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Wilmot women step forward to help Afghan refugees adapt to Canadian life

Darrell Fox with his brother Terry during the Marathon of Hope. The historic run ended on September 1, 1980 after cancer returned to Terry’s body.

Terry Fox’s Family Embraces Its Indigenous Ancestry

Indigenous veteran Scott Norton laid a wreath at the New Hamburg cenotaph on Nov. 11, witnessed by his wife, Anita Jacinto Norton. (Photo Nigel Gordijk)

New Hamburg’s Remembrance Day ceremony honours Indigenous veterans for the first time

Kitchener-Conestoga MP Tim Louis has been touring the region’s townships and staying connected following his re-election. “Today I’m here in Wilmot, making the rounds and getting out. That feedback is essential,” he said. (Photo credit: Nigel Gordijk)

Re-Elected MP Tim Louis Stays Connected And Prepares For His Return To Ottawa

Crow Shield Lodge founder Clarence Cachagee, left, with guest speaker Bob Nally, a Canadian who immigrated from Ireland 50 years ago. The lodge is a place where Indigenous and non-Indigenous people can learn what it means to be Indigenous, said Cachagee.

Crow Shield Lodge Given The Go Ahead

Kathleen Barsoum, waste management coordinator for the region, said that "you can divert about 80 per cent of your home waste into recycling."

What exactly happens when your blue box is picked up off the curb in Waterloo Region?

Indigenous Elder Nina de Shane. (Photo credit: Nigel Gordijk)

Indigenous Elder provides traditional knowledge, counselling and healing in Wilmot

Kelly Welch, at right, with Aryawna Isaac and Ashley Hynd, during an Indigenous workshop about ceremonial tobacco, known as Semah. (Photo credit: Nigel Gordijk)

Cultural Education Workshop In Baden Teaches The Importance Of Indigenous Ceremonial Tobacco

In a scene from the documentary “Doctrine of Discovery: Stolen Lands, Strong Hearts”, Marlena Anderson, of Nlaka’pamux First Nation, said she is the first generation of her family that didn’t attend residential school. “I carry my parents’ hurt.”

Wilmot Ecumenical Working Group Discusses the Indigenous/Settler Relationship

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