Flags lowered to half-mast to honour the remains of 215 Indigenous children discovered at residential school
The City of Oshawa has lowered its flags to half-mast at City Hall and City facilities to honour the memory of 215 Indigenous children whose remains were discovered in a mass grave at the site of a former residential school in Kamloops, British Columbia.
Flags have been lowered at City facilities for nine days (equivalent to 215 hours) to honour every child whose life was tragically taken.
“The City of Oshawa has lowered its flags to half-mast in memory of the 215 lives that were taken at the Kamloops residential school,” said Mayor Dan Carter.
“The City stands together with and honours the memory of the thousands of Indigenous children who were sent to residential schools – to the lives that were taken and to the survivors and their families,” added Mayor Carter.