the special needs people there that are not able to do things for themselves. Some of them can't even walk or talk and I can do everything for myself. I sure don't need all the help that they need to have. Overall, my Saturdays are pretty interesting and I usually enjoy myself.
 

Sam, Vancouver (Region 2)

Sports In My City:

My name is Sam. I love to play sports in my community. My community is special because it's great for playing sports because there are lots of wide, open parks. I play sports with my friends and my family. I also think my community is special because there is a diverse group of people who all play sports. My favourite sport is hockey and when I tell you how I got hooked on it, you probably won't believe it. My love for hickey started from a video game. Then I started playing floor hockey at my local community centre. Shortly after I finished playing, my dad and I went to a charity hockey game at a local ice skating rink. At the end of the NHL hockey season, my dad (and sometimes my mom) and I would go to my school to play baseball. We just hit a tennis ball around (I think I barely got any hints). Even though I played poorly, I enjoyed getting outside in my community with my dad(and sometimes my mom). When I go to school I always think "I think I need to get some sports in." I think at the beginning of the school year I thought I would play soccer at recess and lunch every day. Now I tend to stay away from soccer and play with my friends. In addition to playing sports at lunch and recess, I 've also joined my school sports teams. Every year I've gone to my school, I've joined the track team. Also, this year, I've decided to join the Ultimate Frisbee team. As you can see, I love to play many different sports in my community. I think sports are the best way to exercise. I also think you shouldn't stick to one sport, you should try different ones. For example, take me. I played baseball and that was the only sport I'd do, but now I like to play basketball. You can see I love to play a lot of different sports. I think my community is very, very special because it is a diverse community, meaning that kids like me can learn many different sports, many different ways. Also playing sports is a great way to meet new friends in the community. I've been growing up on two different sides of Vancouver, first Strathcona, a small area where no sports are played and Kerrisdale and Marople where a ton of diverse sports are played.I think living in my community is great because you can play a lot of different sports.
 

Aaron, Richmond (Region 2)

I would like to tell you about my grandpa being in the Chinese army a long time ago. He was a doctor who looked after people who got injured in the war. He also had really strong muscles. He is also really big. My grandpa was helping the Koreans fight against the U. S. I was quite surprised that he would be in the army because I never thought he would be. One time when a soldier got injured, the soldier couldn't survive without my grandpa's help. He gave him lots of medicine. He also gave them courage to fight. I think my grandpa felt nervous and scared when the war was going on. He was worried that he would die in the war. I think it would be an interesting experience to be a doctor in the Chinese army. My grandpa is really a hero to me. I wonder if he has ever been in a tank? It would be great if he had. I know why he joined the army. My grandpa told me he wanted to help people in need. My grandpa is not only a hero to me but to all the Chinese people. I hope my grandpa is very proud of himself for doing what he had to do.
 

Cory, Nanaimo (Region 1)

My Community:

What I think about my community. Well there's home for starters but there's more like my school wrestling team, my church, and when I do the papers. I'll start off with wrestling how does it have anything to do with my community? Well right now we are borrowing a mat but were also doing a bottle drive to rise for our own mat. To do a bottle drive that requires (people) and that's how it's a part of my community. And it's in school an other reason why it's a part of my community. Next up my church. My church takes donations for the food bank to help the hungry. And the papers that I deliver if nobody delivered them there wouldn't be any Saturday morning paper to relax and read. Anyway back to the question what my community means to me. To me it means helpful hands to the poor and those who have no papers!
 

Josh, Langley (Region 2)

One of my favourite places:

One of my favourite places in our community is the library. I used to go there just to borrow books, but now I go there to borrow books, movies, and even audio tapes. My favourite areas are the "fairy and folk tales" and "animals" sections. One of my favourite movies from the library is "Brer Rabbit and Boss Lion". I like it because of the good characters and the drawings. I also like the story-telling in the movie. The reason I like the library is because I love books and movies. It's also because I am using the library books to give me ideas for my own books and stories that I write. They also give me ideas about how to create posters for the movies I plan to write and direct when I am able to live on my own. I hope some of my books will become movies and be released on video and DVD's. My biggest dream is to see some of my books released in theatres. I hope libraries will stay around for a long time. I enjoy checking out books and learning new ideas by reading about them. It also helps me to see another point of view. One of my favourite places to visit in my community is the library.

Sarah, Campbell River (Region 1)

Riding With Sarah:
I go riding at the Comox Valley Therapeutic Riding Society, even though I live in Campbell River. I go riding with my friends. I wear a helmet to protect my head and a belt that helps my walker to hold onto me. Sophie is the horse that I ride. Sophie is my sister's name too. To make my horse move I say, "Walk on." On sunny days I like to go riding on the trails. We always see lots of birds and dogs. On rainy days we play games in the bam. We play musical poles and barrel racing. My favourite game is musical poles. The horse gets spooked if it sees a dog. When we are finished riding we put away our tack in the tack room. Then at the end we get to feed the horses carrots, apples and horse treats. When the horses are finished eating we put them in their stalls. Stalls are like a bedroom for a horse. Riding is one of my favourite things to do!

 

Doug, Sparwood (Region 4)

Aizlyn, Terrace (Region 6)

Swimming In Terrace:

I went swimming since I was in kindergarten with Coralee. I am in grade 8 now. I go to the Terrace Aquatic Center every Tuesday. My new ssa Mrs Sabal go with me on the bus. I get to go swimming because I have a Handicap. I get more exercise on my legs. Mrs Sabal helps me to do swimming. I do kicking on my back, front and side. I like to go on the mats inside the swimming pool. We like to play fishes biting our toes. We go into the little pool and hot pool too. I like to go swimming because I like to put my face into the water, and I like to kick.

I like to go to the Aquatic Center because I like the people who work there. They help Mrs Sabal to get me into and out of wheelchair.

I am disappointed because I'm not going swimming now. Mrs Sabal needs help to get me into the pool and get out of it too. But now I am going to different places. I am going to Library and Uplands School . We also might go to bowling and McDonalds.

Matthew, Burnaby (Region 2)

Anthony, Surrey (Region 2)

I am a 11 year old visually impaired student living in a community called Clayton. I feel very fortunate for the opportunity that is available to me. Here in Surrey we have wonderful schools where the school and staff have been very kind and helpful. The students have been very welcoming. It's very nice to be here. The community is a very  generous place. I know this because I have moved from the icy winters of Ontario to the rainy wet spring of British Columbia and the people are like the weather, warm and gentle. My community have helped and supported my fundraising for sport equipment and hockey tournaments. The scenery is so spectacular with the green grass, blooming flowers and in the background glistening ice on the mountains. There is nothing compared to it anywhere in Canada . Even though I am visually impaired, my life has been made much easier through the kind and generous acts of the community of Clayton. I don't know how to thank all these amazing people, especially my parents. They have all made a huge difference in my life. I would also like to thank SET BC for providing me with the technology that is suitable for my needs.
 

Harley, Cobble Hill (Region 1)

Hero of time Legend Of the Grate Olicon Sword

Chapter 1 The beginning of the legend Once in a far distant land there was a boy, a mysterious boy. In the land of the four seasons there was a great evil. The boy was the one who destroyed it. But to make any sense here I have to go back to the beginning of the legend, here is my story: Dawn was just breaking over the thatched roof of the small cabin in Katcha village when Mr. Border began pounding on the door. "Hey, Hey Clice! Wake up.!" "Huh? Oh yyie" mumbled Clice sleepily. "My word Clice, you promised to move those rocks today" said Mr. border impatiently. "O.K. I'll get right on it" Clice replied groggily. "Say Mr. Border, do you want a pearl for only three sharns?" "No thanks, I'll pass. Now get on up there and move those rocks!"

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Logan, Trail (Region 4)

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Britney, Nanaimo (Region 1)

Skating:

There is a new sport I like to do. I like to go skating with my friends. I always go to skating with my friends on Saturday or Sunday. Sometimes I can't go skating because I am busy. I can almost do a turn. I do not know how to stop. I am happy that my community has a skating rink. I feel that it is good to have a place to have fun and exercise. If we don't exercise we will not be healthy. It is also a place where I can meet new friends. Another reason I like to have a skating rink in my community is so that people can get jobs. If people don't have a job they won't have any money to raise their families. I am thankful to the people who made the skating rink I skate at. Maybe I will be a figure skater one day.

Gurneet, Abbortsford (Region 2)

The Best Sport Ever Played:

My whole family watches the Vancouver Canucks on TV Mom makes popcorn and we all sit on our big sofa. When Vancouver scores a power play, we cheer so loudly that I cover my ears! I scream, "Go, Canucks, go!" Hockey is very big in Abbotsford, my home. A boy who went to my school, 24-year-old Ryan Craig, plays for the Tampa Bay Lightning. So far, Ryan has scored 15 goals I wonder if he'll play for Vancouver one day. My P.E. class likes to play hockey at our community centre. I'm lucky because I use a special sled on skates to slide and pass all over the ice. It's fun to talk with my Principal about hockey. My favourite players are Todd Bertuzzi, Ed Jovanovski, and the Sedin brothers. I have a hockey card collection and hope to add the Sedin brothers because they are are twins just like my brother and me. My best card is Gordie Howe. Soon, I will go to a middle school named after Colleen and Gordie Howe. People say that Gordie Howe is the best player ever. I hope to meet "Mr. Hockey" if he comes to visit my city.

Terryn, Port Coquitlam (Region 2)

I live in River Springs, which is a part of Port Coquitlam. I have been living here for my whole life, which is eleven years. Right behind my house there is a trail, called the Poco Trail that I go hiking on with my Dad and we take our dog, Austin. I like going hiking on the Poco Trail because there is a steep hill; I like steep hills because when you go down you go really fast when you are on bikes. My family was thinking of moving but Port Coquitlam is the best place for my sister Amanda and me. The Poco Trail has been around for a REALLY long time, 39 years. The city made it to celebrate Canada's 100th birthday. In 2001, the city renamed the Poco Trail the Traboulay Trail in honour of the late Mayor Len Traboulay. I hope the trail is around for a long time because my Dad and I always take my dog for walks on the Poco Trail. I like the Poco trail because I get to spend more time with my Dad. I enjoy talking to my Dad about my life.

David, Vancouver (Region 2):

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The words Rest In Peace have been placed at the top left and corner of the drawing. A wrecked car sits in an ice rink. The front end is heavily damaged and parts of the crumpled engine are exposed. It looks as if the car was in sporty variety and has gull wing doors ones which open from the top. The front license plate is visible and reads The End.

-Description Written by Brendan, Surrey

Troy, Cowichan Valley (Region 1):

What My Community Means to Me:
My name is Troy, I have recently moved from one school to another. I live in the Cowichan Valley, I attend a grade six class and I am happy that everyone here likes me. I used to live in Duncan and attended a school there. I liked it a lot but I found that some of the kids there liked to tease me about my eye (I can only see out of one eye) and I didn't like that. It made me feel bad. My new school which is my new community seems more welcoming and understanding of kids with challenges. When I arrived I had a lot of kids coming up to me and introducing themselves to me. Those first few weeks I shook a lot of hands. I find that a lot of the kids outside ask me if I want to play with them, it wasn't like this at my old school. I don't always want to play, but I like it when they ask me, I'm really lucky because I have a great classroom teacher that knows I have a vision problem, and my old vision teacher works at this school too. My mom and dad are renting a house and I hope we can stay here or close to here, so I can get to know this community even better. The neighborhood I live in is an attractive one. The houses are nice looking and the few people I've met so far are very friendly. Good communities make you feel good about yourself.

Jordan, Prince George (Region 5):

I like Fort George Park which is located in Prince George, B.C. It is situated on the Fraser River on the Eastern side of Prince George. Fort George park is home to the Prince George Children's Festival and our Canada Day celebrations are held there also. This park has a water park located in it which is accessible to people with physical and visual disabilities. Fort George Park gives us a place to go and the opportunity to interact with other people in our community. It has a band stand that amateur groups use to put on shows. Fort George park also has Exploration Place located on one end which is our local museum. There is an old Native Grave yard on the property along with a small steam locomotive that carries people around the park during the summer. Simon Fraser passed through this area in 1807. He decided to build a tiny outpost here and named it Fort George after King George III. The park is named after this outpost.