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By Luke Faulks, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Pique Newsmagazine Artists from across the Sea to Sky region are invited to submit their creative interpretations of one of British Columbia\u2019s most iconic and threatened species: the grizzly bear. The Coast to Cascades Grizzly Bear Initiative and Pemberton Arts Council are set to host a Grizzly Bear Art Show on Oct. 17 at the Pemberton & District Community Centre. The juried exhibition aims to raise awareness of the cultural, ecological and emotional significance of grizzly bears through visual art. \u201cFor thousands of years in the Sea to Sky area of southwest B.C., grizzly bears [have been] prominently connected to First Nations Culture & History and are an important species significantly contributing to the health and vitality of ecosystems,\u201d said organizers on social… <\/p>\n

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By Luke Faulks, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Pique Newsmagazine Artists from across the Sea to Sky region are invited to submit their creative interpretations of one of British Columbia\u2019s most iconic and threatened species: the grizzly bear. The Coast to Cascades Grizzly Bear Initiative and Pemberton Arts Council are set to host a Grizzly Bear Art Show on Oct. 17 at the Pemberton & District Community Centre. The juried exhibition aims to raise awareness of the cultural, ecological and emotional significance of grizzly bears through visual art. \u201cFor thousands of years in the Sea to Sky area of southwest B.C., grizzly bears [have been] prominently connected to First Nations Culture & History and are an important species significantly contributing to the health and vitality of ecosystems,\u201d said organizers on social... <\/p>\n

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