Walk in the Spirit of Reconciliation - Friday Opening Ceremony & Walk

3rd Annual 'Walk in the Spirit of Reconciliation"

to coincide with the 3rd anniversary of the publication of the Report of the TRC and the 94 Calls to Action. The walk is 35Km. in length and will take place over three days – May 25-27th, 2018. The Walk will start in Fort Langley National and end at the site of the closest Indian Residential School - St. Mary’s in Mission, BC.

Friday, May 25, 2018, 5:30-8:30 pm
Fort Langley to 88th & Nathan Creek Trans Canada Trail Entrance
Parking at Fort Langley Historic Site

We gather at 5:30pm in Fort Langley on the Fraser River’s edge
on the lawn outside the Fort Langley Historic Site in the Salmon Walk to the right of the front door
We shall share in an opening ceremony for all ages to reflect on the journey of the children
from Kwantlen and other Nations to the Residential schools to which they were taken.

After personal reflection and ritual, we will walk from the Fraser River in Fort Langley along River Road to 88th & Nathan Creek Dyk Entrance

There will be a closing ritual for the day at the End
A Bus will transport all walkers back to the Fort Langley Historic Site Parking Lot by around 8:30pm