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Brandon Sun By: Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press Posted: Last Modified: 2:42 PM CDT Thursday, Apr. 15, 2021 Save to Read Later VICTORIA - A "horrible building" feared for its past as a residential school in the remote British Columbia community of Lower Post will be demolished and replaced by a cultural centre bound to become a joyful gathering place for the generations, a local leader said Thursday. British Columbia Premier John Horgan (centre, blue jacket) is drummed into the Low...

Former B.C. Residential School to be Demolished and Replaced – April 15, 2021 At a virtual press conference, British Columbia Premier John Horgan and federal Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller announce the demolition and replacement of a former residential school in the community of Lower Post. A cultural centre will be constructed with $13.5 million in funding from the federal and B.C governments as well as from the Daylu Dena Council. This announcement comes after years of lobbying from Indigenous leader because of the physical and sexual abuse memories this building brings to commu...

British Columbia Premier John Horgan (centre, blue jacket) is drummed into the Lower Post Residential School by Kaska drummers in Lower Post, B.C. on Orange Shirt Day in a 2019 handout photo. A former residential school building known as a place of pain and fear for residents of the remote British Columbia community of Lower Post will be demolished and replaced after decades of lobbying efforts by local Indigenous leaders. The federal and B.C. governments say construction on a new $13.5 building project is set to start in June and expected to be complete next year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Manu ...

Dirk Meissner British Columbia Premier John Horgan (centre, blue jacket) is drummed into the Lower Post Residential School by Kaska drummers in Lower Post, B.C. on Orange Shirt Day in a 2019 handout photo. A former residential school building known as a place of pain and fear for residents of the remote British Columbia community of Lower Post will be demolished and replaced after decades of lobbying efforts by local Indigenous leaders. The federal and B.C. governments say construction on a new $13.5 building project is set to start in June and expected to be complete next year. T...

Residential school building in Lower Post, B.C., to be demolished, replaced Poll Yes British Columbia Premier John Horgan (centre, blue jacket) is drummed into the Lower Post Residential School by Kaska drummers in Lower Post, B.C. on Orange Shirt Day in a 2019 handout photo. A former residential school building known as a place of pain and fear for residents of the remote British Columbia community of Lower Post will be demolished and replaced after decades of lobbying efforts by local Indigenous leaders. The federal and B.C. governments say construction on a new $13.5 building project is se...