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A committee of community members will study options to add a marker that explains the controversy behind the name of a popular St. Vital trail.
A committee of community members will study options to add a marker that explains the controversy behind the name of a popular St. Vital trail.
On Wednesday, council’s executive policy committee voted unanimously to order a report that will consider adding a plaque or historical marker at the entrance of the Bishop Grandin Greenway at Bishop Grandin Boulevard and River Road.
Bishop Vital-Justin Grandin, a Roman Catholic priest and bishop who served before and after Confederation in 1867, was an early supporter of the residential school system.
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THE idea to install a marker to explain the controversy behind the name of a popular St. Vital trail has attracted mixed reviews.
THE idea to install a marker to explain the controversy behind the name of a popular St. Vital trail has attracted mixed reviews.
Coun. Brian Mayes (St. Vital) is calling for a committee of community members to consider erecting a plaque or historical marker at the entrance of the Bishop Grandin Greenway at Bishop Grandin Boulevard at River Road.
Bishop Vital-Justin Grandin, a Roman Catholic priest and bishop, served before and after Confederation in 1867, and was an early supporter of the Indian residential school system. That history has sparked calls to change the name since 2018.