Please join the Mayor and Council for the Flag Raising for National Truth and Reconciliation Day.
Please wear an orange shirt if you have one.
What is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation?
Each year, September 30 marks the National Day for Truth...
Please join the Mayor and Council for the Flag Raising for National Truth and Reconciliation Day.
Please wear an orange shirt if you have one.
What is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation?
Each year, September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
The day honours the children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities. Public commemoration of the tragic and painful history and ongoing impacts of residential schools is a vital component of the reconciliation process.
More information can be found by visiting: Understanding the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca)
Why wear orange?
Both the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day take place on September 30.
Orange Shirt Day is an Indigenous-led grassroots commemorative day intended to raise awareness of the individual, family and community inter-generational impacts of residential schools, and to promote the concept of “Every Child Matters”. The orange shirt is a symbol of the stripping away of culture, freedom and self-esteem experienced by Indigenous children over generations.
On September 30, we encourage all Canadians to wear orange to honour the thousands of Survivors of residential schools.
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About National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation
The NCTR is a place of learning and dialogue where the truths of the residential school experience will be honoured and kept safe for future generations.
National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation Reports
Reports listed here were issued or created by the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation.
