Photo: art installation bears witness to residential schools

This small section of the Witness Blanket, an art installation on display at Ottawa City Hall between May 18 and July 10, acknowledges the Inuit experience with residential schools. Starting May 31, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, formed in 2008, will end its activities with four days of closing events in Ottawa. Highlights include the Walk for Reconciliation on May 31 from Gatineau across Victoria Island to Ottawa City Hall, the release June 2 of a big report containing the TRC’s findings, the planting of a “garden of hearts” at Rideau Hall, plus healing circles, education activities, entertainment and panel discussions. (PHOTO BY JIM BELL)