Photos by Jim Thompson
PLRP-Spaceward Bound photographer
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The Ts’kw’waylaxw First Nation and Pavilion Lake Research Project
invited the community to a presentation/discussion
the evening of June
28th.
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The crowd gathered at the POW WOW Arbor. |
Robert Shinta, cheif opened the evening with a welcome and comments
on how precious the land was to the
Ts’kw’waylaxw First
Nation.
(Bernard Laval, Darlene Lim, Robert Shinta, Donnie Reid)
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Chris McKay gave an overview of the significance of the research to exploring
Mars.
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Weston Pike, a local resident, has become involved in this
project is now doing graduate workat UBC. He
explained his with work with UBC-Gavia, the autonomous underwater
vehicle.
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Canadian astronaut Dave Williams and
US astronaut Mike Gernhardt spoke of their
work its relevancy to advancing human exploration.
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While other Deepworkers and PLRP members explained their work the crowd asked
questions.
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Dave Williams speaks to community members.
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Community mingles to discuss lake issues, eat cookies and enjoy the evening |
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