Thank you for the community support at our National Aboriginal Day Celebration. A special thanks to the following partners and helping hands whose assistance made everything go smoothly:
| Alert Bay Elementary School Staff and Students | T’lisalagi’lakw School Staff and Students |
| Debra Hanuse, Arthur Dick Sr., Bill Wasden | Arthur Hunt, Leonard Smith |
| Duchess Alfred | Jamie Hill |
| Renate Stefan-Dental Clinic | Nicole James-Health Nurse |
| Lorraine Charlie | Donna Hunt |
| Salla Sukow | Glen Nichol |
| Christina Cook | Brenda Deakin |
| Shelley Cook | Rena Hanuse |
| Derek Perrault | Alert Bay Village Recycling |
| U’mista staff—Trevor Isaac, Juanita Johnson, Steven Bruce, Sara | Robin Quirk |
| First Nations Health Authority | Nic Deduluk |
| Treatment Centre | Elders Centre |
Over 100 people came out to enjoy the salmon barbeque and all the activities on the beach and in the U’mista Cultural Centre.