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The City of Vancouver says city hall will be lit up orange at night until further notice after the Tk emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation announced the remains of 215 children were found at the site of a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C. (City of Vancouver)
Local and regional governments across B.C. are issuing statements of condolence and commitments to further reconciliation after the Tk emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation announced the remains of 215 children were found at the site of a former residential school in Kamloops but Victoria s mayor has a piece of advice.
At Ikea, I Found The Meaning Of Christmas And Myself
Over a plate of meatballs, I began connecting to my ancestral identity and grappling with what it means to be Canadian. Tessa Vikander Updated
(Illustration: Katie Carey)
Last year, right before Christmas, I took a trip to Ikea not to buy furniture, but to eat at the cafeteria. I had meatballs with lingonberry sauce, gravy, steamed vegetables, potatoes and a slice of Daim caramel cake. I’ve spent my adult life disconnected from my Swedish ancestry, foods and celebrations. For a long time, Ikea was my antidote.
The trip was a remedy for a particularly bad bout of Christmas blues. I had been home alone lying on the couch, limbs heavy with sadness, watching daylight fade into darkness. My partner and I had been talking about having kids and what traditions we wanted to pass on; now, the hidden grief of my loss of culture was surfacing. I have so little to share, I thought. After a good cry, I ventured out to