Remarks by
The Honourable Anita R. Neville, P.C., O.M.
Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba
Prairie Tides Live-In Healing Home/Marymound
Sod Turning and Land Dedication Ceremony
Friday, March 21, 2025
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Fellow Manitobans, thank you for welcoming me to be a part of this special day and for your organization and for the next steps for the incredible the work that you do. It is a pleasure to be here with you.
As Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba, I honour and acknowledge that we are gathered on Treaty One land and in the heartland of the Red River Metis.
This beautiful and diverse province is also the ancestral and the present-day home of the Anishinaabe, Cree, Dakota, Dene, and Inuit peoples. Together, we will continue to work to hear truths, and to advance understanding, opportunity, and healing for all.
I am pleased to join you today in celebrating another milestone in the long history of care, compassion and service provided by the staff, management and volunteers of Marymound.
After the challenges of winter, springtime traditionally inspires hope and inspiration through the beauty and wonder of seasonal transformation. So, it is fitting that at this promising time of year, the work officially begins in creating the Prairie Tides Live-In Healing Home.
For more than a century, Marymound has been dedicated to helping young people and their families as they take important steps toward a happier, healthier future. Your work has made a positive difference in the lives of so many who may have felt lost and alone, only to find compassion, valuable services and a safe haven, thanks to your organization.
The Prairie Tides Live-In Healing Home marks a new era in your history of social service, one that will provide safety, comprehensive supports and cultural sensitivity to help clients heal and move forward.
Congratulations to Marymound’s board of directors, staff and volunteers for all your good works in strengthening individuals, families and, in turn, our entire community.
Thank you for your outstanding work.
Thank you. Merci, Meegwich. Shalom
