Orange shirts, drumming at National Day for Truth and Reconciliation event in Surrey

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Jaswinder Athwal packs cedar shakes at the Teal Jones mill in Surrey. On Sep. 30, Teal Jones is halting operations across the province in honour of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. (Photo: Shawn Hall)

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John Scheltens

Sep 11th, 2021

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Aug 16th, 2021

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