Prime Ministers Path Public Engagement

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First Peoples Group has completed the report for the Prime Ministers Path Public Engagement. The following information is presented here and was included in the Council Agenda Package for the Special Council Meeting that took place at 6:00 pm on July 5, 2021, over a digital platform.

Following the July 5, 2021 Council Meeting, a media release was circulated about the decision to remove and store the remain statues on the Path. On July 7, 2021, the remaining statues were removed and the Township issued another media release to advise the public.

On July 27, 2020, the Council for the Township of Wilmot adopted a Notice of Motion to undertake public engagement of the Prime Ministers Path and the Sir John A. Macdonald statue located on the east portion of the Township's Administration Complex property.

First Peoples Group has been retained to design and lead the engagement strategy and have been working with a township working group to prepare for this process to begin in April/May, 2021.

Public Announcement of the Launch of the Prime Ministers Path Community Engagement Process

The working group for this project consists of Councillors Barry Fisher and Jenn Pfenning, CAO, the Director of Information and Legislative Services/Municipal Clerk, the Director of Corporate Services, the Curator/Director of Castle Kilbride, the Assistant Curator, the Communications Specialist, and the Manager of Legislative Services/Deputy Clerk. This is a staff working group who works with the First Peoples Group. The project lead from First Peoples Group is Melissa Hammel, Vice President. First Peoples Group designed and will lead the engagement while the staff working group provides them with the local resources to carry out the engagement and advises on the local community partners or members who have indicated their desire to be involved.

The agendas of each meeting will be posted here.

May 20, 2021

The minutes of each meeting will be posted here, once approved by the working group.

First Peoples Group will also be providing bi-weekly updates and those will be posted here.

On April 21, 2021, a media release was circulated introducing the engagement process.

Since June, 2020, the topic of the Prime Ministers Path has been discussed at various Council Meetings. The links below will provide details for those meetings, including the Agenda, Minutes and submissions from delegations. All meetings can be viewed on the Township's You Tube channel.

As more details are released, they will be posted on this page. Please use the page subscription button below to be notified when new information is added. Updates will be also be posted on the Township social media accounts, @WilmotTownship for both Twitter and Facebook.

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