+ Oakville Beaver | Thursday, September 29, 2022 | € 8 : 3 £& = IB THINGS TO DO MANY EVENTS PLANNED FOR NATIONAL DAY FOR TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION The town of Oakville is offering several ways to celebrate National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Sept. 30. re are some of the events open to the commu- nit; muty: » Wear an orange shirt to raise awareness about the ice film as the Friday s back their speak their truth on their traditional tribal family hunting territory on Sept. 30 at 8 p.m. For free tickets to the in-person event or the live stream event, visit inter impact and trauma ntial schools have hado on sea nous communities and make a donation to the Or- ange Shirt Society to sup- port their work in com- memorating tl residen- tial school aapedtence ant as she explores her Anishi- nabek roots, first with the film Path Without End, a 10-minute documentary + Visit Oakville's orange SSI at Thomas and Church streets, which has been painted orange in ho- nour of children of the resi- dential school system and see the utility cabinet cove) in a Moccasin Identific Project design of four moc- casins representative of the four linguistic groups + Enjoy a walk along the Moccasin Trails and ex- plore the history of the lands from an Indigenous moe. ane along B Bronte eek Hert tage Trail beginning at Re- becca Street and Mississa- ga Street and along Sixteen Mile Creek Inner Valley to Dundas Street West at Lions Valley. Visit Tannery Park and explore the First Nations history wall and Moccasin Identifier, which was built to promote public aware- ness of the significant cul- tural, and historic sites and the ancestral presence of First Nations, Métis and In- digenous communities. Make a traditional hairpipe bracelet with In- digenous artist Naomi Smith through a virtual workshop on Saturday, Oct. 1, from 2 to 4 p.m. Reg- ister at opl.ca. + Celebrate Indigenous culture and community through Planting Our Seeds: Resurgence of Indig- enous Voices from Oct. 5 to Now 30. More details to 2 -§ addition to activi- ties the ryery eet Mat ters oran; flown at town hall viuring the week of Sept. 26 and lowered to half-mast on Sept. 30. Town hall and the Oakville Centre will also be lit orange during the , et: Ashley Kulp/Metroland The Town of Oakville has a variety of events planned for National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, week of Sept. ber and honour the lost courage residents to par- For more netivities and children and survivors of ticipate and engage in ac- information, visit the residential schools, their tivities offered to learn Town's Indigenous rand ilies an iti ‘tIn- and Community page. for National Day for Truth digenous communities," "As we reflect, remem- and Reconciliation, I en- said Mayor Rob Burton. HALTON CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD A CHRIS® SAUNDERS starts with a education Come meet me at: Open Meeting Halton Catholic District School Board Trustee Candidates (Ward 1, 2, 3, 4 & 7) Wednesday, October 5, 2022 from 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Book your Personalized Smile Consultation today At Village Orthodontics in Oakville, we specialize in beautiful smiles using clear aligners and traditional braces. New Patients Welcome Schedule your complimentary consultation today! 647-496-1424 2-2983 Westoak Trails Blvd. Oakville villageortho.ca | “Eh onrHoponrics