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Equity, diversity, and inclusion in a small municipality
The power of narrative in East Gwillimbury
Opportunity for municipalities to focus on expression: Equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) will move from being a project to practice when it is incorporated into policy development, program planning, and community engagement. Above: Canada 150 celebration at East Gwillimbury
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October 2021
- Page 13
“It’s because people like you keep coming here.” Those are the piercing words uttered at me by a resident at a secondary plan information session. I was a municipal employee at the time, and the target of this man’s frustration (and clearly his racism), at the municipality’s plan to intensify development. He wasn’t happy – and he wasn’t afraid to tell me that in front of other residents and my peers. This wasn’t many years
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