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in these schools died or went missing. Macdonald has been considered the main architect behind the system.

During the second annual Truth and Reconciliation Day on Sept. 30, 2021, hundreds wore orange shirts and marched

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the parkway demanding its name be changed.

Albert Dumont, the English-language poet laureate for Ottawa, and others, wanted it renamed the Kichi Sibi Parkway, after the Anishinaabe word for “great river.” In 2021, the winter trail that parallels the parkway adopted that name after consultation with the community.

Norm Odjick, an NCC board member from Algonquin Anishinabe Nation Tribal Council, said the name change is an important step toward reconciliation.

“(It’s) a very important area for the Algonquin people. The Ottawa River, and the other waterways nearby, that was our highways — one of the main ways we’d get together to gather and trade,” he said.

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Enter as an individual or a team, then pick one of these heart-healthy activities every day:

• 2 km walk or run on Wellington West!

• 4 km ski, bike, snowshoe on KichiSibi Trail!

• 30 min yoga, skate, or dance workout!

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