The Toronto Transit Commission paused all of its vehicles for two minutes of silence on Tuesday to honour the 215 children whose remains were discovered on the grounds of a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C.
Communities across the GTA are lowering flags and holding vigils Monday in remembrance of 215 children whose bodies were discovered at a former residential school in British Columbia.
Toronto-area communities mourn after remains of 215 children found at former B.C. residential school
Communities across the GTA are lowering flags and holding vigils Monday in remembrance of 215 children whose bodies were discovered at a former residential school in British Columbia.
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Sebastian Leck ·
Posted: May 31, 2021 7:07 PM ET | Last Updated: June 1
A memorial for the 215 children found buried on the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School is pictured at Queens Park, in Toronto, on May 31, 2021.(Evan Mitsui/CBC)
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Communities across the Greater Toronto Area are lowering flags, holding vigils and creating memorials in remembrance of 215 children whose bodies were discovered at a former residential school in British Columbia.