WINNIPEG Thursday is Canada Day, a holiday typically celebrated with barbecues and fireworks, but in the wake of hundreds of unmarked graves being discovered at former residential schools across the country, it s looking different from previous years. Another COVID-19 Canada Day, The Forks was already planning to hold a virtual celebration, but news of unmarked residential school graves has changed the program. Our site itself has a 6000-year history and indigenous people are at the heart of that. So it s always important for us to acknowledge and ensure we are doing the right things, said Clare MacKay, vice president of strategic initiatives and executive director of The Forks Foundation
Organizers are preparing to hold a rally prior to Morehead's regular monthly City Council meeting this evening. The Group called "Justice 4 North Fork" is
Even with COVID-19 restrictions, The Forks will still be ending 2020 with a bang virtually, that is.
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Posted: Dec 31, 2020 5:00 AM CT | Last Updated: December 31, 2020
The Forks will still be hosting New Year s Eve festivities to close the year 2020, but they will be online.(The Forks) comments
Even with COVID-19 restrictions, The Forks will still be ending 2020 with a bang virtually, that is.
Don Amero, a country-folk singer-songwriter from Winnipeg, will be hosting a free virtual New Year s Eve show that will stream on The Forks Facebook page and YouTube channel. In a year where we haven t been able to host celebrations like normal, we actually decided to do a virtual version of New Year s Eve because everybody loves some fireworks, said Clare MacKay, vice president of strategic initiatives for The Forks.