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THURSDAY, JULY 18, 2019
Trust Before Truth I DENNY WARNER Executive Director Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce
was fortunate to have participated in an industry tour, recently attended by local Indigenous leaders and representatives from some of the region’s largest employers, where the goal was to get to know each other and begin to work together to identify and solve our respective employment challenges. On the tour and in many other professional and personal settings, I have heard non-Indigenous people asking Indigenous people how we can create better working relationships with our Indigenous neighbours. What was clear during the tour is that as a first step, we have a lot of listening to do — a lot of listening and a responsibility to educate ourselves. Working relationships are developed on a bedrock of trust. I found a jewel of a resource on allyship on the Animikii website. Animikii is an indigenous-owned digital agency based in Victoria. One of their employees, Robyn Ward, wrote a piece entitled “Building Trust Before Truth: How Non-Indigenous Canadians Become
Allies”, and I believe it should be required reading for every nonIndigenous person in Canada.
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Robyn has some suggestions for us budding allies: “... we build trust by respecting boundaries, being reliable and accountable, respecting the trust vault, showing integrity, showing nonjudgment, and by being generous with your assumptions. “We build trust in small acts of kindness and there are no shortcuts to building trust. “If you are ever in doubt, educate yourself, ask questions and seek answers from the right people, whether it’s Indigenous Peoples or other respected allies within the community. True allies will see the value in relationship building by authentically gaining, building and maintaining trust.” Please read the article and make use of the excellent resources linked to it. Take the quiz to learn your level of privilege. Undertake the #Next150 Reconciliation Challenges. If you truly want to be an ally, begin by building trust. Listen, and learn, with your heart wide open.
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ictoria’s Largest Little Airshow is held every summer at Michell Airpark on the Saanich Peninsula, just outside Victoria. Radio control (RC) pilots from all over the province and the US will entertain you with their scale models, WW1 and WW2 aircraft, giant scale 3-D aerobatics and even turbine jets. The event draws thousands of spectators and over 30 pilots annually. The airshow is free to attend and relies solely on public donations. This will be the 17th annual airshow and to date; they have raised over $289,000 for local charities. This year, every penny raised will be donated to CFAX Santas Anonymous. If you can tear your eyes away from the flying, you can also enjoy the huge static display, raffles, daily 50/50 draws, yummy concession and kids activities. Bring your lawn chairs and the entire family and spend the day. Located along the Lochside Trail, so you can walk or bike to this location. Free parking and bike racks. Between Martindale Road and Island View Road. For details, contact Jack Price at: 250-652-6660.
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