Holding Court to be returned to donor group
SARAH WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER What goes around comes around, especially in the case of controversial statue of Sir John A. Macdonald titled “Holding Court”. After six years on Picton Main…
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Working group votes Macdonald statue should hold court in storage
SARAH WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER The municipal working group tasked this past July with determining the fate of the prominent-and contentious- statue Holding Court, which depicts a young Sir John A…
There’s no room for half truths in truth and reconciliation, according to University of Manitoba Professor
SARAH WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER The municipal working group currently grappling with the fate of the ‘Holding Court’ statue featuring Sir John A Macdonald recently received a deputation from Sean Carleton,…
Prince Edward Heritage Advisory Committee to invite input on fate of Sir John A. Macdonald Statue
SARAH WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER Public consultation cannot come soon enough for the statue of Sir John A. Macdonald. Though the statue currently resides in front of the Picton Public Library,…
PEC Library speaker series continues with talk on Indigenous place-making
SARAH WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER Reconcili-Action:Restoring Indigenous Presence to Canadian Communities is the latest in a speaker series designed to start a conversation about truth and reconciliation. The series,…
One Land Many Voices heard at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church
SARAH WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER Canada is one land with many voices, and on Sunday, a collection of those voices were heard at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Picton. The…
Macdonald statue sparks reconciliation dialogue with Dr. Niigaan Sinclair
SARAH WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER Dr. Niigaan Sinclair, an Indigenous writer, educator, advocate and columnist for the Winnipeg Free Press spoke to a wrapt audience of close to 200…
Macdonald statue return brings speaker to library
SARAH WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER Sir John A. Macdonald will be holding court once more on Picton Main Street but the reinstallation of a statue depicting Canada’s First Prime…