By Marissa Lentz-McGrath, Local Journalism Initiative, TimminsToday.com TIMMINS – A group of First Nations youth are taking their message straight to Parliament Hill this month, hoping to shine a national spotlight on a Timmins-based non-profit struggling to keep its healing work alive. On Nov. 21, members of Youth Rising Together will host the Keep the Healing Going rally in Ottawa to honour survivors of residential schools, day schools, and the Sixties Scoop, while raising awareness and support for Quilts for Survivors. Founded by Vanessa Génier, Quilts for Survivors has sent out more than 8,000 quilts since 2021. Katherine Jeremiah-Génier — who uses the pronouns they-them — is the studio manager at Quilts for Survivors and one of the lead organizers of Youth Rising Together. They said that despite national recognition…
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