Northlands College officially opens Elie Fleury Cultural Centre
Honoured and humbled are the words Elie Fleury used to describe the feeling of having a space at Northlands College dedicated to him and his years of service in education.
“I never dreamt in my life that anything like that would ever happen. It’s a great honour,” he said. “I’m thankful to the board, to Guy Penney, to Ron Ratte and to the managers of the various programs for doing this. What happened today, what transpired, I will never forget.”
A special ceremony was held Friday to mark the official opening of the Elie Fleury Cultural Centre located at the Canoe Campus in La Ronge. Several dignitaries were in attendance including Saskatchewan Lt-Gov. Russell Mirasty, Northlands CEO Guy Penney, Metis Nation – Saskatchewan Minister of Education Earl Cook, La Ronge Mayor Ron Woytowich and more.
The centre is located in a small building outside of the campus and Fleury noted it will be used for cultural activities and practices, as well as for discussions with visiting elders. Fleury has been the Elder-in-Residence at Northlands for three years and he’s hopeful the new space will service its purpose.