Current Problems: Urban Commitments to Reconciliation
Exploring Theme: "Individual Municipal Issues"
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March 5, 2024
Leaders from 11 Western Canadian cities issue formal request to Statistics Canada: halt release of annual Crime Severity Index rankings until formal consultations are held with smaller communities and Indigenous leadership
NationTalk: Saskatoon, SK – Elected officials from eleven municipalities, all in Western Canada, issued a public call-to-action today for Statistics Canada: an immediate stop in the publication of the Crime Severity Index (CSI) rankings for communities until consultations are held with smaller communities and Indigenous leadership. The call-to-action stems from a full-day conference initiated by...
October 19, 2023
Discovery of Indigenous artifacts hindering the rebuild of Lytton, B.C.: Mayor
Structures that were destroyed by wildfire are seen in Lytton, B.C., on Tuesday, June 14, 2022. File photo by The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck Canada’s National Observer: The Canadian Press – Archeologists have uncovered thousands of artifacts, including a 7,500-year-old spear point, as they dig below what was Lytton, B.C., the village destroyed by fire in June...
February 27, 2023
Lawsuit claims racism from an Alberta town made approved wellness centre impossible to realize
“…an apology isn’t going to cut it.” — Phillip Millar, legal counsel First Peoples Law Report: Windspeaker.com – Legal action initiated against the central Alberta town of Bashaw claims that “racial prejudice” made the approval of a wellness centre that would serve Maskwacis members impossible to be realized. James Carpenter and Dr. Tony Mucciarone, partners...
September 14, 2022
Advancing the TRC Calls to Action
Women Transforming Cities: Delegates to the 2022 Convention were presented with highlights on the progress local governments have made in advancing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action at a clinic earlier today. Speakers from Women Transforming Cities identified that 54% of surveyed municipalities have made progress on less than three calls to action;...
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