Today is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada. Staff marked the day by raising the Every Child Matters Flag at the Municipal Office in Fingal.
Here is a selection of what is happening today in the Southwestern Public Health region:
St. Thomas City Hall, Flag Raising Ceremony, 12 pm
West Lorne Arena, 9:30 am – 11:30 am, Prayer and Drumming, Land Acknowledgement, Flag Raising
Dutton Dunwich Fire Hall, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, Prayer and Drumming, Land Acknowledgement, Flag Raising
Port Stanley Library, 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm, Indigenous Words and Stories
Springfield Library, (back garden at Malahide Community Place), 10:30 am, outdoor story time for all ages
Ingersoll Cheese Museum Pavilion, marching, drumming, learning and healing, 6:30 pm
These events are meant to honour Indigenous communities and recognize the trauma they have experienced. We must also pause and commit to our own role in the work of reconciliation.
Photo Gallery: Every Child Matters Flag Raising 2021-09-30 will appear here on the public site.