Survivors and families say B.C. Doukhobor apology compensation falls short
The provincial government has committed $10 million, but nothing in direct funds for survivors
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The provincial government has committed $10 million, but nothing in direct funds for survivors
Attorney-General Niki Sharma, however, said the reparations do not include sending money directly to up to 80 surviving seniors and the families of those who have died, a core request from the provincial ombudsperson
CASTLEGAR, B.C. — British Columbia's attorney general has formally apologized to members of the Doukhobor religious group, including those who were forcibly taken from their parents more than 70 years ago.
British Columbia recognizes the stigma and trauma experienced by the Sons of Freedom and the broader Doukhobor community, says Niki Sharma
Roughly 200 children were seized in the 1950s from their parents in southeastern British Columbia and sent to the New Denver residential school by the province