On CFAR’s City Beat program this week Councillor Steve Lytwyn spoke on the projects involving their Indigenous Relations Committee.  He noted their mandate is to promote and enhance cultural proficiency in the community.  He reported in June the Witness Blanket from the Manitoba Museum for Human Rights will be on display in Council Chambers in collaboration with NorVa. He noted other partnerships….

“Collaborating with the Social and Recreation sub-Committee with City Council looking at selecting a park in the Flin Flon area and the park is essentially a national healing forest which is celebrated across Canada and is something we’re looking to do here in Flin Flon.  Right now the City is committed to improving Indigenous relationships and the leadership team at the City has been taking cultural proficiency training so that’s a new initiative and that was sort of in partnership with the RHA.”

Lytwyn added as well they are looking to include a youth representative on their committee to get their point of view.