A Metchosin high school studentB次元官网网址檚 petition is urging the province, through a , to create a mentorship program so young people can learn about what itB次元官网网址檚 like to be a B.C. politician.

Ares Vankoeveringe, a Grade 11 student at Westmont Montessori School, first started talking with fellow school students and community members about what they think would make a positive change in their community as part of a school project, and based on what he heard, he decided to create the petition.

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So far he said he has garnered almost 100 signatures on paper and online, and he hopes to gather more at future school events. He added Mitzi Dean, MLA for Esquimalt-Metchosin, also agreed to present the petition in the legislative assembly once the petition gathered enough signatures.

B次元官网网址淚t isnB次元官网网址檛 politics, necessarily, that was the enticing part of this project, I wanted to do something that makes change because people will think high school projects donB次元官网网址檛 actually go anywhere, and some of my projects IB次元官网网址檓 doing is like a fun thing, but I wanted to have a project where it actually makes a difference,B次元官网网址� he said.

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