By Ina Pace, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Squamish Chief Education programs hosted at the Cheakamus Centre Longhouse will be moved to outdoor cabins this month, as the June 4 roof fire continues to be investigated. Though not related to the current Dryden Creek wildfire, another fire has had an impact on local programming. On June 4, the Cheakamus Centre Longhouse was damaged in an internal fire, leaving the roof damaged on the inside. There were no injuries. The centre, which is owned by the North Vancouver School District, hosts overnight field and cultural Indigenous education, to foster values such as community building and land stewardship for both children and adults. It is based in Paradise Valley on 165 hectares of ecological reserve belonging to the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation)….
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