We are thankful to be welcome on these lands in friendship. The lands we are situated on are covered by the Williams Treaties and are the traditional territory of the Mississaugas, a branch of the greater Anishinaabeg Nation, including Algonquin, Ojibway, Odawa and Pottawatomi. These lands remain home to many Indigenous nations and peoples.

We acknowledge this land out of respect for the Indigenous nations who have cared for Turtle Island, also called North America, from before the arrival of settler peoples until this day. Most importantly, we acknowledge that the history of these lands has been tainted by poor treatment and a lack of friendship with the First Nations who call them home.

This history is something we are all affected by because we are all treaty people in Canada. We all have a shared history to reflect on, and each of us is affected by this history in different ways. Our past defines our present, but if we move forward as friends and allies, then it does not have to define our future.

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UOIT runs for the Boys and Girls Club of Durham

April 23, 2012

On a cool and breezy afternoon, dozens of hearty souls laced up their shoes for a good cause as employees and students of UOIT, Durham College and Oshawa’s G.L. Roberts Collegiate and Vocational Institute participated in the sixth annual Campus Charity Walk and Run for the Boys and Girls Club of Durham.

The five-kilometre event had more than 140 students, staff, and faculty and 20 volunteers walking and running across a wide circuit that lapped the north Oshawa campus to raise money for the charity. All proceeds will support children who are part of the club.

“The money is raised for high-risk students and kids with no parental support,” said Dr. Carla Cesaroni, assistant professor in Youth Justice, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, and the co-ordinator of the event. “We collected nearly $2,000 in this year’s run. I am delighted with the turnout and we hope to make the run public next year.”

The strong winds blowing against the runners and walkers didn’t deter them as they high-fived UOIT’s mascot Hunter the Ridgeback while crossing the finish line. First place overall for women went to Shelby Cohen of the UOIT Ridgebacks rowing team and first place for men went to Stuart Lamb, a G.L. Roberts student.

More information about the Boys and Girls Club of Durham can be found on the club’s website.

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