Hundreds take part in a Ceremonial Walk on Truth & Reconciliation Day

By Pepper Parr

October 1st, 2025

BURLINGTON, ON

In an article published in the Gazette the day before Truth and Reconciliation Day, Sheila Cote-Meek, a member of the Temagami First Nation said: “Reconciliation is a journey.  It’s an ongoing commitment to move forward together and build institutions that are more inclusive of Indigenous People. ”

Mayor Meed Ward with Indigenous Elder White Eagle during Truth and Reconciliation Day

That was certainly the case in Burlington on Tuesday when hundreds of people walked from the Pier, where the tower was lit up in orange, to the Canal.

There were ceremonies before the walk.

Hundreds walked from the Pier to the Canal.

If one walked about the city, orange T-shirts prevailed.

Will this event take place ten years from now?  Will more of the 94 Calls to Action have been achieved?

That could happen.