Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy honoured eight Champions of Literacy Thursday night at gallery 2. Nominated by the members of the Boundary community, this fourth annual event was an opportunity to honour individuals or organizations who have contributed to life-long learning in the region. Yelena Churchill assisted literacy coordinator Sheila Dobie in handing out certificates. Honoured were Sunshine Valley Women’s Institute, Boundary Family and Individual Services Society, Baby’s Best Chance program, Christy Luke, Sandy Colclough, Derek Brown, Shayna Jepsen and the Russell family.