It’s a tale of two towns, to paraphrase Charles Dickens- a big difference in approach between two eastern Valley rivals, Renfrew and Arnprior, challenged to confront racism in their midst.
Ro Nwosu watched the municipal ZOOM meetings each community shared this week.
The Town of Renfrew is moving full speed ahead in combating systemic racism in the community, while Arnprior is still speculating whether entrenched practices exist.
With 2020 being a year where pandemic and prejudice compete for global attention, Renfrew Council on Tuesday night discussed an action plan with timelines- meantime, Arnprior will see if workshopping and sensitivity training can be added as budget items for 2021.
Nwosu says Renfrew Council had their thinking caps on, whereas in Arnprior-
The Renfrew businessperson thinks community-driven initiatives in Arnprior may succeed, where Council appears to have dropped the ball.