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Response to the potential renaming of Colonization Avenue in Dryden has been well received. Shayne MacKinnon p...

Dryden Working Circle/CKDR Files The City of Dryden and the Working Circle are inviting you to participate in the proposed renaming of Colonization Avenue. Local residents are encouraged to provide input as well as suggest a new name. Cheryl Edwards and Councillor Shayne MacKinnon are both members of the Working Circle. Edwards explains the Colonization name has such a negative impact for Indigenous people. “It is a reminder of atrocities that have occurred with Indigenous people in the past. Specifically Residential Schools, The Sixties Scoop and other legislation that impacted on our lang...

Dryden, Ont., starts process to rename Colonization Avenue Dryden City Council has accepted a proposed street renaming application for Colonization Avenue, and has begun to seek public input on the process.  Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Jan 14, 2021 6:00 AM ET | Last Updated: January 14 The Dryden Working Circle said the street is a hurtful reminder of the negative effects of colonization to many Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples who visit or live in and around the City of Dryden. (Dryden Working Circle) City councillors in Dryden, Ont., have accepted a proposed street renaming...

Dryden Council has confirmed its intention to rename Colonization Avenue. The decision was made Monday night following a request from the newly formed Working Circle. The next step will be seeking public input over a 60 day period once it is formally approved by Council. A presentation was made by Working Circle members Shayne MacKinnon and Cheryl Edwards. It included video testimonials from residents, businesses and high-profile figures in the community that fully support the name change and moving ahead with reconciliation. Edwards talked about the history of the name Colonization Avenue an...

Experiments in Coexistence Juliet Grable December 22, 2020 It’s after midnight, and Alyssa Mahaney is standing at the edge of a pasture, howling. If a wolf responds in kind, she’ll know better where to focus her nightly patrol. Perhaps she’ll set up a “scare box,” which blasts music unpredictably, or shoot off a few blanks from her pistol to scare it away. The Rogue Pack is responsible for more livestock kills than any other in Oregon. Its founder was OR-7 (pictured), arguably the most celebrated wolf in the West. Photo by USFWS. Mahaney is a conflict prevention specialist for...