Posted on Friday, September 30, 2022 07:40 AM
Clarington, Ontario – Clarington Mayor Adrian Foster has issued the following statement as we mark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
"Today, we reaffirm our commitment to reconciliation and our ongoing support for Indigenous communities as we mark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day. With sombre hearts, we pause to reflect and recognize the devastating impact the residential school system had and continues to have on the families who mourn those who died,...
Posted on Wednesday, September 28, 2022 04:01 PM
Clarington has taken an important step toward reconciliation by installing a commemorative orange crosswalk outside of Town Hall, at the corner of Church and Temperance streets.
We invite you to join members of the Indigenous community, municipal staff, and dignitaries at the official unveiling of the Orange Crosswalk on Tuesday, October 4, 2022, at 4 p.m.
A land acknowledgment and offering of Semah (tobacco) will take place at 4 p.m. Afterwards, observe a smudging ceremony (blessing), and...
Posted on Thursday, September 22, 2022 11:57 AM
Discover Clarington this fall
Fall is one of the best seasons in Clarington, with an abundance of harvest festivals, apple orchards, pumpkin patches, farms, markets, and so much more. Mark your calendars for October 15 because APPLEFEST is back!
Celebrate all things apple and explore our beautiful historic downtown Bowmanville. While there, don’t forget to enter to win a Clarington Tourism fall prize pack from A Country Path. Visit www.clarington.net/Fall for details.
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Posted on Thursday, September 15, 2022 10:59 AM
Leading up to September 30, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we have prepared some special programming and activities to help the community learn, reflect, and support the Indigenous community as we remember the devastating impacts of the residential school system. Let’s acknowledge the stolen children, show a sign of respect to them and their families, and support healing in shattered Indigenous Communities across Canada in the spirit of Truth and Reconciliation. We encourage all...
Posted on Friday, September 09, 2022 11:29 AM
The following statement has been released by Clarington Mayor Adrian Foster, expressing condolences on the death of Queen Elizabeth II. The Queen died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. She was 96 and the longest reigning monarch in British history.
“On behalf of Council and the Municipality of Clarington, I want to express our deepest condolences to the Royal Family, Britain, and the rest of the Commonwealth on our collective loss. As the longest reigning monarch in British history, the Queen has been...
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