Residential schools

ROTHENBURGER – With Pope’s apology in hand, ‘now the hard work begins’

April 2, 2022 // 3 Comments

INDIGENOUS DELEGATES to the Vatican must be feeling a great sense of satisfaction, happiness, even relief as they wing their way home. Pope Francis has apologized. [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Stick to waving the Maple Leaf, leave the colour orange alone

February 14, 2022 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE CANADIAN FLAG belongs to all Canadians. I get it. So if truckers want to wave the Maple Leaf at their convoy protest — and thousands [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Painful decisions coming on burial grounds search

January 26, 2022 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WILLIAMS LAKE FIRST NATION revealed the results yesterday of its investigation into possible burial sites on the grounds of St. Joseph’s [Continue]

BEPPLE – It’s time for the settler community to shine light on itself

January 26, 2022 // 4 Comments

YESTERDAY, JANUARY 25, 2022, the Williams Lake First Nation (WLFN) released its preliminary results of their first phase of investigations into St. Joseph’s Mission [Continue]

LETTER – A family connection with the historic cemetery at Marieval

January 10, 2022 // 1 Comment

Re: Editorial, ‘Let’s hope 2022 will tell us more about the missing children.’ An interesting tie I have to Marieval. My great grandfather, William [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Let’s hope 2022 will tell us more about the missing children

December 15, 2021 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT’S NOT AT ALL A SURPRISE that residential school gravesite discoveries are the biggest news story of 2021. Editors of Canadian Press [Continue]