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Minutes/Meeting Summary
Cultural Advisory Committee
May 17, 2022
Electronic Meeting
7:00 pm
Attendees: A. Moscote Freire, Cultural Advisory Committee Member
A. Sardar, Cultural Advisory Committee Member
E. Forde, Cultural Advisory Committee Stakeholder
E. Cunningham, Delegation
E. Tayles-Armstrong, Coordinator, Public Art, Cultural Services
J. St. Amant, Coordinator, Cultural Services (Staff Representative)
D. Roopchand, Clerk, Culture and Recreation (Recording Secretary)
Absent: S. Jabeen, Cultural Advisory Committee Member
D. Davis, Cultural Advisory Committee Stakeholder
V. Raees, Cultural Advisory Committee Stakeholder
J. Sabean, Cultural Advisory Committee Stakeholder
C. Sabean, Cultural Advisory Committee Stakeholder
L. Gibbs, Manager, Cultural Services
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1. Welcome & Call to Order
J. St. Amant welcomed members and guests and
called the meeting to order.
2. Review and Approval of Agenda
The committee reviewed the agenda. J. St. Amant
asked if there were any changes to be made for the
agenda. None were raised.
3. Disclosure of Interest
No disclosures of interest were noted.
4. Review and Approval of Minutes
- April 19, 2022
The committee reviewed the agenda and the
minutes from the meetings held on April 19, 2022.
Moved by A. Sardar
Carried
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5. Delegations
5.1 Resident – Emma Cunningham –
Welcoming the Jewish Community
E. Cunningham present the committee with why
Pickering is not very conducive to the lifestyle of the
Jewish community. She explained that Shabbat (from
Friday evening for the next 25 hours) is a day of rest,
which means they cannot drive or take the bus. They
need to live within walking distance to a synagogue
and need access to kosher food in grocery stores.
With Pickering having such a small population of
Jews, E. Cunningham said that building a synagogue
may not be the first feasible step but suggested some
things the City could do in order to become more
welcoming of the Jewish community, for example
Story Time at the Library.
A. Sardar agreed and said that a City should be
inclusive of all religions and communities so they can
participate and feel welcome.
E. Forde agrees and asked if there were plans to
build a synagogue. E. Cunningham said that Mayor
Ryan had been discussing an option to build a
synagogue but the Jewish community in Pickering
right now may not be large enough for a synagogue
at the moment. She said she thinks that we need to
build growth before building the synagogue.
A. Sardar said that this should be brought to the
Museum Team and having events at the library would
help to promote the Jewish culture. She also said that
the CAC would recommend any events that the
Jewish community would like to have.
J. Sutherland liked the idea to have Story Time. Now,
the library is moving towards bringing awareness and
programs that celebrate different cultural and
religious holidays. We will work with our events and
children’s teams to make sure that we are celebrating
holidays and months of significance and the library
can start with the Story Time to acknowledge Jewish
Heritage month.
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J. St. Amant thanked E. Cunningham and J.
Sutherland for joining the meeting and bringing this
topic to the committee.
6. General Business
6.1 Public Art Project – Subcommittee
Formation
E. Tayles-Armstrong would like to form a Public Art
Subcommittee. She asked for volunteers to join her
committee, which would only require an endorsement
of the selected artists. A. Sardar said she would like
to be part of the subcommittee. E. Tayles-Armstrong
said she has two other volunteers, Laura Drake and
Michelle Bolton. A. Sardar offered a name of
someone who would be a good addition to the
subcommittee.
A motion to endorse the non-CAC members on the
subcommittee from A. Sardar.
Carried
6.2 Cultural Services – 2021 Annual Report
J. St. Amant brought forward the annual report for
2021 and said that we have also included the Cultural
Strategic Plan goals and objectives and applied it to
this year’s report. These are what the committee has
been centered around for the last eight years. As this
term is nearing its end, we will be looking to redo the
Terms of Reference and we will reform the committee
after this year’s municipal elections. J. St. Amant
mentioned that if any members have anything that
they would like to bring to the committee’s attention,
we do have two more meetings and they can be
added to the agendas.
6.3 Delegation to Council – Opportunity to
present the CAC 2022 Work Plan and 2021
Achievements report on May 24, 2022
J. St. Amant asked if anyone would like to be part of
the delegation to take the report to council. He will
reach out to all committee members to find out if
anyone would be interested in attending the meeting.
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9. Next Meeting – Tuesday, June 21, 2022
10. Adjournment
Moved by A. Moscote Freire.
That the May 17, 2022 meeting of the Cultural
Advisory Committee be adjourned.
Carried
Meeting Adjourned: 7:35 pm