Hundreds gather in Holland Park National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Hundreds attended a truth and reconciliation day event in Holland Park on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022. (Photo: Anna Burns)
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Isaac Bosma, 9, of Chilliwack shows his cow during a 4-H competition at the 150th annual Chilliwack Fair on Friday, Aug. 5, 2022 at Chilliwack Heritage Park. Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022 is World Farm Animals Day. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress file)

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Elder Leonard Bastien, left, and Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, sign a co-stewardship agreement as they announce a new path forward regarding the stewardship of Manitou Asiniy or Manitou Stone, in Edmonton, on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

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      The Delta School District’s new journey canoe Wave Warrior pulls into Captain’s Cove at the mouth of the Deas Slough during its maiden voyage on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. (Delta School District photo)

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