Tag: Residential schools
Huron County Museum welcomes The Witness Blanket
HURON – The Huron County Museum said it is honoured to host The Witness Blanket, a travelling exhibit from the Canadian Museum of Human Rights that honours the children, survivors and families affected by the residential school era, and encourages ongoing reconciliation. The exhibit opens July 20 and features a full-scale replica of the original Witness Blanket created […]
Owen Sound man suggests Ryerson Park be renamed after Billy Bishop
‘It would remind the residents of Owen Sound that greatness can come from right here, from our hometown,’ James Blake told council.
‘No reason to do what I did’: Ex-councillor tells judge in $150K fraud case
Ursula Doxtator’s defence seeks conditional sentence as Crown argues for jail term.
Owen Sound council agrees to rename Ryerson Park
Former Ryerson history professor, Ron Stagg, argued in a deputation to council Monday night that Egerton Ryerson has been mischaracterized amid a ‘woke’ culture.
Education minister halts school library culling in midst of Beal controversy
Queen’s Park has shut down school library culls until it investigates why 10,000 books were tossed from the library at a London high school