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4 bd 3 DAVID LEA dlea@metroland.com le Beaver | Thursday, November 17, 2022 | rt examining inclusion in Halton 2 5 has found that some racialized people feel £ unwelcome in many parts of the region — including Oakville. The report, Belonging and Racial Iden- tity in Halton, was recently released after being completed by Elder Peter Schuler of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the dian Caribbean Association "of Halton (CAH), Mending the Chasm, the Oakville unity Foundation, and Sheridan cola. nizers conducted a survey in an ef- fort to t> explore what can be done to better provide Black, Indigenous and people of colour (BIPO: community with a greater sense of ‘inclusion and belonging. Of the 227 survey respondents, 20 per cent were tale while 78 per cent were fe- male. Eighteen per cent identified as Black, while 27 per cent identified as white, 10 per cent identified as First Nation, Inuit, Mé- tis, 12.5 per cent identified as South Asian fe insidehalton.com ive Season! SOME RACIALIZED PEOPLE FEEL UNWELCOME IN HALTON: REPORT and 33 Per cont were listed as “other.” The ondents were asked vari questions « on topics ranging from educa. tion, to health care, the justice system and the workplace. One part of the survey asked respon- dents where they feel most and least in- cluded within Halton Region. le many respondents said they felt comfortable in their residential areas and some said they feel comfortable and in- cluded everywhere in Halton this was not universal. Fort those who self-identified as racial- ized, they indicated some neighbourhoods feel particularly inaccessible, especially Oakville (south east) and Burlington," the report reads. “Georgetown was also noted. as extremely exclusionary for racialized individuals." On the other hand, the survey found some respondents who identify as white, indicated they felt a greater sense of exclu- sion as racialized and other "non-English speaking" families moved into "their" neighbourhood, particularly in Milton. Other survey findings included most SPEERS RD. IMORDEW RD. DORVAL] pr. i PINEGROVE RD. Graham Paine/Metroland of Halton, believes many BIPOC Andrew Tyrrell, president of Caribbean A residents don't feel a true sense of belonging in Halton. respondents feeling their local municipal- ity could do a much better job of having cultural events, festivals, sporting events, ethnic food vendors and hair salons more representative of them. ‘he survey reportedly found consider- able division among respondents on the subject of education. “Some respondents felt that the educa- tion system in nn Region was both im- plicitly and explicitly biased against those who are non-white, non-heterosexual and See RECOMMENDATIONS, page 5 Bd , Join us for our Weekend Breakfast Saturdays and Sundays starting at’3:30! You'll enjoy our casual, laid-back ambiance, homemade cooking, and fantastic service Tuesday - Friday: | 1:00am — 8:30pm Saturday: 8:30am — 8:30pm » Sunday:8:30am — 3:00pm Closed Mondays :. 2420 Lakeshore Rd W., Oakville Family Restaurant (905) 827-4851 elspero.ca f @