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Canada appoints special interlocutor on residential schools scandal
The Canadian government on Wednesday appointed a special interlocutor for the management of the residential school scandal for Aboriginals, a year after the first discoveries of unmarked children’s graves which…
Ex-TRC director named special interlocutor for residential schools
OTTAWA (CP) The federal government has named an independent special interlocutor to connect Indigenous communities dealing with the discovery of unmarked graves with the federal government. Kimberly Murray, a former…
Utrecht wants sustainable residential area near Haarrijnseplas: 700 houses and a floating solar park
Utrecht – The arrival of a sustainable new residential area at the Haarrijnseplas is one step closer. The Utrecht city council has agreed to plans to develop a total of…
Residential school art installation unveiled at St. Pat’s
News Local News A new immersive art installation was unveiled at St. Patrick’s Catholic High School on May 30, commemorating the victims of Canada’s residential schools. Carl Hnatyshyn/Sarnia This Week…
Residential school survivors are remembered by planting of apple trees
Roberta Hill (center) a survivor of the former Mohawk Institute residential school, is joined by her daughters and granddaughters at a commemorative apple tree planting ceremony on Tuesday on the…
External research into housing Rachmaninoffplantsoen, arrival of residential tower still highly uncertain
The municipality has now decided to have an investigation carried out by external research agency KPMG, to find out how municipal actions took place at the time. The municipality has…
Archbishop of Canterbury to meet residential school survivors
The Archbishop of Canterbury will hold an informal meeting with residential school survivors when he visits the Woodland Cultural Center in Brantford on May 2. The Most Rev. Justin Welby,…
Pope Francis apologizes for church’s role in Canada’s residential schools
News Local News A member of Canada’s Indigenous delegation chants and dances before Pope Francis during an audience at the Vatican on Friday. VATICAN MEDIA Photo by HANDOUT /VATICAN MEDIA/AFP…
Pope Francis apologizes for church’s role in Canada’s residential schools
News Local News A member of Canada’s Indigenous delegation chants and dances before Pope Francis during an audience at the Vatican on Friday. VATICAN MEDIA Photo by HANDOUT /VATICAN MEDIA/AFP…
Petition calls for homeless shelter not to be located in residential neighborhoods
The Tecumseh Park Neighborhood Association has launched a petition asking the broader community to support its opposition to an emergency homeless shelter. The online petition – created in the wake…