Another successful Career Fair was held at the new community building.

Along with QQS, some local schools attended and enjoyed the information by the exhibitors, entertainment and great food!

Thank you to the Exhibitors:

1. Ay Lelum: House of Good Design

2. UBC Sauder School of Business

3.  First Nations Health Authority

4. Canadian School of Natural Nutrition 

5. Vancouver Island University 

6. The Grand Hotel 

7. The Waterfront Suites & Marina 

8. Vancouver Island Academy 

9. City of Nanaimo

10. Nanaimo Fire Department

11. RCMP, Constable Mike Bigg

12. Seaspan Ferries

13. Nanaimo Port Authority

14. SFN's Petroglyph Development Group

15. BC First Nations Forestry Council

16. Western Forest Products

17. Coastland Wood Industries

18. Kw'umut Lelum Child & Family Services

19. Representative of Children & Youth

20. Nanaimo Youth Services Association

21. Kuu-us Crisis Services

22. Changing Directions, In Support of Aboriginal Youth

23. SFN Health Department

24. Charles Boyle, Architect

25. Amy Wyse, Floral Designer

26. GT Hiring Solutions

27. Sprott Shaw College

28. Aboriginal Child & Youth Mental Health Services

29. BMO Bank of Montreal

Special thanks go to Elder Lolly Good for the Opening Prayer.

Thank you to Chief John Wesley and Councillors Doug White Jr. & Doug White III for their welcome speech and words of encouragement regarding Education and Careers.

Thanks to Christie Charles, a.k.a. Miss Christie Lee, Musqueam/Tsleil-Waututh who rapped for us in Musqueam dialect hun'qumi'num.

Thanks to Virginia Robertson who did a Cedar bark weaving demonstration and Amy wyse - retired florist - who had over 60 girls make corsages.  The delicious lunch was prepared by Chef Amanda Seward, a graduate of VIU Culinary Arts Program and served by SFN staff. 

Thank you to everyone!