Muskoka Lakes to Lower Flags in Honour of 215 Children who Died at B.C. Residential School Site

MUSKOKA LAKES – The Township of Muskoka Lakes will join other municipalities and the federal government in flying flags at half-mast to honour the lives of 215 children whose remains were found at a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C.

"I have asked that effective Monday, May 31, 2021 to Tuesday, June 8, 2021 that the flags at the Township of Muskoka Lakes be lowered to honour the memories of the 215 children found in a mass grave at the residential school in Kamloops,” says Mayor Harding. “The flags will be lowered for one hour for every child whose life was taken.”

Effective immediately, flags at all Township facilities will be lowered to honour the lives and memories of the children found in a mass grave at the residential school.

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For more information, please contact:

Derrick Hammond
Chief Administrative Officer
dhammond@muskokalakes.ca
(705) 765-3156
www.muskokalakes.ca

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Media Release - Muskoka Lakes to Lower Flags in Honour of 215 Children who Died at B.C. Residential School Site