Mayor Mike Hurley says the city will not be going ahead with its original plans for the Canada Day, instead working with local First Nations on something with 'more of a reflective tone.'
@DustinrGodfrey has the story in today's burnabybeacon.com newsletter.
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@DustinrGodfrey has the story in today's burnabybeacon.com newsletter.
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2/ Hurley told the Beacon that, following growing calls to cancel Canada Day events in response to the discovery of the unmarked graves of 215 children in Kamloops, the city has started on new plans for July 1 in consultation with local First Nations.
3/ “Tsleil-Waututh will be joining us to assist us with [Canada Day plans],” Hurley said. “That’s still being planned with the nations, but it’ll be more of a reflective tone than anything else. So it’s a very knocked-down version of what would have happened.”
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Burnabybeacon.com subscribers can find the full article in their inbox, which includes a statement from Indigenous advocacy group @IdleNoMore4 , and info on what Canada Day could look like for Burnaby.
Burnabybeacon.com subscribers can find the full article in their inbox, which includes a statement from Indigenous advocacy group @IdleNoMore4 , and info on what Canada Day could look like for Burnaby.
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