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kyanchus@metroland.com a & A i} 3 § KATHY YANCHUS 8 z % _ The sense of cultural Hi @ him on his path to self-dis- 2 covery. 8 “Art has become my medicine, my healing,” said Oakville's Terry, one of nine Indigenous artists whose work was selected by the City of Burlington to be permanently displayed in Spencer Smith Park. a Sixties Scoop survivor vor who has lost their culture, language and now (dm) in the midst of re- claiming that part that was taken from me as a child, along with my siblings. My birth parents were both in a bad way and we were just another challenge to them." An Ojibwe man from Treaty 2 Territory in Mani- toba who spent his youth in foster homes until he was “| am looking forward to seeing what becomes of all this. It's a continued > journey of discovery.” Canadian newspapers, in- cluding the Toronto Star. His artistic leanings go back even further though, from drawings his nurses asked him to sign as a young hospital patient to il- lustrating school projects for friends. Mixed with his editorial cartoons sports- themed comics vand petp por- traits for family and friends. Art has always been a way to express h’ - Marvin Terry and all of a sudden I had people asking to purchase asigned copy." As a knowledge-carrier, his sister Viola helps him with questions pertaining to the images he creates. "One can't just throw something down on paper, add pretty colours and hope that people will like want to buy it. Each piece I create, I need to be completely immersed i ing behind it. laman 0: side, but never a career, Terry, who is a me- hhanical salesperson by profession. Ithas only been recently that he's had "a yearning for my own Indig- enous art. In March of this year, he birth but I know very has about the Ojibwe culture or history because I grew up in foster homes and group homes run by non-Indige- nous people for the most part." His hope is that his art Graham Paine/Metroland insidehalton.com adopted at the age of 14, is always “been drawn to art." Many might recognize his name editorial cartoons in eee CY oakvitte Review of 2023 proposed rates and fees, and release of the 2023 proposed budget created his first Indige- nous piece titled "Chinook Salmon." "I posted it on my Insta- gram and Facebook page Budget Committee Meetin: Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at 9:30 a.m. Town Hall, Council Chambers 1225 Trafalgar Road Live streaming is available on oakville.ca/live.html or at the town’s YouTube channel at youtube.com/user/ TownofOakvilleTV Details The 2023 proposed rates and fees will be adopted as part of the 2023 budget process and have been prepared with Council’s direction to keep fees in line with inflation. They will be available for review on Thursday, December 22, 2022 on the 2023 Budget page at oakville.ca. Marvin Terry shows his art pieces that adorn a hydro box at Spencer Smith Park. The installation sparks conversations about Indigenous issues _ includes a chinook salmon and a polar bear. both past and present. Terry isresearchinghis said wine be reflected in fu- Ojibwe culture, which he _ ture pie At this meeting, the Budget Committee will discuss: © Proposed changes to existing fees (transit fares, recreation program fees, building and planning permit fees, parking rates, etc.) Estimated costs of administering and enforcing the Building Code Act by the Town of Oakville Estimated costs of administering and enforcing the Planning Act by the Town of Oakville Rationale for imposing or changing fees This meeting will also include updating some existing building permit fees under section 7 of the Building Code Act, as well as under section 69(1) of the Planning Act to change existing fees for the processing of applications regarding planning matters. The 2023 rates and fees will be implemented upon Council approval. The town’s Budget Committee will also be receiving the proposed 2023 Operating and Capital Budgets for review. “Lam looking forwardto this. It's a continued j jour- seeing what becomes of all ney of discovery. cakvilleca HW Comments for January 17 meeting? Anyone wishing to provide comments to the Budget Committee for the January 17 meeting may do so by emailing the Town Clerk at townclerk@oakville.ca by 9 a.m. on January 17, 2023. Individuals intending to make oral submissions at the meeting must register with the Town Clerk at townclerk@oakville.ca_ by noon on Monday, January 16, 2023. If you have any accessibility needs, please advise townclerk@oakville.ca one week before the meeting. Get involved The Budget Committee will be holding meetings between January 17, 2023 and February 21, 2023. Recommendations from the Budget Committee go to Council for approval on Monday, February 27, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. Visit oakville.ca to learn more.