We may not have won this year's Next Great Save contest, but your support has helped move us closer to making Old St. Thomas one of Canada's Next Great Saves.
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Finalists selected from 30+ applicants across Canada for the 2024 Next Great Save Contest
3,300+
Votes for a small community during the annual goose hunt season when many are out on the land
15+
Number of Organizations around the World that have shared support for Old St. Thomas
2,250+
Unique Visitors to our new website since launching on Next Great Save Day 1
650+
Subscribers to our newsletter since launching on Next Great Save Day 1
8,378
Highest reach in a single day on Facebook during Next Great Save campaign
Next Great Save Newsletters
From April 18 to May 6, we issued special edition daily newsletters in support of making Old S. Thomas Canada's Next Great Save. We shared stories, media coverage, music, videos, interviews, updates, announcements, and special messages from committee members and many of our partners and supporters - regionally, nationally and internationally.
May 6 - Final Day Highlights from Next Great Save and Šawelihcikewin Campaign Launch
May 5 - Day 18Â Å awelihcikewin Campaign Launch Livestream + Å awelihcikewin website launchÂ
May 4 - Day 17Â Å awelihcikewin Campaign Launch details
May 3 - Day 16Â Listen to a message from Metis fiddler, Alicia Blore, and her fiddle interpretation of Stan Louttit's "St. Thomas Reel"Â
May 2 - Day 15Â Message from Liona Boyd and video of her 1988 concert in Old St. Thomas
May 1 - Day 14Â Invitation to Å awelihcikewin Campaign Launch on May 5 @ 2 pm and poster
April 30 - Day 13Â Listen to the "St. Thomas Reel" and a message from local musician Stan Louttit
April 29 - Day 12Â Message from renowned Scottish-Orcadian musician Kris Drever.
April 28 - Day 11Â St. Thomas Restoration - A Legacy project for the Commemoration of "More than 350 Years in the Making: Moose Factory in Omushkego Aski, from Time Immemorial to 1673 to 2023."
April 27 - Day 10Â Message a partner: The Multicultural History Society of Ontario
April 26 - Day 9Â Message from Elder and Son: the Late Bill Louttit and Leonard Rickard
April 25 - Day 8Â Message from a partner: The Trinity Centres Foundation
April 24 - Day 7Â The inspiring story of our first fundraising campaign: the "Twelve Apostle Campaign."
April 23 - Day 6Â Old St. Thomas in the news - radio and newspaper articlesÂ
April 22 - Day 5Â Video and written message from Jennifer Carey-Cool, Director of the Moose Cree Child and Family Well-Being Program, St. Thomas Committee member and Å awelihcikewin Campaign Ambassador.
April 21 - Day 4Â Video message from Moose Cree Chief Peter Wesley; video message from former Moose Cree Chief, Norm Wesley; CTV news story & interview with MRHHA Executive Director, Cecil Chabot.
April 20 - Day 3Â Video message from Moose Cree Chief Peter Wesley.
April 19 - Day 2Â CBC radio interview with Frances Sutherland, Committee member and Å awelihcikewin Campaign Ambassador.
April 18 - Day 1Â Â Summary of our case and promotional video featuring St. Thomas Committee Chair, Rob Faries; and Emeritus Chair, and Å awelihcikewin Campaign Ambassador, Norm Wesley.