Municipal Flags Lowered in Honour of 215 Children Found

The Municipality of Arran-Elderslie will be lowering flags at all municipal facilities today to pay our respects to the remains of 215 children found in a mass grave at the grounds of a former residential school in Kamloops, British Columbia. The flags will be lowered from May 31 to June 9, representing 215 hours to honour the 215 children found.

This recent discovery is a devastating reminder of the treatment that the Canadian residential school system inflicted on Indigenous peoples. We need to continuously listen and learn about what we can do as a community and as a country to move towards reconciliation.