Local ceremony to mark World AIDS Day
The AIDS Committee of North Bay and Area is marking World AIDS Day on Monday.
A ceremony starts at 10 am at the Canadore Apartments on Commercial Street.
Officials say they will also be honouring Indigenous AIDS Awareness Week (Dec 1-7).
Along with centering the voices of community members who have been affected and infected with HIV/AIDS, they will be highlighting the work that front-line workers and supporters are doing to ‘Rethink the approach – Rebuild the HIV response – and Rise together’.
Meantime, the Red Scarf Project takes place at noon on Monday, with red scarves being tied around the community for anyone to take for free.
There’s also A Day Without Art, Dec 1-7, which merges the arts community with awareness about HIV and recognizing those that have been lost.
Local art galleries and tattoo studios will have displays set up.
Richard Coffinhttps://www.mynorthbaynow.com/Richard Coffin has been a reporter and news anchor on the radio in North Bay for over 25 years. From premiers to people in the neighbourhood, he enjoys connecting with newsmakers and writing stories that matter to area listeners on a variety of topics including healthcare, education, politics, sports and more.
