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Jan 19, 2022 · On Monday, January 17, 2022, the Durham District School Board (DDSB)’s Board of Trustees voted to rename Sir John A. Macdonald Public School (777 Balaton Avenue, Pickering) to Biidassige (Josephine) Mandamin Public School. This was based on a recommendation from the School Naming Committee formed to consider the renaming of this school, which ...
As a first step, today the Board has removed the name “Sir John A. Macdonald” from the front signage of the school and the school building. York Region District School Board is the third largest school district in Ontario with over 128,000 students in 180 elementary schools and 33 secondary schools.
Jan 28, 2022 · Pickering's Sir John A. Macdonald Public School to be renamed after female Indigenous leader Josephine Mandamin, water activist who walked 17,000 km around the Great Lakes, dies at 77
Macdonald did unit the country and was our first prime minister. Yes, he needs to be remembered and talked about and we need to explore the culture of the time to fully understand him over 150 years after 1867, but to me this is a great way to start uncovering and talking about the stories of people who were/are very important relevant today who never got their story told because of their culture.
A survey to gather feedback from the community saw 917 people participate -- 68.7 per cent of whom said the school should not be renamed. The community was also consulted on potential new names for the Pickering school -- Biidassige Mandamin P.S. was not the top pick.
Jan 20, 2022 · A Pickering, Ont. elementary school will soon bear the name of a female Indigenous leader from Manitoulin Island instead of that of the first prime minister of Canada. Sir John A. Macdonald Public School, located at 777 Balaton Ave., will be renamed Biidassige Mandamin Public School, according to the Durham District School Board. Trustees voted in favour of changing the name at a meeting on ...
