Councillor hoping to help make ‘Emancipation Day’ official across Canada

A Chatham Councillor wants to have Chatham-Kent lend support to officially making August 1st ‘Emancipation Day’ across Canada.

Councillor Marjorie Crew is bringing forward a motion at Monday’s, July 20, 2020 with hope that Chatham-Kent “acknowledges and supports” a recently tabled motion at Parliament.

Here is Councillor Crew’s full motion:

Monday’s Council meeting begins at 6 p.m.

A LIVE stream of the meeting can be viewed, here.

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