Visit Museum on the Boyne for Doors Open Simcoe County!

September 14 & 15 | 10am - 4pm

Explore 3 heritage buildings and enjoy free activities, including:

- Art with Artdigenous Creations
- Cobbling with Peter Monahan
- Book signing with Carolyn Knowles, author of Alliston on the Boyne

Family fun includes art creation, butter making, a scavenger hunt, and more!

Donations to support museum programs are appreciated.

Visit Museum on the Boyne for Doors Open Simcoe County!

September 14 & 15 | 10am - 4pm

Explore 3 heritage buildings and enjoy free activities, including:

- Art with Artdigenous Creations
- Cobbling with Peter Monahan
- Book signing with Carolyn Knowles, author of Alliston on the Boyne

Family fun includes art creation, butter making, a scavenger hunt, and more!

Donations to support museum programs are appreciated.

Welcome everyone to CFB Borden’s annual Borden Blast public event! A day full of carnival games, food trucks and exclusive military rides with the family on Canada’s largest military training Base. Experience our museum wonders, pet live animals, or ride in the Ferris wheel for FREE! The spectacular NDWCC craft show gives something for the whole family to enjoy. Mark your calendars for Saturday, September 21st at 10a.m. because this year is one you won’t want to miss.

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Nous vous invitons tous à participer à la fête annuelle Borden Blast, une activité ouverte au public de la BFC Borden! Profitez en famille d’une journée remplie de jeux forains, de camions-restaurants et de manèges militaires exclusifs sur la plus grande base d’instruction militaire du Canada. Vous pourrez y découvrir les merveilles de notre musée, câliner des animaux ou faire un tour de grande roue GRATUITEMENT! Le magnifique salon des métiers d’art de la CCMTDN propose de quoi faire plaisir à toute la famille. Réservez votre samedi 21 septembre à compter de 10 h, car vous ne voudrez pas manquer cette édition.

On Sunday, September 22, 2024 Essa is hosting its annual fishing derby! The derby will commence at 7:00am and run until 2:00pm.

Registration opens at 7:00am at 380 Mill St, Angus.  All participants must register for the Derby.  The Fishing Derby is included in the price of your Annual Fishing Access Pass. 

If you have not purchased an Annual Fishing Access Pass, the entrance fee is $20.00 (cash only). 

Questions can be directed to Mayor Sandie Macdonald at (705) 424-5511 or smacdonald@essatownship.on.ca 

Please join the Mayor and Council for the Flag Raising for National Truth and Reconciliation Day.

Please wear an orange shirt if you have one.

What is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation?

Each year, September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

The day honours the children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities. Public commemoration of the tragic and painful history and ongoing impacts of residential schools is a vital component of the reconciliation process.

More information can be found by visiting: Understanding the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca)

Why wear orange?

Both the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day take place on September 30.

Orange Shirt Day is an Indigenous-led grassroots commemorative day intended to raise awareness of the individual, family and community inter-generational impacts of residential schools, and to promote the concept of “Every Child Matters”.  The orange shirt is a symbol of the stripping away of culture, freedom and self-esteem experienced by Indigenous children over generations.

On September 30, we encourage all Canadians to wear orange to honour the thousands of Survivors of residential schools.

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Learning resources about First Nations, Inuit and Métis across Canada

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Indigenous history

The history of Indigenous Peoples in Canada, reconciliation and more.

Reconciliation

Learn how the Government of Canada is working to advance reconciliation and renew the relationship with Indigenous Peoples, based on recognition of rights, respect, cooperation and partnership.

About National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

The NCTR is a place of learning and dialogue where the truths of the residential school experience will be honoured and kept safe for future generations.

National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation Reports

Reports listed here were issued or created by the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation.