https://www.newspapers-online.com/auroran Tue Jun 16 23:27:08 2026 / +0000 GMT Universal Post Manager 1.1.2 [ www.ProfProjects.com ] http://www.newspapers-online.com/auroran/?p=17750 Tue Jun 16 23:27:08 2026 / +0000 GMT http://www.newspapers-online.com/auroran/?p=17750 Elizabeth Hearn Milner Bracebridge (formerly Aurora) Oh Canada! Yes, we marked Canada's one hundred and fiftieth year, But there is something not to be forgotten I fear, Nations survived here long before we white people came. Yet, we bestowed upon this land our claim. We ignored these residents the right to this their land, An egregious act to be recalled you understand. We number this sesquicentennial from our arrival And celebrate the numbered years of our survival. This land mass is a splendid and bountiful place. A land of mountains, plains, waters and endless space. We must protect the precious gifts we all now own Remembering those from whom each prize was stolen. Canada's one hundred and fiftieth year deserved a thoughtful celebration, And let us not forget the story of those here long before our occupation. ]]> 17750 2017-07-05 16:47:22 2017-07-05 20:47:22