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Third school district cuts ties with B.C. Christian camp over ‘values’

Districts drop relationships with Camp Qwanoes on Vancouver Island due to ‘lack of inclusivity’

The Cowichan Valley School District is now the third district to sever ties with Camp Qwanoes, the youth based, adventure-driven Christian camp based out of Crofton.

This follows the Nanaimo-Ladysmith, and Sooke School Districts made that difficult decision over the summer after not agreeing with the camp’s views on 2SLGBTQ+, and what they say is a lack of inclusivity.

READ MORE: School district cuts ties with central Island camp over inclusivity concerns

“Our Board of Education, and the entire school district, very publicly, repeatedly, and consistently stand beside members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community and oppose discrimination and marginalization at every opportunity,” said the Cowichan Valley School District’s director of communications Mike Russell.

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