This project in Kirkland Lake, Ontario aimed to support the Kirkland Lake Multicultural Group (KLMG) in documenting, analyzing, and disseminating information about potential service gaps in their work to address Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action #93 and #94, focused on increasing understanding among newcomers about Canada’s colonial history.  

Kirkland Lake Multicultural Group project partners and CCRL executive director, Alice Chan, in Kirkland Lake, September 2023

Specifically, the KLMG asked Dr. Parker-Shandal and CCRL to review their cross-cultural dialogues between the local Indigenous (12%), racialized (2.5%), and white settler groups (85%), which aim to generate public education and awareness about the effects of racism and hate.

This research and development project aimed to gather perspectives from various locals, present them to our project partners, and support them in sharing the perspectives with local community leaders.

The project report is available here: LearningtoGatherFinalReport2024July12-toKLMG

For project details, please contact Dr. Crystena Parker-Shandal at crystena.parker-shandal@uwaterloo.ca.