Canada is a diverse country, and the Western Development Museum held Heritage Day in Yorkton with keynote speakers talking about the importance of cultural learning and adjustment.
“Heritage Day is an annual event we do through the national trust,” explains Solange Massicotte, Education and Public Programming Coordinator.
“This year is 20/20 Vision: Bringing the Past Into the Future. We have a few people talking today. We have Jennifer Fedun, from the City of Yorkton. She's the new historian, and she's talking about an image scanner and how she's going to put photos online [with] her process of doing that. She's going to do a demo today of how to do that, which is actually interesting especially for archives and how she works [so] deeply with them [in terms of] putting them online.
“We also have Edith Montesclaros from the East Central Newcomer Welcome Centre, and she's going to talk about her experience coming here, as well as her role as an executive director at the company welcoming newcomers and their stories [as well as] experiences being here, which ties in wel with 20/20 in the future. She ties in Yorkton community that way, especially when it comes to the culture and heritage.”
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