To kick off International Women’s Day festivities, councillors and community members raised the flag at the Collingwood Public Library on Tuesday afternoon.
“We want to celebrate the extraordinary achievements and recognize the courageous women who paved the way for us,” said Alison FitzGerald, executive director of My Friend’s House.
This week, the town will be hosting a slate of events to celebrate the accomplishments of women past and present.
Jully Black is the keynote speaker for the Town of Collingwood's Spectacular Social Soirée, which takes place March 8 at 7 p.m. at the Simcoe Street Theatre. While the event is sold out, it will also be streamed on the town’s YouTube page.
Also in Collingwood for International Women's Day, the women behind the business campaign will return with posters hung in storefront windows throughout downtown highlighting local women in business. The posters are displayed from March 3-12.
The Collingwood Museum is running its women in local history project, which is a sidewalk exhibition on display from March 3-20 on Hurontario Street. There are 12 signs featuring business owners, war workers, medical professionals, artists and sports heroes. The signs will also be on display indoors at the museum for the month of March. The project is a collaboration between the Collingwood Museum and the Sheffield Park Black History and Cultural Museum.
With files from Erika Engel.
