Staff, residents, family members and visitors encouraged to wear orange May 31 – June 4

Menno Place is calling on all staff, residents and visitors to wear orange from May 31 – June 4 as a form of recognition and reconciliation with Indigenous people. The Canadian flag will be flying at half-mast at the front of Menno Place.

The remains of 215 children were found buried at a former residential school in Kamloops, BC. See News Story. Menno Place acknowledges that there are those who live and serve at Menno Place who will be in mourning this week and whose families will feel the intergenerational trauma once again. We wish to recognize and honour those in all generations who have experienced this trauma and its ongoing impact, especially in light of the news of this recent discovery.

The Mennonite Central Committee, Canada, responded to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action #48 and #49, acknowledging the long, complex history and current relationships between MCC, as an institution and its workers, and the Indigenous people of what we now call Canada – Click Here to Read the MCC Response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action.