{"id":3767195,"date":"2022-03-11T22:29:41","date_gmt":"2022-03-11T22:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sd46.bc.ca\/?p=3767195"},"modified":"2025-02-24T13:38:59","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T21:38:59","slug":"tribute-to-lori-dixon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sd46.bc.ca\/tribute-to-lori-dixon\/","title":{"rendered":"Tribute to Lori Dixon"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3767195\" class=\"elementor elementor-3767195\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_padding&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_padding_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_padding_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_border_radius&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_border_radius_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_border_radius_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true}}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e901207 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e901207\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f41e16a\" data-id=\"f41e16a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7750480 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7750480\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In Memoriam: Lori Dixon\n\n1951 - 2022<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-baac59c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"baac59c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Board of Education paid tribute to former trustee Lori Dixon at the March 2022 <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3767203 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/sd46.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/dixon-3-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sd46.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/dixon-3-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sd46.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/dixon-3.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>Board Meeting.\u00a0<\/p><p>Lauren (Lori) Velma Paull was born in Prince Rupert BC to Henry and Ruby Paull (nee Spencer) and grew up in Sechelt BC for the greatest part of her life.\u00a0 She attended Carson Graham Secondary School in North Vancouver during her teen years.<\/p><p>Lori was a founder of the mem7iman preschool for the sh\u00edsh\u00e1lh Nation and ran it for over twenty years.\u00a0 Many adults in the Nation today have memories of a strong start at the preschool with Lori\u2019s guidance.<\/p><p>Lori ran for and was elected as School Trustee for School District 46 &#8211; Sunshine Coast. She was first elected in 2000 and served until 2008 (3 terms) and elected again in 2012 when she served 2 terms until 2018. \u00a0Lori was awarded a long-term service award from the BC School Trustees Association in 2018 after having served 5 terms in office.\u00a0 She was among the very few Indigenous people to be elected as a school trustee in BC.\u00a0 Her influence was instrumental in propelling the school district forward in Indigenous education and in many other initiatives.<\/p><p>Lori was extremely community minded, volunteering a lot of time especially in the areas of education and children.\u00a0 The daughter of hiwus Henry Paull; wife of a hiwus Stan Dixon; sister of hiwus Warren Paull &#8211; a community leader herself, Lori will be known for inspiring everyone to follow \u201cthe Coast way\u201d and will be missed deeply by her family and the many, many people whose lives she touched.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-905b93f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"905b93f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-92aae13\" data-id=\"92aae13\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Memoriam: Lori Dixon 1951 &#8211; 2022 The Board of Education paid tribute to former trustee Lori Dixon at the March 2022 Board Meeting.\u00a0 Lauren (Lori) Velma Paull was born in Prince Rupert BC to Henry and Ruby Paull (nee Spencer) and grew up in Sechelt BC for the greatest part of her life.\u00a0 She [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":3384635,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"default","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3767195","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sd46.bc.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3767195","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sd46.bc.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sd46.bc.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sd46.bc.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sd46.bc.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3767195"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sd46.bc.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3767195\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sd46.bc.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3384635"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sd46.bc.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3767195"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sd46.bc.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3767195"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sd46.bc.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3767195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}