The event begins at 10 a.m. in River Mill Park with a sacred fire lighting, followed by an honour drum, land acknowledgement, and smudging ceremony. At 11:15 a.m., the remembrance walk will begin throughout the streets of downtown Huntsville.
Observed annually on May 5, Red Dress Day is a national day of remembrance, reconciliation, and activism honouring the lives of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirited People.
The District of Muskoka, Moose Deer Point First Nation, and the Township of Georgian Bay are working on a collaborative initiative to change the name of Twelve Mile Bay Road, the roadway connecting Moose Deer Point First Nation to Highway 400.