Plans underway for MMIWG monument in Whitehorse
Plans underway for MMIWG monument in Whitehorse https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/mmiwg-monument-whitehorse-plan-1.5892458
Plans underway for MMIWG monument in Whitehorse https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/mmiwg-monument-whitehorse-plan-1.5892458
Canada Post to honour forgotten Alberta community during Black History Month https://edmonton.citynews.ca/2021/01/20/canada-post-to-honour-forgotten-alberta-community-during-black-history-month/?fbclid=IwAR3ENZDF4V1eteMK_USNIdtpXXCcjOIlHm3vXPNDN20XKz_Gtq5iQEGG7UM
“Sadler said he believes Edmonton can do a better job of celebrating female athletes. “ Petition aims to rename Edmonton street after local boxing star Jelena Mrdjenovich https://globalnews.ca/news/7538474/jelena-mrdjenovich-edmonton-boxer-street-name-petition/
Rest In Power: Sheila Hellstrom (1935-2020): Canada’s first female general was a trailblazer for women in the military https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/sheila-hellstrom-1935-2020-canadas-first-female-general-was-a-trailblazer-for-women-in-the-military
Sudbury sculptor’s latest work honours Fern Blodgett Sunde https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/fern-blodgett-sunde-tyler-fauvelle-sudbury-coburg-battle-of-the-atlantic-1.5769620
Farewell to racist names Frank Oliver and Dan Knott. Now the naming process begins. How about naming the schools after some incredible BIPOC people? Edmonton Public School Board moves forward […]
How about replacing it with a statue of Louis Riel – a true Canadian hero. After being toppled by protesters, what’s next for Montreal’s John A. Macdonald statue? https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/john-a-macdonald-montreal-1.5706485
This is not a hate crime against Ukrainians. Defacing a monument to a Nazi collaborator is not a hate crime, period. https://canadianjewishrecord.ca/2020/08/10/edmonton-police-defacement-of-statue-not-a-hate-crime
How about renaming the university after a Black or Indigenous woman? Students Are Calling Out McGill For Not Removing The Statue Of Its Slave-Owning Founder https://www.mtlblog.com/news/canada/qc/montreal/students-are-calling-out-mcgill-for-not-removing-the-statue-of-its-slaveowning-founder
Black Canadians celebrate Emancipation Day with four historical designations https://winnipeg.citynews.ca/2020/08/01/black-canadians-celebrate-emancipation-day/