Garry Robson and Kevin Catcheway watch a live broadcast as Prime Minister Stephen Harper apologizes to residential school survivors. Robson attended residential schools as a child, as did Catcheway's mother. PHOTO: JOSIAH NEUFELD
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WINNIPEG, MB—Ever since she days when she and her friends hid in their dormitory room, speaking their language in whispers so they wouldn’t forget it, Thelma Meade has been waiting to hear the words Stephen Harper spoke on June 11.
“I wanted Canada to hear it right from our prime minister—saying what happened to our people,” says Meade. “It gave me hope as a residential school survivor. It gave me hope that in the future, in partnership with the government, we’ll be able to do the healing that needs to be done.
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SASKATOON, SK—For some, recycling is a means of saving the environment. For Shane Olson, it’s his very livelihood.
This spring the former banker and founder of Saskatoon’s Shercom Industries celebrates 15 years of manufacturing products from recycled rubber.
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MONCTON, NB—Under the coordination of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association of Canada, New Brunswick youth are being mobilized to discover their faith and reach out to others.
Epicentre NB, a province-wide, multi-stage youth movement infusing youth ministry in New Brunswick with new life, launched in February. In May and June it featured events that attracted thousands of youth in Moncton and St. John and culminates in August with a team of more than 30 maritime youth and youth leaders travelling on a mission trip to Trinidad and Tobago.
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