West Quebec Post

Re-Awakening in the Spirit of Reconciliation: Wakefield hosts grassroots initiative to begin talking about the legacy of Indian Residential Schools

January 28, 2011

Many people joined together in a circle of reconciliation at Wakefield’s United Church on Sunday January 24 to support and listen to the stories of residential school survivors from Kitigan Zibi Algonquin First Nation.  The event, sponsored by Wakefield’s United Church Minister, Gisele Gilfillan, and members of the local Baha’i community, was an inspiring example [...]

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Call to Canadian Aboriginal Youth Writers and Artists: Are you up for the Challenge?

January 17, 2011

This year the Canadian Aboriginal Writing and Arts Challenge celebrates seven years of supporting new and emerging young Indigenous talent across the country. The Challenge was established in 2005 to highlight the successful publication of Our Story: Aboriginal Voices on Canada’s Past, collection of short fictional stories about  defining moments in Aboriginal history from nine [...]

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Business as usual? 2010 North American Foreign Ministers Conference leaves an impression of the sleepy town of Wakefield Quebec

December 17, 2010

The sleepy village of Wakefield Quebec got a boost of attention on Monday December 13, 2010, when hundreds of media, police and subsequent government entourage attended the North American Foreign Ministers Meeting at the “cozy” historic Wakefield Mill Inn and Spa. While the planning for the visit of Canadian Foreign Minister Laurence Canon, American Secretary [...]

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