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AVIE WATERFALL (BSW)

Climb, Climb, and Climb Again: Avie Waterfall on the Outdoors and Achieving the Unthinkable

Meet Avie Waterfall, a proud Beedie Luminary from the 2021 cohort. Avie grew up in the small community of Nelson, British Columbia, located on the traditional unceded territory of the Ktunaxa, the Syilx, and the Sinixt peoples.

Avie is a 2025 graduate of the Bachelor of Social Work program at The University of Victoria.

Read Avie's full article here.