By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter KENORA \u2013 The Indigenous relations office on the main floor of city hall had, in the words of Ed Mandamin, its \u201csoft opening\u201d this week. The official or \u201chard\u201d opening is set for Monday, said Mandamin, the City of Kenora\u2019s Indigenous relations adviser since last June. He said the office reflects the municipality\u2019s resolve \u201cto develop relations with First Nations\u201d in the area. \u201cIt\u2019s groundbreaking, for sure, because of the fact that this is a brand new division of Kenora, the Indigenous relations department,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd we do have a quite a large population of First Nations around Kenora, so it makes sense for them to have an office here, to create the open-door policy for First Nations.\u201d And it truly is… <\/p>\n
By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter KENORA \u2013 The Indigenous relations office on the main floor of city hall had, in the words of Ed Mandamin, its \u201csoft opening\u201d this week. The official or \u201chard\u201d opening is set for Monday, said Mandamin, the City of Kenora\u2019s Indigenous relations adviser since last June. He said the office reflects the municipality\u2019s resolve \u201cto develop relations with First Nations\u201d in the area. \u201cIt\u2019s groundbreaking, for sure, because of the fact that this is a brand new division of Kenora, the Indigenous relations department,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd we do have a quite a large population of First Nations around Kenora, so it makes sense for them to have an office here, to create the open-door policy for First Nations.\u201d And it truly is... <\/p>\n