Wellington Oracle

A volunteer teacher at Barriere Lake’s Kitchi Megwam community school

Though she is separated from it by a provincial boundary and four hours of highway, a well-known business owner from Wellington Village hasn’t let geography stop her from showing solidarity with the residents of Barriere Lake First Nation as they struggle to equip their community school with basic supplies.

In fact, Sheila Whyte of Thyme and Again is gearing up for her second round of gathering supplies as she joins with local volunteers to show the Algonquins of Barriere Lake — who have been fighting for years to have their land, their language, and their constitutionally guaranteed right to sovereignty recognized by the Federal and Provincial governments — that their plight is not forgotten.

From June 11 to June 19, the public can drop donated supplies — either bulk food items or school supplies — at Thyme & Again’s Wellington street location. Her store will be donating bulk food items and she is challenging other individuals and businesses from across the area to make their own contributions to the latest donation drive.

The full list of suggested supplies is reproduced below.

FOOD ITEMS

-to have items picked up please email or phone Warren MCbride at:  warren.mcbride-at-gmail.com   613-728-5940

• Cash towards milk, eggs, meat, propane etc.
• Potatoes
• Oatmeal
• Baking Powder
• Lard
• Cooking oil
• Dry cereals
• Margarine
• Crackers
• Macaroni
• Spaghetti
• Tomato sauce
• Tomato paste
• Canned tomatoes
• Brown sugar
• Pepper
• Tomato soup
• Soup base
• Ketchup
• Coffee
• Coffee whitener
• Canned milk 2%
• Canned goods
• Powdered juice
• Cookies and snacks

For the school:

Cash to purchase items that have not been donated