A group seeking a permanent memorial to Canada’s residential school survivors asked Langley Township council to put aside space in a local park for the projects.
Cecelia Reekie said the group would like to create Ewolemetes té Lalem, which means “a place of understanding,” in the Derek Doubleday Arboretum on Fraser Highway.
“We are not asking for money,” Reekie said. “We will pursue funding in our own way, but we need a place, a place for a very special permanent installation to call home.”
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