Starting with a song

Members of the Strong Water Singers, a collective of women based out of the Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre, discussed the importance of honouring the land before singing a traditional song at the opening ceremony of the International Cool Climate Wine Symposium on Monday, July 18. Held for the first time in Canada and hosted by Brock University's Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute, the symposium will welcome delegates from around the world before concluding Thursday, July 21.