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Church-Wellesley BIA calls for removal of Alexander Wood statue
Church-Wellesley BIA calls for removal of Alexander Wood statue
Business leaders want the city to take down the statue of the local gay icon over his ties to a missionary school for Indigenous people By Kevin Ritchie
The business improvement association in Toronto’s gay village wants the city to take down a statue of the historic figure considered the area’s founder “immediately and without hesitation.”
In an open letter posted on social media on June 8, the Church-Wellesley Village BIA chair Christopher Hudspeth and vice-chair Sagrario Castilla write that Alexander Wood was the treasurer and a founding board member of the Society for Converting and Civilizing the Indians and Propagating the Gospel Among Destitute Settlers in Upper Canada.
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Algoma University is expanding its Indigenous cultural training to groups outside Sault Ste. Marie.
The SHIFT instruction was developed for Sault Ste. Marie Police Service. Officers and civilian staff began training in fall 2018.
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The McConnell Foundation, a private foundation that “develops and applies innovative approaches to social, cultural, economic and environmental challenge,” is supporting the venture with about $350,000 in funding over three years to hire a manager and develop curriculum “so that it can be accessible in multi forms,” said Algoma president Asima Vezina.
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A retired judge and a centre dedicated to preserving the history of Canada’s residential schools are the recipients of this year’s Sault Ste. Marie Medal of Merit.
Ray Stortini served as a Superior Court Justice from 1990 to 2004.
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The author of Only in Canada: Memories of an Italian Canadian served as board member with several groups including Soup Kitchen Community Centre, Ken Brown Recovery Home, Algoma University and Algoma Health Unit, a release says.