Dr Judith Sayers to be installed as VIU chancellor in ceremony on Thursday timescolonist.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from timescolonist.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Eight-year-old Charlotte Hopkins knelt before a growing pile of plush toys and rows of tiny pink, purple and blue shoes. She bowed her head and placed her own teddy bear there. With her little . . .
Eight-year-old Charlotte Hopkins knelt before a growing pile of plush toys and rows of tiny pink, purple and blue shoes. She bowed her head and placed her own teddy bear there. With her little . . .
VANCOUVER A print shop owner on Vancouver Island has apologized for comparing mandatory mask use in classrooms to the abuse faced by thousands of students at residential schools. “Using the example of residential schools was completely thoughtless,” wrote Angie Roussin on Facebook. “The suffering and hurt that I caused by my post comparing residential schools to masks in schools was insensitive, inappropriate and disrespectful. But First Nations on Vancouver Island, in particular in Ucluelet and Tofino, told CTV News they doubt the apology was sincere. “It’s difficult because seeing the statements that the individual had made prior to the apology, it’s one of those feelings that, ‘Oh, you got caught red handed,’” said Mariah Charleson, vice-president of the Nuu-Chah-Nulth Tribal Council.
First Nation and steelworkers union ink deal to access timber, create jobs on Vancouver Island cbc.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cbc.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.