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Clarence-Rockland’s Second Annual Walk of Sorrow took place Friday as part of the municipality’s observance of Truth and Reconciliation Day September 30. Residents walked from Laurier Street to Du Moulin Park by the Ottawa River. - photo Joseph Coppolino
JOSEPH COPPOLINO joseph.coppolino@eap.on.ca
received from the city and residents. The number of volunteers, participants and well- wishers made the day feel incredibly special. The silencing of the bells at Saint Trinity Church on Laurier Street was particularly JNQBDUGVMGPS1BDF HJWFOUIFJOWPMWFNFOU of the Catholic Church in Canada in the residential school system. “That silence means more than most people could even find words for, including NZTFMG uTBJE1BDF XIPJT.FUJTIFSTFMG i5IFDIVSDICFMMTDVUMJLFLOJWFTu 0GGFSJOHIJTSFNBSLTUPUIFDSPXE .BZPS ;BOUIFOVNFSBUFEUIFDJUZTFGGPSUTUPBCJEF by recommendations made by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, including setting up the Municipal Truth and Advisory Com- mittee in an effort to identify opportunities to advance the rights and awareness of Indigenous communities. i)FBMJOHJTOPUVQUPVT uTBJE;BOUI recounting the words he heard from elders. “It is up to our Indigenous brothers and sisters.” 5IPVHIPCTFSWFETJODF UIF%BZGPS Truth and Reconciliation became a statutory federal holiday in 2021 after thousands of VONBSLFEHSBWFTGPSDIJMESFOXFSFVODPWFSFE near the former sites of residential schools.
Residents, councillors and city staff gathered at Parc Du Moulin to observe National Truth and Reconciliation Day and to participate in a Walk of Sorrow. Starting at Laurier Street, participants wearing orange shirts marched in silence, EPXO&EXBSE4USFFUBOEUPXBSET1BSD%V Moulin, accompanied by Indigenous drum- NFST#ZMBXPGàDFSTBOE011CMPDLFEPGG streets allowing the procession to proceed. City councillors Samuel Cardarelli and Kyle Cyr showed their support along with Cla- SFODF3PDLMBOE.BZPS.BSJP;BOUI 0SHBOJ[FECZ)FMFO1BDFBOEUIFUFBN at the Indigenous Grassroots Circle, after UIFXBMLQBSUJDJQBOUTHBUIFSFEUPMJTUFOUP .PIBXLFMEFSBOE3PDLMBOESFTJEFOU(FSSZ Villeneuve and Hereditary Chief Jason Arbour. &EVDBUJPOBMNBUFSJBMTXFSFPOTJUF GPPEXBT shared, a traditional hoop dancer performed, and a sacred fire was lit in memory of victims and survivors of Canada’s residential school system. “Today, we saw the unity in the commu- OJUZ uTBJE1BDF 1BDFXBTUBLFOBCBDLCZUIFTVQQPSU
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Les marcheurs ont suivi les batteurs féminins alors que la circulation sur la rue Laurier et l’autoroute 17 était interrompue par la police provinciale de l’Ontario. - photo Joseph Coppolino
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