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Event: Sept 29 & 30 Walapolooza
Happening on Walpole Island First Nation at Highbanks Park on September 29th and 30th.
Open to everyone. Two days of live music, with Indigenous artists and performers.
Brought to you by Bkejwanong Youth Council, Bkejwanong Biiweziimag Kinomaagziwad, Bkejwanong Family Well-Being program, Walpole Island Heritage Centre and others.
Free event.
Drugs and alcohol-free.
Schedule:
Day 1 (September 29th)
3:00: Opening - Emcee Drives the Common Man & Kelly Kiyoshk & Residential School Survivors Special
3:15 Fawn Wood
4:00 Native Pool Boy
5:15 Natash Fisher
6:30 Drives the Common Man
8:00 Karaoke w/ Drives
8:45 Derek Miller
10:30 Closing
Day 2 (September... Continue reading
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Event: September 23rd Field of Honour
Saturday, September 23rd starting at 10:30AM at Fergie Jenkins Field in Chatham.
What began in 2021 as an idea to help further the recognition of the Chatham Coloured All-Stars and early Black baseball in Canada, has now grown into an annual event to celebrate and honour the legacies players left behind.
Each year, community celebrate and honour the legacy of the Chatham Coloured All-Stars and Black baseball in Canada with a charity baseball game, “The Field of Honour”. Descendants of early Black baseball players in Chatham-Kent compete against one another in a friendly day of fun and softball at Fergie... Continue reading
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Event: Welcome Week Sept 8-17
Chatham-Kent Welcome Week is happening September 8th - 17th. The week is an opportunity to connect newcomers to services in Chatham-Kent, celebrate the contributions of newcomers to Chatham-Kent, and to promote diversity in our community.
Events are happening all week, but the week starts on September 8th with a flag raising at Chatham-Kent Civic Centre at 3:30PM followed by with networking and speakers. More details on the flyer above.
A full list of events is available on the Living CK website.
Hope to see you there!
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Event: Sept 1-4 Buxton 100th Homecoming
Buxton's 100th Homecoming is happening on Labour Day weekend, September 1-4!
Explore the history and heritage of the community, learn and celebrate together.
Everyone welcome.
More information and full schedule is available on the Buxton 100th Homecoming website.
A group of Municipal colleagues are watching the parade together on Monday. Please contact Rebecca if you want to join us. rebeccah@chatham-kent.ca or x. 2247
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Event: Sept 2 & 3 Eelūnaapèewii Lahkèewiit Pow Wow
Eelūnaapèewii Lahkèewiit is hosting their annual Pow Wow on Saturday, September 2nd and Sunday, September 3rd. Everyone is welcome.
Location: Behind the Community Centre at 14811 Schools Line in Bothwell.
Admission: General $8. Seniors $5. Children under 10 are free.
Grand entry: 12PM and 7PM on Saturday and 12PM on Sunday. Host drum is Naahii Singers.
No pets allowed, except service animals with appropriate documentation.
Learn more about Pow Wows from St. Clair Catholic District School Board website.
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Event: Aug 31st International Overdose Awareness Day
Chatham-Kent Drug Overdose Awareness Council invites you to join us at ROCK Missions locations for International Overdose Awareness Day.
Learn more about International Overdose Awareness Day on the official website or learn from the post we created on the Employee DEIJ Portal last year (note the events will have changed for this year).
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Event: July 29th Emancipation Day Event
Join the Josiah Henson Museum of African-Canadian History and Ontario Heritage Trust for Emancipation Day — an annual celebration of hope and freedom commemorating the end of slavery in the British Empire — at the Josiah Henson Museum of African-Canadian History.
Everyone is welcome for this free, fun and educational day featuring music, speakers and presenters, children's crafts and book signings that recognizes and promotes the cultural and racial diversity of Canadian society, while emphasizing that peoples of African descent have played a fundamental role in the development of the Canadian identity and heritage. The day also serves to... Continue reading
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Learn: Homelessness Update
