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BORIS MINKEVICH / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS John De Graff elementary school grade 5 classes pose for a photo in the lobby of the Park Theatre on Osborne before the event started. The two RCMP dressed in red (centre) Inspector Scott McMurchy, left, and Cpl. Theresa Labbe, right, of the Community and Aboriginal policing unit out of "D" division. 58 students from 3 schools were there to teleconference with other Canadian schools. The media was invited to this year’s event, which showcased approximately 20 short videos that focus on being a hero for someone else someone who is being bullied and sharing message of hope for those who are experiencing bullying. The videos were crafted by Kindergarten to Grade 12 students from schools throughout Manitoba and Nunavut. Students participated in the festival either in-person at Winnipeg’s Park Theatre or via web streaming from Stonewall, Bruxelles, and Brandon in Manitoba, and Arviat, Nunavut. February 22, 2017