The Municipality of Chatham-Kent is partnering with Walpole Island Employment and Training for an annual walk in Wallaceburg to commemorate National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
The third annual Healing Walk and Gathering will take place on Monday at 10:30 a.m. The event is open to everyone and people are encouraged to wear orange shirts.
The walk will begin at the Wallaceburg library and continue to Civic Square Park, where a ceremony will be held to honour the survivors of residential schools and the children who never returned home.
Some of the survivors and their family members from Walpole Island will be present and some will share their experiences of how residential schools have impacted their lives. There will also be drumming and dancing.
James Street will be closed to traffic between McNaughton Avenue and Fork Street during the healing walk. The road is expected to reopen around noon.
For more information about Orange Shirt Day and National Day for Truth & Reconciliation, click here.
