Rick Demas Memorial Tribute

Dear Circles for Reconciliation Friends:We at CFR would like to remember and honor my dear friend and team member who was much more than just a coworker to us. Rick was our writer, editor for many stories and photographer at many of our events. It is with a heavy heart and immense gratitude that we reflect on the time we were privileged to spend with him.Rick joined our organization in late 2021 after the passing of his significant other Suzanne Tom. Here is where we reconnected as friends and he agreed to join us in our reconciliation efforts as a…

Indigenous Speaks: My very personal story

"Having open and honest conversations, is where we can each contribute to and support change." Carrie Pacey Manitoba Government Employee Carrie Pacey is an FNIM provincial government employee of twenty-three years currently working in the Department of Consumer Protection and Government Services. She was a participant from the first Sharing Circle (ending December 2022) held with the Manitoba Government employees. Carrie supplied us with an impassioned testimonial about her whole Circles experience and her background. She also shared some interesting facts about her roots. "I am a member of the Esquimalt First Nation in BC and can trace my roots…