The City of Greater Sudbury has released its holiday schedule for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Friday.
In a media release including the holiday schedule, the city also encourages people to take part in events and ceremonies marking the day, “to learn more about residential schools, consider what each of us can do to advance reconciliation with Indigenous peoples and to recommit understanding the truth of our shared history.”
A National Day for Truth and Reconciliation event is taking place at Bell Park on Friday, courtesy of the Indigenous Community Collective with support from the city.
The event will include a sunrise ceremony at 7 a.m. and storytelling, performances and Anishinaabe food and craft vendors from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Admission is free for people of all ages, and guests are encouraged to wear orange.
A “Walk to Bell Park in Orange with N’Swakamok Native Friendship Centre” is an open invitation event from the centre at 110 Elm St. to the Grace Hartman Amphitheatre. It will begin at 8:30 a.m., and motorists should expect delays on both Elm Street and Paris Street from then until 10 a.m.
Greater Sudbury Police Service will provide cruisers and officers on bicycles to ensure the safety of the walking group.
The Sudbury Wolves Season Opener at 7 p.m. will also be dedicated to the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
For more information on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, visit the Indigenous Community Collective’s website at ndtr.indigenoussudbury.ca. For additional links and resources in relation to local happenings, visit the city’s website by clicking here.
Municipal Service Schedule
Holiday schedules will apply to the following municipal services on Friday.
- Landfills, transfer sites and the recycling centre will be open. Waste collection scheduled for Friday will be changed to Saturday. Please ensure your waste is at the roadside by 7 a.m. Saturday.
- GOVA Transit will be running regular service.
- Libraries, Citizen Service Centres, Tom Davies Square and the Greater Sudbury Animal Shelter will be closed.
- Greater Sudbury pools and fitness facilities will be closed.
- 311 and Live Web Chat (311.greatersudbury.ca) will not be available. Call 311 for urgent public works or animal control services. Register to submit service requests any time on the Customer Service Portal at 311.greatersudbury.ca or email [email protected].
