In response to an open letter issued by Williams Lake First Nation Chief Willie Sellars critical of a recent social media post shared by Williams Lake Mayor Walt Cobb on Friday, October 29, the City of Williams Lake is addressing the matter sincerely and seriously.
Chief Sellars’ open letter to the City criticizes a social media post shared by Mayor Cobb on Friday morning, October 29, titled ‘Residential schools – the other side of the story.’ In the letter, Chief Sellars requests City of Williams Lake Council to clarify its position in relation to residential schools and their impact on First Nations people.
“We received the letter Friday and have had ongoing discussions throughout the weekend between City staff and members of Council, and we will be providing a formal response on Tuesday, November 2 during our regular Council meeting,” said City of Williams Lake Chief Administrative Officer Gary Muraca. “The City of Williams Lake takes this matter seriously, and continues to work toward meaningful reconciliation.”
The City of Williams Lake remains committed to reconciliation efforts in collaboration with our First Nations neighbours moving forward.
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The city hall puppets can spin this any way they want but under Cobb's leadership we continue to take one step forward and two steps back. It appears that the sweat lodge exercise earlier this year had little effect on his racist views because when the wine is flowing, the truth as he sees it rears its ugly head. We must move forward as a community and that cannot be under the current leadership. The rest of Council needs to stand up and condemn Cobb in the harshest possible terms. Hold him accountable so we can see they do not hold the same racist views.
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