September 27 – Municipality of Kincardine, Kincardine Station Beach to Dunsmoor Park
1:00 PM. Refreshments provided.
September 30 – Municipality of Brockton, gather at River Bend Park, Walkerton Saugeen River Trail
6:00 PM. Refreshments provided.
October 19 – Municipality of Saugeen Shores, Southampton, gather at Fairy Lake Pavilion
1:00 PM. Refreshments provided.
October 21 – Municipality of Saugeen Shores, Saugeen First Nation Amphitheatre
1:00 PM. Refreshments provided.
All events are free admission. Donations to both the Nawash Food Bank and the Saugeen First Nation Foods Bank will be accepted.
Walk for Wenjack events in Bruce County are hosted in partnership with Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre, Bruce County Public Library, Municipality of Saugeen Shores, Municipality of Kincardine, Municipality of Brockton.
Secret Path Screenings
The Secret Path is an animated film adaptation of Gord Downie’s album and Jeff Lemire’s graphic novel. Working with Downie’s poetry and music, Lemire has created a powerful visual representation of the life of Chanie Wenjack. The film is divided into ten chapters, each a song from Downie’s musical retelling of Chanie’s story – from his escape from the Cecilia Jeffrey Indian Residential School, to his subsequent and heartbreaking death from hunger and exposure to the harsh weather. The final product is a uniquely immersive emotional experience – an insight into the life of a little boy who, as Gord has said, he never knew, “but will always love.”
Runtime: 60 minutes
September 26 – Bruce County Public Library Kincardine Branch – 11:00 AM
September 29 – Bruce County Public Library Walkerton Branch – 6:00 PM
October 19 – Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre –
11:30 AM – REGISTER >>
7:00 PM – REGISTER >>
FREE to attend; Preregister to save your seats.
Walk for Wenjack events in Bruce County are hosted in partnership with Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre, Bruce County Public Library, Municipality of Saugeen Shores, Municipality of Kincardine, Municipality of Brockton.
