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Residential school graves forced us to look Stefan Labbe Glacier Media

“Good fortune” is the way Ron Ignace describes his early years. As a young boy, his great-grandfather would show him how to burn grass and shrubs to heal the land around Deadman’s Creek Valley. “Then I got pulled off to residential school,” he said. “There’s only one in this area — that’s called Kamloops Indian Residential School.” May 4, 1962, is still burned into Ignace’s memory: the day he ran away. Ignace knew the school would come west to the Skeetchestn reserve to look for him. So, at 16 years old, he fled to an aunt’s house 80 kilometres to the north. He went to work in saw mills and on railways, ranches and apple orchards. “You name it,” he said, describing his tortuous path to Simon Fraser University, where he studied Indigenous oral history. He eventually made it back to Skeetchestn, where he would serve as chief for 32 years until his retirement last spring. Thousands of other children, including one of Ignace’s aunts, never shared his fortune — their stories cut short, veiled in church records and in the memories of those who survived. That is, until a rib bone surfaced in an old apple orchard. Next came a tooth.The Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc Nation brought experts to uncover what time and earth had buried at the site of the old residential school. On May 27, Kukpi7 (Chief) Rosanne Casimir told the world ground-penetrating radar had revealed the remains of 215 unmarked graves. “I’m hoping that now that people will believe us when we say that there was a policy of geno-

Paying tribute: A display of children’s shoes on the steps in front of the New Westminster cenotaph pays tribute to the discovery of 215 children’s remains discovered on the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. PHOTO JULIE MACLELLAN

cide against Indigenous peoples,” Ignace told Glacier Media following the discovery. From the 19th Century to the 1970s, more than 150,000 Indigenous children aged six to 16 were forced to attend statefunded Christian schools designed to assimilate them into Canadian society in what the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TCR) report has described as “cultural genocide.” Children were removed from their families, not allowed to speak their own language and forced to convert to Christianity. More than 38,000 children were verbally, physically and sexually abused, triggering lifetimes of trauma. According to the TCR report, at least 6,000 Indigenous children are thought to have died between the 1880s and 1996. As experts in Kamloops tracked more than 200 “anomalies” on the 160acre property, across Canada, other First Nations began to question whose lives were buried on their own lands.

In late June, the Lower Kootenay Band said it had found 182 more unmarked graves at the former St. Eugene’s Mission School near Cranbrook; within two weeks, another 160 undocumented and unmarked graves were found near the Kuper Island residential school on Penelakut Island. As of mid-December, searches at seven former residential schools in B.C., Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Nova Scotia have turned up nearly 1,400 suspected graves. By some metrics, the grisly discoveries have finally spurred government to act. In July, the B.C. government said it would provide $475,000 to investigate each of the province’s 18 residential school sites and three hospitals; in August, Ottawa pledged another $321 million to help Indigenous communities search residential school rural sites. But a true reckoning has just begun. First Nations across Canada are either actively searching or planning to dig up the past in at least another 16 schools.

B.C. FINDS HEALING IN GRIEF The graves in Kamloops instantly echoed in the lives of countless British Columbians, a void filled by public displays of emptiness. One Kamloops man committed to run 215 kilometres to help those who survived residential schools. In the end, tens of thousands of dollars would pour in. “It is definitely a pivotal point in history,” said Casimir. “After years of silence and disbelief, our Kamloops Indian Residential School survivors, their firsthand knowledge about the deaths of children at the school feels like it’s been finally confirmed.” Canadians, she said, have all been awakened since the children were found, for the first time in Canadian history listening and understanding what residential school was all about. “They want to know my story. “They want to know what happened to my family. “They’re looking at me

differently.” These are some remarks Casimir hears over and over as her community interacts with non-Indigenous people. Dark realities survivors had kept close for years started to reach the ears of non-Indigenous Canadians: residential schools were designed with cemeteries. As EldonYellowhorn, SFU professor and principal investigator of a team identifying unmarked graves at Manitoba’s Brandon Indian Residential School put it: “It wasn’t secret that there were going to be deaths.” RECONCILING IN CRISIS In a year dominated by one crisis after another, a deadly heat dome and wildfire season quickly consumed the public conversation in B.C. But like so much public policy in Canada, it was and is Indigenous people that often bear the brunt of government failure. Here’s one example: the Canadian Wildland Fire Evacuation Database shows that roughly half of

all wildfire evacuees in Canada over the past 40 years have been Indigenous, even though they make up less than five per cent of the country’s population. In Ignace’s territory, it took the Sparks Lake wildfire threatening his band’s survival before firefighters found a way to work alongside the First Nation. For two days, current Skeetchestn Indian Band Chief Darrel Draney said Emergency Management BC failed to return his calls for help. “We had no response to anything,” Draney told Glacier Media as a “great wall of fire” approached his community in July. “No red shirts anywhere. No aircraft. Not even a visit.” While most of the band evacuated, 75 people stayed behind. Soon after Draney spoke out to Glacier Media, BC Wildfire Service firefighters and Skeetchestn members found a way to come together. Skeetchestn hunters acted as experts on the ground, guiding firefighters to water sources and roads, and warning of wind changes. As the chief said at the time, “Skeetchestn is the brains of this fire.The ministry is the brawn.” Ignace, a traditional fire keeper for his people, continues to push for and educate how to carry out traditional burning, both to stimulate the land and to prevent wildfires. Heal the forests, grasslands and waterways of British Columbia, and you go a long way to healing a relationship with First Nations. Not to mention, preventing what Ignace foresees as “the mother of all fires.” The B.C. government has moved to improve forestry practices in the Continued on page 4

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City Report shows little national progress is being made Continued from page 3 province, announcing in November it would defer old-growth logging in many areas to give it time to create a new industry paradigm. As part of the process, on Nov. 4, the province gave First Nations 30 days to say whether they support deferrals, require further discussion or would rather work through existing treaties. Grand Chief Stewart Phillip of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs has slammed the time frame for such a complex analysis as “totally unreasonable.” When asked where the B.C. government has made the most progress on reconciliation this year, a spokesperson for the B.C. Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation pointed to a number of bills.They

range from amendments to statutes that confirm Indigenous peoples as full partners in sustainable forest management to bills that recognize Indigenous jurisdiction over education and child and family services. CHURCH APOLOGY, STUDENT RECORDS A PRIORITY Casimir said her nation is looking at pursuing criminal investigations related the findings at the Kamloops Indian Residential School. But a more urgent priority is ensuring student records held by the Roman Catholic Church and federal government are released to survivors. Federal Minister of Justice David Lametti assured Casimir student records from the school — now in Ottawa’s hands — will be released to the

Truth and Reconciliation Commission within the next 30 days or so, according to the chief. With “complete and full disclosure,” Casimir said those school documents must be made accessible to survivors. But they are also crucial sources of information to identify buried children, the circumstances that led to their deaths and to help repatriate their bodies to their home communities — thought to stretch across B.C., and as far away as Washington State, Alberta andYukon. “How do we heal?” said Casimir. “We’re still all grappling with the truth.” The discovery of the graves has already pushed the Catholic community to levels of contrition never seen before. A week before National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, the Canadian Confer-

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ence of Catholic Bishops issued a national apology to residential school survivors, acknowledging “grave abuses” committed by “some members of our Catholic community.” Three days later, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops said it would commit $30 million over five years to advance reconciliation at the local level across Canada. MEASURING NATIONAL PROGRESS At a national level, progress on the Truth and Reconciliation’s 94 calls to action has seen mixed results. According to the CBC’s Beyond 94 project, which seeks to track progress on the TRC’s recommendations, only 13 have been completed. Another 29 calls to action have been met with “projects underway,” while 32 have had

“projects proposed” and 20 have “not started.” There has been some progress in 2021. Roughly two weeks after the graves in Kamloops were discovered, Ignace was appointed the first Indigenous language commissioner of Canada. A position independent from the Government of Canada, the posting answers the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 14th call to action. “Our languages will no longer stand in the shadow of other languages here in our land,” he’s quoted as saying at the time. But advancing Ignace into his new position is one of few bright spots on reconciliation’s national stage. Eva Jewell, research director of the First Nations-led think tank the Yellowhead Institute, said counting proposed proj-

ects gives “a false sense of advancement” on reconciliation. In a report released Dec. 15 tracking progress on the TCR recommendations throughout 2021, Jewell and co-author Ian Mosby found only 11 of the 94 calls to action have been completed to date. Of those, three of the recommendations were advanced this year. In a period of three weeks, all in the month of June and all after the 215 graves were found, more was accomplished on the TRC’s calls to action than in the previous three years, according to the report. The Indian Residential Schools Crisis Line (1866-925-4419) is available 24 hours a day for anyone experiencing pain or distress as a result of their residential school experience.

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City Here’s a look back at some of 2021’s top stories Theresa McManus tmcmanus@newwestrecord.ca

Affordable housing. Deaths due to heat and drug poisonings. Canada Games Pool’s demise. These are but a few of the issues New Westminster residents, community groups, businesses and elected official grappled with in 2021. Here is a look back at some of the major stories that made headlines in New West in 2021. HEAT DEATHS New Westminster suffered the fourth-highest death toll in the province during the summer’s heat dome event. When the BC Coroners Service released data about the summer’s record-breaking heat wave, it revealed that 526 heat-related deaths were recorded in British Columbian between June 18 and Aug. 12. Between June 25 and July 1, when a heat dome resulted in temperatures of 40 to nearly 50 degrees in some B.C. communities, 28 deaths were recorded in New Westminster, which was the fourth highest of any community in B.C., trailing only the province’s three most populated cities

– Vancouver (99), Surrey (67) and Burnaby (63). At the July 20 police board meeting, Chief Const. Dave Jansen said officers responded to 38 sudden deaths in a oneweek period during the heat wave. “The coroners’ line was so inundated with calls that it actually stopped working for a period of time,” he said. Mayor Jonathan Cote said the response to the recent record-breaking heat wave was a “failure” by the province’s medical response system. “We recognize at this point though, there were terrible losses and there was a lot of suffering in the community related to the heat,” he said. “I think all levels of government, including the local government, need to look at the work we do to help and respond and to be able to serve our community. In all communities across the province, I feel we have let community members down.We have let seniors down.” Council directed staff to update the city’s heat plan. HOMELESSNESS A “perfect storm” of crises – including a lack of affordable housing, the

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viders now estimating this population to be between 150 and 200. Initiatives undertaken by the city include establishing a COVID-19 atrisk and vulnerable populations task force to address the essential needs of food-insecure and un-

sheltered people; setting up laundry and shower programs; and creating an interdepartmental working group on homelessness to address business and resident complaints related to homelessness and other social issues. In September, city

council directed staff to begin work on a new homelessness action strategy, which will provide a vision and a plan for addressing homelessness and its related issues for the next five years. Continued on page 8

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Opinion MY VIEW KEITH BALDREY

Expect these disasters in 2022

I do not usually like to off events never to be seen make predictions, but here again (at least to the magis one that I will venture: nitude we witnessed this the top two stories in 2022 past year) for another hunwill be the same ones that dred years or so. dominated 2021. The year 2022 will unIn other words: the doubtedly bring more COVID-19 pandemic weather disasters.The and extraordinary weather question is: will we be betevents caused by climate ter prepared in the coming change. year to deal with them? Not only does the panWill enough fuel be demic show no signs of scooped off forest floors ending, the sudden emerto lessen the chance of angence of the Omicron vari- other aggressive and devant and its rapid spread al- astating wildfire season most makes it seem like we from occurring? are starting all over again, Wlll the broken parts of as if we were back at the our highway system be rebeginning of this ordeal built in a way to withstand rather than nearing its end. mudslides and mass floodPeople are testing posiing? tive in numbers that were Will the dike system almost unimaginable just be upgraded in time for a few weeks ago, when it even more flooding, or will looked like we were slowly places like the Sumas praiwrestling the virus to the rie be underwater again? ground. Of course, we have to Public health restrictions get through this winter are increasing, rather than and next spring before we relaxing.The even get to future of some the time of Public health year when professional sports leagues’ the weather restrictions seasons are in “events” are increasing, even doubt. began Haven’t we rather than occurring in seen this all 2021. relaxing. before?Yes we Will snowfall levhave, and we els dramatwill continue ically into watch the crease in same kinds of southwest B.C in the comthings unfold until we can ing weeks? We are curget Omicron (and whatrently in a cold snap.Will ever the next variant of there be an unusual numconcern may be) under ber of them this winter? control.There is no timeThen there is the spring line for this. freshet, when melting It is possible that Omisnow swells rivers and cron disappears in a way streams.We almost always that matches its emergence: quickly and dramat- experience some flooding ically. But the alternative associated with this event, – that it cuts such a vast but will it be more extenswath through the popusive this spring? lation that the health-care Dr. Bonnie Henry has system gets overwhelmed said the aggressive Omi– remains a scary one. cron variant has essentially When it comes to the taken us into a different weather, it is hard to bepandemic. Pouring climate lieve that the past year of change weather on top of disasters associated with it will undoubtedly shape climate change – the wildthe year to come. fires, the heat dome, the Keith Baldrey is chief pomudslides and massive litical reporter for Global flooding — were all oneBC.

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A year of big changes, challenges in schools

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As we usher in a new year, we take a look back at some of the good, the bad and the ugly on the New Westminster school front in 2021. COVID-19 The 2020/21 school year continued as it had begun in the face of the pandemic, with students grouped into “cohorts,” or learning groups, in an effort to minimize social contacts. At New Westminster Secondary School, students continued their learning on the quarter system, rather than semesters, as part of the school’s COVID plans. The rise of variants of concern early in the new year prompted some provincewide changes to health and safety protocols in February, including expanded mask policies for middle and secondary school students and new protocols for phys ed and music.The New Westminster Teachers’ Union was lukewarm on the changes at the time, as teachers’ unions noted the new guidelines didn’t do anything to ensure fewer students in classrooms, to include teachers in contact tracing or to mandate better ventilation. A new school year began in September amidst outcry from parents

around the provincial announcement that it would no longer issue public, school-wide exposure notifications – a decision that was reversed a few weeks in to the school year. With the province under increased pressure from parents and the B.C. Teachers’ Federation, an expanded mask mandate – requiring masks for all students from kindergarten through to Grade 12 – was introduced in October. New Westminster was among the first districts in B.C. to vote against such a mandate, announcing its decision Oct. 27 after a closed-door discussion.

NEW SCHOOLS January got started in style when students at NWSS officially started classes in their new facility. The $106.5-million construction project – the largest of its kind in B.C. – was delayed by COVID-19, but the new school has finally become a reality.The Sixth Street facility boasts a host of noteworthy features – the sweeping Grand Commons space on the main floor, a giant triple gymnasium, a theatre with a stage matching the Massey facility, glass-walled classrooms grouped around learning commons spaces, and much more. A long-awaited official opening ceremony, delayed by COVID restrictions,

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was finally held at the new NWSS in October. Queensborough students, meanwhile, received some good news in the spring, when the B.C. government announced $20 million in funding for a 325-student expansion at Queen Elizabeth Elementary School.The project will include 13 new classrooms and child-care space, replacing the seven portables on the school grounds. FROM MCBRIDE TO SKWO:WECH Undoubtedly the most emotional school board meeting of the year took place on May 25, when trustees formally voted to rename Richard McBride Elementary School.

The new name? Skwo:wech.The Halq’eméylem word for “sturgeon,” it was the final choice of the committee tasked with renaming the school in preparation for the opening of a replacement for the existing 1929 school building in 2022. Qayqayt First Nation Chief Rhonda Larrabee lauded the board for taking the step in the spirit of reconciliation. “We’ve lost so much, and to have the name brought forward, it will teach the children about resilience and a bit about the history of our people,” she said. ANTI-RACISM EFFORTS Following a commitment it made in 2020, the

New Westminster school board forged ahead with its anti-racism initiatives in 2021. The school district is working with Bakau Consulting to create an anti-racist framework and to build its efforts around JEDI work – that’s justice, equity, diversity and inclusion. The district used surveys and focus groups to gather feedback from students, community members and staff.The consultants returned in November to provide an analysis of where the district can focus its efforts to address issues surrounding race and ethnicity; sexual orientation and gender identity; and disability, neurodivergence and ac-

cessibility. Their report suggests steps such as building staff diversity across the district with intentional hiring; providing ongoing training for teachers and staff; and ensuring authentic inclusion by listening to those with lived experience. Understanding and opportunities: the diversity and inclusion reviewNew Westminster Schools – District 40 (newwestschools.ca) The district’s work will continue in the new year. On a related note, the most heated debates of the year centred on the future of the school district’s longstanding partnership with the New Westminster Police Department – the key question being whether police should remain in schools at all, given the concern over the impact on BIPOC students and staff. The board voted April 27 to end its school liaison officer program. That decision was made after a couple of heated public meetings and led to substantial public reaction – both in favour of and opposed to the move. The New Westminster Police Department will continue to have a relationship with the school district; what that will look like is a matter of evolving discussion.

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Have you ever been afraid of falling, and I do not mean in love? I mean the fear of physical falls which might result in you becoming inactive and isolated? Falling is a serious issue for seniors because, as experts have said, falls are the leading cause of injury for older adults. According to HealthLink BC, “one in three British Columbians over the age of 65 will fall once every year, and falls are the main reason why older adults lose their independence.” Falls are also the principal reason for injury-related hospitalizations among Canadian older adults. Because of the seriousness of falling for older

adults, it is important that we raise the profile of falls prevention.That is one of the reasons that the Canadian government has designated November as fall prevention month. Falling can be a consequence of a number of factors for older people. For instance, older people may develop poor balance and decreased muscle and bone strength, and they are susceptible to reduced vision or hearing. Seniors may develop symptoms of dizziness and weakness, perhaps related to their medications. Also, older people may not be taking the steps to keep their homes safe, to eat well and stay fit. Most importantly, the fear of falling can have a profound effect on a person as they may cur-

tail their activities which might lead to other health issues such as depression, anxiety, isolation, and physical decline. But the good news is that falls are preventable. The McMaster Optimal Aging Portal, a comprehensive web resource from McMaster University, notes three strategies you can adopt that will go a long way to preventing falls.These include “adjusting your home environment, engaging in exercises that promote strength and balance, and being mindful of your foot health.” The Optimal Age Portal notes that research has shown that modifying your home environment has resulted in fewer falls for older people.There are steps you can take in ad-

justing your home environment that may help. You could remove trip hazards inside and out and make sure you have good handrails and lighting on your staircases.You could also add non-slip treads for bare wooden steps. In your bathroom, install shower and tub grab bars, and place non-slip mats on the shower floor and bathtub. Make sure to secure loose rugs with double-faced tape, tacks, or slip-resistant backing. Lastly, clear away clutter, which can include loose wires and cords, furniture, and junk. Make sure that you use footwear with good traction, keep your eyes trained on what is before you and, if necessary, use a walking stick for balance.

Be careful getting out of your car, avoid taking shortcuts, take extra time, pay attention, and do not get distracted while outdoors. Keep your driveway and walkways salted and clear. Exercising and improving your strength are not only terrific ways to improve health outcomes, but they are also positively linked to a reduction in falling for seniors. Regular exercise which combines strength, resistance, and balance will improve flexibility and prevent falls.You could take a class such as tai chi, strength and balance training or dance (which combines focus, movement, and balance). Most classes are available at seniors centres or a centre which has seniors programming.

Some classes which were started during the worst of COVID-19 are still being offered virtually – my personal choice. The Optimal Aging Portal’s last strategy is taking care of your feet. According to the Public Health Agency of Canada, healthy and pain-free feet help you keep your balance, which is essential for preventing falls.The portal says that foot issues may contribute to a greater risk of falling.They suggest that “if you are worried about your foot health, you may want to consider seeing a podiatrist who can assess, diagnose, and treat you, and ultimately help to improve your ability to move safely.” Other strategies for falls prevention include having regular vision checkups.

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British Columbia needs a provincewide approach for reporting seniors abuse amid complaints that are “significantly rising,” says the provincial advocate for seniors. Isobel Mackenzie says there is a clear five-year pattern of increasing reports of seniors abuse and neglect, but the fragmented reporting system suggests the problem could be more widespread. “The challenge is that the system is not reliably effective, and many vulnerable seniors may be falling through the cracks,” she says in her report released Wednesday. Over the past three to five years, the report says there has been a 49 per cent increase in reports of abuse, neglect and self-neglect to designated agencies, or health authorities. Complaints to RCMP of violent crime rose 69 per cent, while reports to Vancouver police of physical abuse was up 87 per cent and financial abuse up by 49 per cent, it says. Among her recommendations, Mackenzie says a review of the Adult Guardianship Act should consider the need to legally report suspected abuse of vulnerable adults, similar to an existing legal requirement to report child abuse. The report also calls for the implementation of a central contact with

one phone number to call about concerns, to be managed by professionals trained in adult protection. “We know that seniors abuse and neglect exists in our communities and there is growing concern that it’s increasing yet remains hidden and invisible to most of us,” Mackenzie said during a news conference.

MINISTRY RESPONSE The Health Ministry thanked the Office of the Seniors Advocate for the report in a statement. “This report shows there is more that needs to be done to make it easier for people to report abuse and neglect and to make people more aware of the importance of it,” the statement says. The ministry says it is working with federal, provincial and territorial partners on a newly established elder abuse working group to ensure B.C. is implementing the most current and effective approaches. In the coming weeks and months, it will also work with B.C. partners like the provincial guardian and trustee, health authorities and service providers to find solutions. It will use the advocate’s report as a source, the ministry says. RCMP and the Vancouver Police Department did not immediately respond

to requests for comment. It’s not clear exactly why reports of senior abuse are rising, and whether that indicates increases in abuse or simply more reporting, Mackenzie said. However, she added that there are many potential contributing factors, such as the isolation and stress created by COVID-19, poverty and an aging population. The fragmented reporting system means data is unreliable and it’s difficult to assess patterns, identify gaps, make improvements and measure progress, the report says. Mackenzie said a centralized reporting system would harness the strengths of agencies and the people already working on the issue. “What we need is a cohesive system that brings that group together and communicates to the public with one voice: ‘This is what seniors abuse and neglect looks like. If you see it, report it. And here’s the number you should report it to,’” she said. Once a centralized repository for reports is created, RCMP and municipal police would align their reporting and coding so that emergency calls that reach them first could be fed into the unified tracking system, she added. The Adult Guardianship Act is largely responsible

for protecting vulnerable seniors beyond the police protection offered under the Criminal Code. The report says when the legislation was introduced 20 years ago, there were no provincial guide-

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