By Austin Campbell Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The fight to keep the Franco-Ontarian flag flying permanently across Greenstone continues. Mayor James McPherson spoke to Dougall Media in a follow up from Greenstone’s regular council meeting on March 11, where the municipal council heard a deputation from the Association des francophones du Nord-Ouest de l’Ontario (AFNOO) regarding the flag’s removal. McPherson reiterated the fact that equity remains at the forefront of the issue. “We want to recognize all of the founding groups that we have in our area,” he said, adding that it was specifically a review of the municipality’s strategic plan which identified improvements they could make with regard to engaging Indigenous communities. McPherson said, as a result, the municipality devised an “action plan.” “And with that lens, when we…
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