About the Memorialization Advisory Committee

In June 2016, the Province of British Columbia announced funding for the replacement of New Westminster Secondary School. The Memorialization Advisory Committee (MAC) was formed to engage with various communities to consider how best to memorialize the dedicated and protected areas of the new school’s site that were known to have been used for burials.

Memorialization

Representatives from First Nations communities, the Chinese community and other groups with historical connections to the site were invited to participate in the MAC to advise on the most appropriate and respectful ways to commemorate the site’s historical use.

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