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OBSERVING TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION DAY The former Kamloops Indian Residential School is bathed in an orange glow on May 30, 2021. Orange is the colour used to recognize the impact residential schools have had on the Indigenous peoples of Canada. ALLEN DOUGLAS/KTW
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Most municipal services will be unavailable this Thursday as the country recognizes the first annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The City of Kamloops will be suspending most non-essential services on Thursday and is encouraging residents and staff to take time to reflect on the new federal statutory holiday — a day of observance to acknowledge the tragic history and ongoing legacy of Canada’s residential school system. Most city facilities will be closed in typical statutory holiday fashion. The city’s waste-collection schedule, however, is challenging to adjust mid-year and, as a result, garbage and recycling will be picked up on Thursday. Beginning in 2022, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation will advance collection days in the same manner as other statutory holidays. The due date for Kamloops property owners’ utility bills has also been moved up to Sept. 29 from Sept. 30 due to the holiday. In observance of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation the city posted a formal land
acknowledgement on its website, along with several pages of content related to reconciliation and its relationship with Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc. The Tk’emlúps flag will fly on the community flagpole at Kamloops City Hall throughout the week and new Tk’emlúpsdesigned banners will also be installed on street poles throughout the city in October. “The finding of the missing unmarked graves at residential
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schools, first in Kamloops and now across the country, has raised awareness about the truth of residential schools,” Mayor Ken Christian said in a release. “It is more important than ever to ensure that education and awareness continues and that we honour residential school survivors and the children who did not go home.” Not everyone has the day off on Thursday, however. The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
is a new federally declared holiday that requires only federal government offices and businesses that are regulated by the federal government, such as banks, to close. The provincial government has not decided whether it will recognize the new holiday. This past summer, following the discovery of probable graves on the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, the federal government passed legislation marking Sept. 30
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as a statutory holiday — National Day for Truth and Reconciliation — alongside Orange Shirt Day. That day is based on Phyllis Webstad’s story of having her orange shirt removed at residential school and replaced with a school uniform and pays tribute to the Indigenous children who were sent away to residential schools. The city is encouraging people to observe the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in multiple ways — by wearing an orange shirt, by joining Tk’emlúps for a Drum for the Children virtual event (online at tkemlups. ca) at 2:15 p.m., by watching other events recognizing the date online, by learning the stories of residential school survivors and by getting familiar with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 94 calls to action. Support is available for those affected by the traumatic legacy of residential schools and those who may be triggered by the latest reports and recoveries. Call 1-800-721-0066.
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