In Fall 2027, the largest archive of Indian Residential School Survivor records is set to be destroyed by order of the Supreme Court of Canada.
This September 30th, on National Day for Truth & Reconciliation, the Indian Residential School Records Project (IRSR) project is hosting an event in collaboration with the Yellowhead Institute to discuss the right to truth and how the history of residential schools should be documented and managed.
In the context of rising residential school denialism, this event is being held at an urgent and critical moment.
Connie Walker (Investigative Journalist; Assistant Professor, Velma Rogers Research Chair, TMU), Kimberly Murray (Special Interlocutor for Missing Children and Unmarked Graves and Burial Sites; Associate Professor, Queen's), Marie Wilson (TRC Commissioner, 2009 - 2015), and Stephen Kakfwi (Survivor, former NWT Premier) in conversation with Hayden King (Executive Director, Yellowhead Institute) will discuss: What is at stake if we lose Survivor records?
Location: Evergreen Brickworks, Toronto & Online
Registration Required: for more details, visit https://t.co/Qw3D46dvNS
We all need to wake up to the existence of a new right wing alliance, clearly called for in the US National Security Strategy issued in December 2025, which will include the German AFD, the Rassemblement National in France, Nigel Farage’s party and those even further to the right in the UK. Their political advance will be led, supported, fuelled and financed by Trump, the TechBros, Putin, and whatever other sources can be found around the world. They are actively interfering in the Alberta referendum, and will fund whatever racist and separatist groups they can find around the world. Failure to understand this, and to fight it, will put our own democratic lives at risk.
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Gorgeous photos capturing 20 years of waterfront transformation...from industrial lands to parks, restored natural systems (including the restoration of the mouth of the Don River) and vibrant places for people.
Next up: housing!
Two weeks ago, we celebrated a major milestone on Toronto’s waterfront.
Since opening day, visitors have been enjoying the newest 10 acres of Biidaasige Park. More than a park, this space is part of the Port Lands Flood Protection project, an ambitious tri-government partnership working to protect 174 hectares (430 acres) from extreme flooding while restoring ecosystems, creating new public spaces, and laying the groundwork for future waterfront neighbourhoods.
👇 What's your favourite part of Biidaasige Park?
From its name to its art and gathering spaces, Biidaasige Park reflects the Indigenous histories and cultures shapping the land for generations.
Visit and discover what makes the new section of the park so special.
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Lassonde Art Trail featured works include:
Ryan Gander, Stories of relics for pluralistic minds (iii), 2026.
Are you ready for the next wave of waterfront revitalization?
Once home to industrial activity, this growing waterfront destination on Ookwemin Minising reconnects people to Lake Ontario and a new 1-kilometre stretch of the Don River through nature, recreation, culture, and public gathering spaces.
Biidaasige Park now has 10 new acres of parkland, including Canoe Cove, a promontory overlooking the city, a new stretch of Water's Edge Promenade, a grassy event lawn, and the western section of the Lassonde Art Trail.
Read more about the transformation: https://t.co/itRRaKl3QT
Biidassige Park, (“sunlight shining toward us” in Anishinaabemowin), recently opened in the T.O. waterfront, is a gorgeous public space that encourages relaxation, contemplation, and appreciation of nature and play.
Follow the Don River’s meandering re-naturalized course to where it flows into Toronto’s Inner Harbour. And you’ll appreciate Biidaasige Park’s literal translation "sunlight shining toward us."
This is a hugely important case study to follow. Very rarely do you see new large-scale developments that successfully execute on fine-grained urbanism.
Use Biidaasige Park as an example of what world class design and engineering can accomplish. Not only does it restore a natural river mouth to the lake, thus mitigating flooding exacerbated by climate change, it’s a beautiful gathering spot for people and wildlife. Bravo.
Here are before and after pics of Toronto’s new waterfront park. It was transformed from a hellish landscape of decay, oil tanks, gravel and asphalt to a vibrant, living space for people, plants and wildlife. Bravo @WaterfrontTO
Don’t forget that Ford in 2019, slashed the Ontario Forest Firefighting base budget by 67% (a reduction of approximately $142 million) Then, in 2025, it was another $42 million cut. It’s almost as if the man is an incompetent oaf, incapable of making good decisions.
Let’s not forget that it was Doug & brother Rob Ford that opposed spending the money to create the beautiful Sugar Beach, which is now one of the city’s biggest attractions. They also wanted a Ferris wheel in the Portlands. We need to stop electing these populist oafs.
An absolutely brillant addition to the waterfront. Where before there was decay & massive oil tanks, now birds, fish, turtles & people, enjoy the naturalized mouth of the Don. This is what the city can do if Ford is removed from the equation & talented experts are put in charge.