tdekker – Barrie & District Labour Council Barrie & District Labour Council Thu, 11 Dec 2025 19:31:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://barrielabour.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2022/01/cropped-Barrie_Favicon-32x32.png tdekker – Barrie & District Labour Council 32 32 Bradford Helping Hands Gala a HUGE Success https://barrielabour.ca/bradford-helping-hands-gala-a-huge-success/ Thu, 11 Dec 2025 18:22:51 +0000 https://barrielabour.ca/?p=1644 On December 4th, The Barrie and District Labour Council participated in a gala hosted by Bradford Councillor Jonathan Scott and Jennifer Harrison at Brick N Fire, Bradford. We sent 4 members to attend. They all enjoyed themselves and the camaraderie outside of our hybrid meetings. Great conversations, and ideas to further strengthen the relationships within our Labour Council were had. The atmosphere was marvelous and when the announcement was made that the event raised over $65,000, it was met with triumphant cheers, heart warming comments and utmost joy. It felt extraordinary to have been a part of that. We truly...

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]]> On December 4th, The Barrie and District Labour Council participated in a gala hosted by Bradford Councillor Jonathan Scott and Jennifer Harrison at Brick N Fire, Bradford. We sent 4 members to attend. They all enjoyed themselves and the camaraderie outside of our hybrid meetings. Great conversations, and ideas to further strengthen the relationships within our Labour Council were had.

The atmosphere was marvelous and when the announcement was made that the event raised over $65,000, it was met with triumphant cheers, heart warming comments and utmost joy. It felt extraordinary to have been a part of that. We truly are Stronger Together!

The amount of folks that live paycheck to paycheck and the growing need for those that face food insecurity is heartbreaking. This was a necessary step in the right direction. Proud the Barrie and District Labour Council was involved in this, and the generosity of all the other sponsors involved in the fundraising.

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]]> Artifacts Returned to Indigenous Communities https://barrielabour.ca/artifacts-returned-to-indigenous-communities/ Thu, 11 Dec 2025 17:39:49 +0000 https://barrielabour.ca/?p=1642 This past week items were returned to various Indigenous communities. Flown in from Rome. The items had been at the Vatican starting from 1923 for a world exhibit. These items were taken by Catholic Missionaries from Indigenous Peoples around the world. The items returned belonged to; First Nations, Inuit, and the Metis people of Canada. More than 5 dozen artifacts were returned to their rightful owners. After 3 years of negotiations. Katisha Paul of the Tsartlip First Nation and Lil’wat Nation had said; “Now they are back home with us, our nation will assert their rights to determine how best...

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]]> This past week items were returned to various Indigenous communities. Flown in from Rome. The items had been at the Vatican starting from 1923 for a world exhibit. These items were taken by Catholic Missionaries from Indigenous Peoples around the world.

The items returned belonged to; First Nations, Inuit, and the Metis people of Canada.

More than 5 dozen artifacts were returned to their rightful owners. After 3 years of negotiations.

Katisha Paul of the Tsartlip First Nation and Lil’wat Nation had said; “Now they are back home with us, our nation will assert their rights to determine how best to take care of them.” “These are simply not artifacts. They are our belongings, our ancestors, vital indicators of our nations’ histories, our people’s identities and cultures.”

This is impactful and the start of repatriation of Indigenous items.

(Quote from K. Paul and photo taken from CBC news)

~Political Action Committee; BDLC

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