P.E.I. councillor says he won’t resign over sign that called unmarked Indigenous graves a hoax

Amid renewed calls for his resignation, a councillor in the village of Murray Harbour, P.E.I.,  says he will not step down over a sign he installed on his property. The sign on John Robertson’s property called the detection of unmarked graves at the former sites of residential schools in the last few years a “mass […]

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Truth and reconciliation fundraiser for Indian Residential School survivors

Speaking at the event Osoyoos Indian Band (OIB) Chief Clarence Louie recalled earlier in the day when he was watching television coverage of the National Day For Truth and Reconciliation, a feeling of satisfaction that this important issue was “being spoken about across the country”. “To me, what truth and reconciliation has to…

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Indian Residential School Survivors and families honoured with hand-made quilts

Fort William’s St. Joseph’s Indian Residential School Project and the McCoy family partnered to deliver a Quilts for Survivors Breakfast for Survivors, families, and citizens on Oct. 1 at the CNR Building. The breakfast featured the presentation of quilts made by Dawn Kelly, a McCoy family member, and other quilters to 12 recipients…

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Chief, mayor call for Murray Harbour councillor’s resignation over ‘triggering’ sign

A councillor in the village of Murray Harbour, P.E.I., is being asked to step down after a sign on his property carried a message offensive to residential school survivors and other members of the Indigenous community. The wording has now been removed from the sign, located on property owned by Murray Harbour Coun. John Robertson…

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