Tag: Truth and Reconciliation

Local activities mark Truth and Reconciliation, Orange Shirt Day 

Posted on by Jeff Gaye

September 30 is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, observed simultaneously with Orange Shirt Day. Both days were established to honour survivors of Canada’s residential school system, their families, and the children who never returned home. The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation was adopted as a federal statutory holiday in response to the […]

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Friendship Centre event honours victims and survivors of violence

Posted on by Jeff Gaye

There was a full house in attendance at the Bonnyville Centennial Centre’s Graham Field House October 4 for the Bonnyville Friendship Centre’s (BFC’s) annual MMIWG+ and Truth and Reconciliation event. “Our aim was to bring together survivors, advocates, and community members to honour the memory of murdered and missing indigenous women and girls, and foster […]

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TaggedAnnual MMIWG, Bonnyville Friendship Centre, Truth and Reconciliation
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