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The Tk'emlups Indian Band doesn't have information confirming that any of the thousands of children known to have died at residential schools were in Kamloops.

Free Household Hazardous Waste FREE Household Hazardous Waste depot at the Transfer Station every Thursday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. until September 30. Click for details ‘We are in pain,’ NWO reacts to Kamloops discovery Written by Ryan Forbes Tuesday, Jun 01 2021, 5:00 AM Grand Council Treaty #3 Ogichidaa Francis Kavanaugh wears orange in honour of the 215 youth found buried at a residential school in Kamloops, BC. Article continues below advertisement ↴ Residents across the nation and northwestern Ontario are mourning the lives of 215 Tk’emlups te Secwepemc First Nation...

Vancouver Island towns and cities and schools are lowering flags today and promoting the wearing of orange shirts in honour of the 215 children whose remains were found at a former residential . . .

UBC will review the honorary degree conferred in 1986 to Bishop John O’Grady, one-time principal of the Kamloops Indian Residential School.

Victoria and Esquimalt mayors said flags will be lowered on Monday, joining other communities across the country. Chief Rosanne Casimir of the Tk’emlups te Secwepemc First Nation said the remains of 215 children, some as young as three years old, were confirmed last weekend with the help of ground-penetrating radar. She described the discovery as “an unthinkable loss that was spoken about but never documented at the Kamloops Indian Residential School.” It operated from 1890 to 1978 and was the largest in the Indian Affairs residential school system. Plans are underway to bring in fo...