Fort William First Nation put on a fireworks display from Mount McKay on Sunday, July 4, 2021 to lift the spirits of Indigenous peoples in the wake of the discovery of mass graves at former residential school sites. (Leith Dunick, tbnewswatch.com)
FORT WILLIAM FIRST NATION A fireworks display set off from Mount McKay on Sunday night took on a more sombre tone than last summer s show.
Originally planned for Canada Day, community leaders decided to push their show back three days and framed it as a spirit-lifting event aimed at honouring the memories of the hundreds of Indigenous children whose bodies were found buried at former residential school sites in British Columbia and Saskatchewan.
FORT WILLIAM FIRST NATION - Members of Fort William First Nation will be rolling up their sleeves in the coming days to receive a COVID-19 vaccination, with the most vulnerable members to receive first doses this week and remaining members to be immunized in the next two months.
“I think that’s a critical step for us,” said Fort William First Nation Chief Peter Collins. “Being so close to an urban setting, being so close to what is impacting the city today and impacting our community, I think it’s a game changer for us. We are not going to let our guard down. We have to be mindful that everyone has not been vaccinated yet.”
Fort William First Nation to ring in New Year with fireworks
Fireworks will be set off from the lookout on Mount McKay at 10 p.m. and while access to the community is restricted, the display should be visible from most parts of the city.
Dec 31, 2020 2:41 PM By: Doug Diaczuk
A fireworks display will be set off from the Mount McKay lookout on New Years Eve at 10 p.m.
FORT WILLIAM FIRST NATION - New Years celebrations will look very different around the world this year, but Fort William First Nation still putting on a show to not only ring in 2021, but recognize the frontline workers who have done so much throughout the pandemic.