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Author Délani Valin’s debut poetry book ‘Shapeshifters’ explores the concepts of identity and personas. (Mandy Moraes/News Bulletin)
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Mental Health and Addictions Minister Sheila Malcolmson was among the nearly three dozen participants at Saturday’s (Nov. 26) Walk With Me event in Courtenay. Photo by Terry Farrell

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Nurses march along Boundary Avenue outside Nanaimo Regional General Hospital on Thursday, Nov. 24. (Photo courtesy Kath Kitts)

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