Main Street Will be closed from 10 - 11:45 on Tuesday, Nov. 11, from Seaview to Central Ave for a Remembrance Day Parade. Click here for local event details. Town Hall and Town worksites will be closed on Nov. 11.
Film Screening: Sugarcane; The Unforgotten; Indian Horse
4pm - screening of Indian Horse.
Indian Horse, an adaptation of Ojibway writer Richard Wagamese's award-winning novel, this profoundly-moving drama sheds light on the dark history of Canada's "Indian Residential "schools"" and the indomitable spirit of Indigenous peoples.
6pm - screening of Sugarcane.
Sugarcane, an award-winning documentary. Director's statement: "From the outset, we knew that 'Sugarcane' needed to convey how the past is present for the survivors of residential schools and their descendants."
8pm - screening of The Unforgotten,
The Unforgotten is a shot documentary film with funding and support from the Canadian Medical Association. Although many overtly racist policies have been reappealed since Confederation, their legacy continues to affect Indigenous peoples' health and well-being.
Everyone is welcome and all the film screenings are free.
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