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News & Updates

A collection of news and internal articles shared regarding the latest updates in discovery, truth, and reconciliation surrounding residential schools.

Sewing retreat in Timmins brings people together to make quilts for residential school survivors

October 1, 2023

A patchwork of people from various places and cultures have come together for a sewing retreat event in Timmins, Ont. They are volunteering their time to stitch up quilt squares for blankets which will be donated to survivors of the residential school system. The founder of ‘Quilts for Survivors’ said she is overwhelmed by what they’ve…

 

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