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Children’s shoes, toys placed with Every Child Matters signs in Williams Lake park

Herb Gardner Park is located below city hall
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People in Williams Lake are placing children’s boots, shoes, toys and flowers underneath a tree with signs reading “Every Child Matters” and “215” in Herb Gardner Park below city hall.

The memorial is in response to the announcement last week about 215 children’s bodies being buried at the site of the former Kamloops Residential School.

Read more: Identifying children’s remains at B.C. residential school stalled by lack of records



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About the Author: Monica Lamb-Yorski

A B.C. gal, I was born in Alert Bay, raised in Nelson, graduated from the University of Winnipeg, and wrote my first-ever article for the Prince Rupert Daily News.
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