That is stuck in my head - been there since late last week and it won’t leave. You likely know what I’m talking about. Last week, mass graves were found on the grounds of a residential school in Kamloops, B.C. The bodies of two hundred and fifteen children were found in the dirt. Two hundred and fifteen
children. By now, we all know broad strokes of the residential school system, but for some, that image is vague. It can be easy for people, especially non-Indigenous people like myself, to see what happened in Kamloops and feel that nothing like that could have happened here.
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In the statement, which was posted on the social media channels of all three communities, Fidler, Huntley and Lentowicz each called on area residents to remain vigilant and not let our guard down to contain the spread of COVID-19. We must all remember to adhere to the fundamentals of wearing a mask, practicing physical distancing and washing our hands frequently. As the three communities cover an area in both Manitoba and Saskatchewan, different rules and health orders apply in each community. For example, while Manitoba has restricted all private gatherings (both indoor and outdoor) and has temporarily disallowed all outdoor public gatherings, Saskatchewan currently - as of May 25 - has fewer restrictions in place. While private indoor gatherings are temporarily barred and indoor gatherings are restricted to household members only, up to 10 people are still allowed to meet outdoors, both on public and private property.