Sacred Indigenous memorial to be transferred from Calgary city hall Friday – CityNews

Mar 18, 2026

Since 2021, the steps outside Calgary city hall have been home to a makeshift memorial honouring children who never made it home from residential schools. The small pairs of shoes, toys, and stuff animals are a poignant reminder of history to all who pass by. But, come Friday, the memorial will have a new, more permanent home in the city.

Doreen Healy, a residential school survivor, says the creation of a permanent memorial is a step in the right direction.

“I’m part of that whole residential school survivor story…so it is good that this city is recognizing and is putting that memorial, but I have other thoughts,” she told CityNews.

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