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Go a mile for mental health Oct. 15

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Annual Miles for Mental Health fundraiser aims to end stigma around mental illness

Melanie Mark: From Douglas grad to first female Indigenous cabinet minister in B.C.

The new Advanced Education Minster in BC is also the first Indigenous woman to hold a cabinet position in the legislature.

By Sucheta Singh Douglas College alum Melanie Mark first made headlines in 2016 after winning a by-election in Vancouver-Mount Pleasant, making her the first First Nations woman to serve in the B.C. Legislature. Now, she’s made waves once again as the first Indigenous woman to hold a cabinet position in British Columbia. Mark is Nisga’a, Gitxsan, Cree and Ojibway. The B.C. NDP has formed a government in this province for the first time in 16 years. Mark was appointed as Minister for Advanced Education, Skills and Training by Premier John Horgan yesterday…. Read More