Community, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Advisory Committee Meeting

MOTION APPROVED 9. ROUND TABLE Page 3 of 11 Community, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Advisory Committee Meeting November 6, 2023 10. QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC No members from the public were present for the meeting 11. NEXT MEETING February 8, 2024 at 6:00pm 12. ADJOURNMENT Meeting was adjourned at 8:04 p.m. Lisa Deacon, Chair Candace Larose, Staff Liaison Page 4 of 11 Community, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Advisory Committee Meeting November 6, 2023 TOWNSHIP OF RUSSELL Community Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Advisory Committee RESOLUTION Date: November 6, 2023 Item(s) no.: 8 h) Resolution no.: 2023-006 Subject: Motion to recommend that the Township of Russell Council amend the strategic plan to include an objective to enhance the representation of First Nations, Inuit and Métis cultures and knowledge Moved by: Rick Kargus Seconded by : Glen Caswell Whereas; Canada was founded on the painful history and ongoing impacts of colonialism and is on a path of Truth and Reconciliation; and Many of the 94 Calls to Action of the National Truth and Reconciliation Commission identify actions to expand Indigenous knowledge and cultural representation as paramount to the process of Truth and Reconciliation; and Municipalities, including the Township of Russell serve the public to administer various spaces of knowledge, culture and gathering; and The Township of Russell Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Advisory Committee (CDEIAC) has consulted with diverse First Nations, Inuit and M

Kargus Whereas; Canada was founded on the painful history and ongoing legacy of colonialism and is on a path of Truth and Reconciliation; and Many of the 94 Calls to Action of the National Truth and Reconciliation Commission identify actions to grow Indigenous knowledge and cultural representation as paramount to the process of Truth and Reconciliation; and Municipalities, including the Township of Russell serve the public to administer various spaces of knowledge, culture and gathering; and The Township of Russell Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Advisory Committee (CDEIAC) has consulted with diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis residents on their experience of living in the Township; and These residents have alerted the CDEIAC to both a need as well as an opportunity for the Township of Russell to expand knowledge and cultural representation relating to First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples in the Township through public space curation, events, partnerships and asset naming; and The Township of Russell is undertaking an unprecedented investment of resources to realize a recreation complex which will be a place of community gathering and well-being; Landscaping design using plants that are native to this region offers climate change mitigation benefits; Such plants are more resilient, requiring fewer resources to maintain; Be it resolved that; Page 10 of 11 Regular Council Meeting 06 Nov 2023 The Russell Township CDEIAC recommends that the Township of Russell Council direc