Ahead of the second National Day of Truth and Reconciliation on Friday, a Vancouver Island First Nation is working to make a local bridge with a dark past more welcoming.
It s known as the "Orange Bridge" to many of the locals in the Port Alberni, B.C., area.
BC Ferries has signed a formal agreement with a Vancouver Island First Nation that had previously accused the ferry service of racism and infringement on its treaty rights.
A new agreement between the B.C. government and a Vancouver Island First Nation charts a path for identifying potential provincial Crown land to be transferred, though the province says implementing that commitment will take several years.