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A chance to learn from our history winnipegfreepress.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from winnipegfreepress.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Winnipeg Free Press Save to Read Later THE idea to install a marker to explain the controversy behind the name of a popular St. Vital trail has attracted mixed reviews. THE idea to install a marker to explain the controversy behind the name of a popular St. Vital trail has attracted mixed reviews. Coun. Brian Mayes (St. Vital) is calling for a committee of community members to consider erecting a plaque or historical marker at the entrance of the Bishop Grandin Greenway at Bishop Grandin Boulevard at River Road. Bishop Vital-Justin Grandin, a Roman Catholic priest and bishop, served before and after Confederation in 1867, and was an early supporter of the Indian residential school system. That history has sparked calls to change the name since 2018. ....
'Shine a light into the darkness': Winnipeg announces 1st ever anti-racism week cbc.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cbc.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Article content Going back and digging into our history and evaluating truths is a must. We have a responsibility to fully examine who we are and where we came from. This process, however, cannot just be an exercise in breaking out an eraser and scrubbing controversial names off of buildings because we do not necessarily like who they are today through our rose-coloured glasses. Article content It is this type of mentality that has led to some cities like Vancouver and Victoria to work toward eradicating our first prime minister from any public visage. It is a form of cancel culture that weakens us as a nation. ....
The city has unveiled a new process for requesting changes to the names of historical markers and places, in order to better reflect missing indigenous perspectives and contributions. ....