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Nina Toulouse woke up last year to news her mother, Linda Mae, had been found deceased in the (former) Ledo Hotel on Elgin Street.
“On March 22 at approximately 11:50 p.m. I was awoken to a phone call; I didn’t recognize the number at first so I pressed ignore,” Toulouse explains. “My sister, Luna, called again and I answered. Sobbing sounds: ‘Nina, the police were just here; it’s about mom. Mom is gone.’ As soon I heard those words everything in me just dropped. Nooooooo I cried out on the phone. She described to me that mom was found in her friend’s place, which was at the Ledo Hotel, but the cops couldn’t tell her what had happened as it was an open investigation.”
SHARE ON: Women and men from across Manitoulin Island and the North Shore Corridor had the unique opportunity to hear an internatiional speaker, Julie Lalonde, talk about women s issues and the lack of reporting with stalking in Canada. This year s event was held virtually. Photos by Rosalind Russell - myalgomamanitoulinnow.com staffer
She has received international accolades for her work in advocating women’s issues, has won book awards for her writings, and even received the Governor General’s award for her feminist work … and she was stalked for over ten years.
Mnidoo Mnising’s keynote speaker for Women’s Wellness Day, Julie Lalonde, told her virtual audience that if her stalker had not died, she would not be sharing her story because of the fear for her life and the lack of security offered by police agencies.
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Women from Manitoulin Island and the North Shore corridor will be taking part in a virtual International Women’s Day presentation.
Up to 80 participants will be taking in the advice of keynote speaker, author and women’s advocate, Julie Lalonde.
Lalonde is an internationally recognized women’s rights advocate and public educator.
She holds a BA and MA in Canadian Studies and Women’s Studies from Carleton University and will be focusing on healing from intimate partner violence.
The seminar also includes a presentation by Susie Harrison of Bare Naked Beauty with a skin care tutorial.
The annual event is usually held on the Island and in Espanola in person, but due to COVID-19 the Mnidoo Mnising Coalition Against Domestic Violence, based in the local area, is hosting the celebration of women virtually.
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A Wiikwemkoong elder is being recognized for her commitment to strengthen justice for Indigenous people in Ontario alongside 11 other knowledge keepers who sit on the provinceâs Eldersâ Council.
The council, which was established using Indigenous methodologies in 2016, was created to support the work of the Indigenous Justice Division of the Attorney Generalâs office and to reclaim Indigenous legal systems.
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On Friday, the Law Foundation of Ontario announced that the Eldersâ Council is the 2020 recipient of the Guthrie Award, the foundationâs signature award to recognize exceptional justice champions.
Author of the article: Jordan Haworth
Publishing date: Feb 11, 2021 • February 11, 2021 • 3 minute read • Handout/Cornwall Standard-Freeholder/Postmedia Network Members of the Elders Council, top left to bottom right: Janice Longboat (Mohawk, Turtle Clan, Six Nations), Helen Cromarty (Sachigo Lake), Sytukie Joamie (Tuapait), Pauline Shirt (Saddle Lake), Barney Batise(Matachewan), Dr. Marlene Pierre (Ojibwe, Fort William), Sen. Verna Porter-Burnelle (Metis), Sally Webster (Baker Lake), Waasaanese (Whitefish Lake), Katsi Cook (Mohawk, Wolf Clan, Akwesasne), Gilbert Smith (Naicatchewenin), and Donna Debassige (Anishinaabe kwe, Fish Clan, Mnidoo Mnising). Handout Not For Resale Members of the Elders Council, top left to bottom right: Janice Longboat (Mohawk, Turtle Clan, Six Nations), Helen Cromarty (Sachigo Lake), Sytukie Joamie (Tuapait), Pauline Shirt (Saddle Lake), Barney Batise(Matachewan), Dr. Marlene Pierre (Ojibwe, Fort William), Sen. Verna Porter-Burnel