Local senior activist group holds rally in Lindsay to draw awareness of climate change

SCAN!-Kawartha (Seniors for Climate Action Now) recently organized and hosted a Draw the Line rally in Victoria Park in downtown Lindsay. About 50 local residents attended, including seniors, high school students, educators, unionists and politicians.

Anishnaabe-kwe knowledge-holder Brittany Taylor from nearby Curve Lake First Nation opened the rally with teachings, song and drumming. SCAN!-Kawartha members Moya Beall and Ginny Colling delivered the keynote addresses outlining the deepening climate crisis and its impact globally and locally, particularly this summer.