New Westminster April 5 2018

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ON THE HUNT

Due Kazumi hunts for Easter eggs with her sister, Aliya, in Queen’s Park. Folks of all ages descended on Queen’s Park to enjoy the annual Easter in the Park festivities on Sunday. Under sunny skies, kids enjoyed an egg hunt, entertainment, face painting, crafts and other activities. Many families lined up to have their kids’ photos taken with the Easter Bunnies. For more photos, see page 3 or visit www. newwestrecord.ca. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

‘DARK CHAPTER IN B.C. HISTORY’

Woodlands survivors get compensation Provincial government announces $10,000 payment for people who attended the institution before 1974 Theresa McManus

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When former Woodlands residents gathered in New Westminster in 2011 to watch the Centre Block demolition, they vowed to continue seeking justice for victims of abuse. On Saturday, their hopes were realized

when the provincial government announced people who attended the institution before Aug. 1, 1974 would be compensated for abuse suffered at Woodlands and would receive $10,000 each. “This is a historic occasion that closes this dark chapter in B.C. history,”Woodlands survivor Bill MacArthur said in a press release. “Today acknowledges and vin-

dicates Woodlands survivors, who I hope can live the rest of their lives with a sense of self-respect and dignity.” The previous provincial government agreed to provide compensation of $3,000 to $150,000 to residents who had suffered abuse at Woodlands, but the courts excluded hundreds of former residents who had suffered abuse before Aug. 1, 1974, when

the Crown Proceedings Act took effect. MacArthur and other former residents attending the demolition of the Centre Block in November 2011 pledged to continue fighting for compensation for all former Woodlands residents. On demolition day, New West resident Richard McDonald told the Record that then-NDP leader Adrian Continued on page 8

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