Seven Truth and Reconciliation Day events to attend in Metro Vancouver

Canada will mark its sixth Truth and Reconciliation Day on Sept. 30, with several public events planned across Metro Vancouver. Semiahmoo First Nation will hold its Walk for Truth & Reconciliation at Semiahmoo Park in White Rock from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., featuring live performances, family activities, a complimentary lunch, exhibitions and an Indigenous artisan market. MONOVA, the Museum and Archives of North Vancouver, will offer pay-what-you-can admission from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. for Indigenous history, culture and family craft activities led by cultural programmers Jordan Dawson and Tsawaysia Spukwus. Indigenous murals can also be visited at locations across Vancouver.

Noons Creek Hatchery in Port Moody will host a free learning event from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., with Kwikwetlem First Nations guest speaker Ed Hall. Trout Lake Community Centre in Vancouver will screen two National Film Board of Canada documentaries from 12:30 to 2:45 p.m.; registration is required. UBC will hold an intergenerational Orange Shirt Day march from 11:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. to honour Residential School Survivors and their families. New Westminster will host a free gathering near Queen’s Park Stadium from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Place des Arts in Coquitlam will offer free workshops at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., with Coquitlam Public Library presenting Indigenous Collections materials and a small craft activity; registration is required.