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Caldwells pen open letter to PM regarding residential schools LEAMINGTON — After last week’s discovery of the remains of 215 children at a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C., the Caldwell First Nation is calling upon Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to declare a national day of mourning. The Caldwell Council, consisting of Acting Chief Robyn Perkins, Councillor, James Peters, Councillor Stan Scott and Councillor Steve Simpson, crafted the letter to announce that Caldwell First Nation would be lowering their flags during the period of mourning, which will last 215 hours, and began on Monday, May 31. “A mass grave containing 215 children was discov-
ered on the site of a former residential school in Kamloops, British Columbia and is just another stark example of the violence inflicted upon Indigenous people,” said the letter. “In addition to being forcibly removed from their families and communities, many children in residential schools faced brutal physical, emotional and sexual abuse, were deprived of food and proper nutrition, and suffered high rates of death. These children were loved and should never have been removed from their families.” Caldwell First Nation is encouraging and asking that all Canadians wear orange and lower their flags in
honour of these children. “We will do this for 215 hours – one hour in honour of each of the innocent and loved souls who were buried and treated in such a vile and unfathomable way,” they said. The number for the National Indian Residential School Crisis Line is 1-800-925-4419. Residential schools were discontinued in 1996, but the toll they took on Indigenous Canadians is still being felt some 25 years after the last school shuttered its doors. The residential school in Kamloops closed in 1978.
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KINGSVILLE – As the third wave of COVID-19 continues in Ontario, unique tributes to those affected are emerging in Kingsville. Communities in Bloom Kingsville and Kingsville Horticultural Society have partnered to create a COVID memorial garden in Kingsville, Cottam and Ruthven. “Establishing new gardens in each of Kingsville’s community centres was a way for us to show unity and support for our neighbours and friends affected by COVID,” said Karen Loney, Manager of Recreation Programs and Special Events for the Town of Kingsville. The three gardens share similar designs and have spring and summer versions. The spring version is blooming now. At the centre of the beds are purple allium flowers, cho-
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tural Society is proud to partner with Communities in Bloom Kingsville on this important initiative.” Signs at each location explain the symbolism behind the flowers selected. The gardens are at Rotary Park in Cottam, on Union Road in Ruthven, and next to the Municipal Office on Division Road
North in Kingsville. Communities in Bloom Kingsville and Kingsville Horticultural Society invite garden visitors to reflect on neighbours and loved ones lost to the virus, as well as health care and frontline workers who continue to provide our community with essential services.
Communities in Bloom and Kingsville Horticultural Society partnered to create COVID gardens like the one above, located in Ruthven. Sun photo
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