There are growing calls for a coroner’s inquest into the death of 24-year-old Indigenous woman who died less than 48 hours after visiting a St. Catharine’s emergency room.
BRANTFORD There is cautious optimism amongst the local Indigenous community following Ontario s announcement of funding to identify and commemorate burial sites at former residential schools. But there are still unanswered questions, along with skepticism from some in the First Nations community who have seen government promises go unfulfilled before. The rollout? I m actually looking to get further clarification on that as well. I don’t know specifically how they plan to roll that out to each of the communities, said Six Nations of the Grand River Chief Mark Hill. On Tuesday, the Ontario government unveiled a $10 million action plan to identify and commemorate unmarked burial sites at former residential schools across the province.