Williams Lake residential school

• ‘The damage is done’: B.C. residential school survivor says Trudeau visit fixes nothing

  Frank Robbins attended the St. Joseph’s Mission residential school in the early 1960s, and says the prime minister's visit will not help him heal from the trauma he still carries.

  Canada

  Mar 30
  
• Trudeau visits with B.C. residential school survivors, announces additional funding

  The visit comes about two months after Williams Lake First Nation announced it had found 93 "reflections" indicating unmarked graves of children at the school site.

  Canada

  Mar 29
  
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• ‘I remember’: B.C. residential school survivor speaks following discovery of possible burial sites

  The 93 possible burial sites announced Tuesday are “reflections” or anomalies detected by ground-penetrating radar. Excavation is required for further confirmation.

  Canada

  Jan 27
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• Williams Lake First Nation releases early results of former residential school grounds sweep

  This school was operated by the Roman Catholic Church from July 1891 to March 31, 1969. The federal government then managed the school until it closed.

  Canada

  Jan 24