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Pg 3 - Wawa Winter Carnival Schedule Wawa Public Library Pg 6 - LDHC FOUNDATION THANKS "BUGS!" ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Bug Booklet Pick up your Annual MemorialFebruary March For 15th, 2019 raw12th date is Friday Municipality Of Wawa
Missing And Murdered Indigenous Women, Hires New CAO/Treasurer Two Spirit, And Gender Non-Conforming People Corporation of Wawa for over
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m. - 2:00 p.m. - Senior Goose Club Luncheon Indian Tacos or Chili, dessert & drink included $12.00/person. 6:30 p.m. - Winter Carnival Parade y to Michipicoten Memorial Community Centre (MMCC) 7:00 p.m. Fireworks & Bonfire MMCC Rear Parking Lot 0 p.m. Kids Dance & Dressed in Bugs Contest MMCC Banquet Room The 12th Annual Memorial March for Missing and Murdered Indigenous women, two spirit, and gender nonconforming people will be held on Thursday, February 14th, 2019. We welcome people of all ages, genders, cultures, and physical abilities to gather in front of the Sault Ste. Marie Courthouse, 426 Queen St. East, beginning at 11:30 am, for a memorial event that will include guest speakers, songs, prayers, and other expressions of reverence and solidarity. We will then march along Queen Street to The Delta Hotel, 208 St Mary's River Dr, where refreshments will be provided, and a facilitator will encourage storytelling and conversation in a sharing circle. Resources will also be available for those experiencing violence directly or indirectly, and for those who would like to seek counselling services. The Memorial March originated 27 years ago, on February 14, in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. The march calls attention to the disproportionately high numbers of missing and murdered Indigenous women. In the week leading up to
the event, ribbons will be tied on trees in downtown Sault Ste. Marie. These ribbons will be of four different colours that represent the four cardinal directions, reminding us of Anishinaabe teachings about the interconnectedness amongst different peoples, beings, stages of life, and medicines. We will also hang red dresses, following the REDress Project by Métis multidisciplinary artist Jamie Black. The empty dresses are an aesthetic response that draws attention to unfulfilled journeys and unanswered questions. This march is a time to stand in solidarity with the families whose loved ones have gone missing and been murdered across Canada and beyond. According to the RCMP's 2015 updated report Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women: A National Operational Overview, 1,017 Indigenous women have been murdered over the past 30 years. There are 174 Indigenous women who were missing, and 111 of those cases were under suspicious circumstances yet remain unsolved. Statistics Canada (2011) reported rates of violence
against Indigenous women is three times higher than for non-Indigenous women, and seven times higher for homicide rates. These numbers are what has been presented publicly, often criticized by Indigenous communities as underreported and reported as accidental by police, and failing to include trans women, two spirit, and gender nonconforming people. The real number is projected to be over 4,000 cases of Murder Missing Indigenous Women in Canada. Mayor Christian Provenzano has declared February 14th, 2019 as a Memorial Day to remember and honour Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and encourages all residents of the city to support this important national event. We call on our family, friends, and supporters across the globe to wear red or their regalia, to show love, and to join our efforts to eliminate systemic violence by demanding concrete action from all levels of government. Gendered and colonial violence implicates all of us who live on Indigenous land and territories. Let’s walk together.
Shortly after the announcement on January 23rd, 2019 that the Municipality was cutting ties with the former CAO, Chris Wray, the Municipality of Wawa announced on February 7th, 2019 that effective March 4th, 2019 Maury O’Neill will be joining the staff at the Municipality of Wawa as the New CAO. Maury O’Neill has been the Executive Director of Economic Development with the Economic Development
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15 years. She has worked closely with the Municipality and many other local businesses in helping things thrive in our community. As an experienced Economic Development Director with a demonstrated history of working in the government relations industry and with a strong business development professional skilled in Nonprofit Organizations, BusinessPlanning, Analytical Skills, Coaching, and Government, we here at the Algoma News welcome her to her new position. Mayor Ron Rody also shares this excitement, “Maury brings a wealth of experience and skill to the position. Municipal Council is very pleased to have her join the Municipality of Wawa as CAO. Her background, knowledge, leadership style and commitment to the community will complement our existing team of dedicated municipal staff.”