Bruce County’s Executive Committee approved a commitment to spend up to $150,000 total to support the County’s Indigenous Reconciliation Planning Initiative.
The decision was made last Thursday, January 20th and aims to build Indigenous cultural awareness and intercultural capacity and competency across the County, leading to the collaborative development of the County’s own Indigenous Reconciliation Plan.
Examples of Bruce County’s ongoing Reconciliation efforts include the out-of-court agreement between the County and the Saugeen Ojibway Nation settling Bruce County’s involvement in the Nation’s long-standing legal action involving parts of the Saugeen Peninsula.
The two have also collaborated on a funding application in support of engagement on Plan the Bruce, Bruce County’s Official Plan.