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This month we had hoped to run a workshop series called Municipal Matters, focused on increasing involvement in local democracy, but we were forced to cancel because too few people registered.
Municipal elections have the worst rate of participation of any of our three levels of government. In 2014, only 47% of eligible electors voted in Peterborough. Across the province, municipal turnout rates rarely exceed 50%.
A varied group of settlers, youth, artists, and newcomers came together to learn about the history of wild rice, and the process that turns these little black seeds into a cultural staple food. We joined Black Duck Wild Rice’s James Whetung and his daughter Daemin for a hands-on lesson in traditional wild rice harvesting methods on Saturday September 8th at Chemong Lake.
This recipe has special meaning for me, since it came from a dear old lady we met when we were newcomers to Canada, in the late 1960s. She lived next door to us, and we called her “Granny Rose”. Granny Rose had no children of her own; she treated us as family and always shared her baking with us. Our favourite was her date squares, and they came to symbolize our acceptance and belonging in our adopted country.
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