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On Friday, about 224 people gathered in Rainy River First Nation to honour the 215 children found at the site of a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C.
This is the second ceremony to be held in northwestern Ontario. The first was held in Couchiching three days following the discovery.
The discovery was made on May 27 when Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation said in a statement that with the help of ground penetrating radar specialist, the stark truth of the preliminary findings came to light. This was the confirmation of the remains of 215 children who were students at the Kamloops Indian Residential School.
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Emo council unanimously agreed to proceed with steps to initiate a name change for Colonization Street. The resolution was brought up during the March 24 regular council meeting.
The decision to address the need to change the name was decided in late January of this year.
Coun. Lincoln Dunn said as council moves forward with this project, it is critical to involve members of the neighbouring Indigenous communities to help guide council in the renaming process.
Dunn said council has been in discussion about speaking to the folks at Rainy River First Nations and with Chief Robin McGinnis about how they can contribute to the discussion.