West Kootenay Sons of Freedom Doukhobors and their descendants say an apology offered last week by the B.C. government is a good first step, but there is skepticism, disappointment and confusion over the compensation package that was announced along with it.
“The apology was good, but the proposal was not,” said New Denver School survivor Walter Perepelkin. “People are really upset because the compensation part didn’t mean anything.
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