Tag: Kamloops

‘I Have Nothing Left’: Merritt, BC, Family Asking for Help After Losing Home

KAMLOOPS, B.C.—Barkad Khan wiped away tears Thursday as he made another “frustrating” visit to one of the emergency reception centres set up to help residents from Merritt, B.C., who have been forced from their homes due to unprecedented flooding. Khan said he and his family, wife Afreen and daughters Mahveen and Mahira, were given just…


Unmarked Residential School Graves: Pursuing the Truth Is of Utmost Importance

Commentary Over the last six weeks or so, popular newspapers in Canada and around the world have been filled with reports and commentaries on the discovery of 215 graves on the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School and an increasing number of graves at other residential school sites across the country. Here are…