By Mike Hall – Maple Ridge News
Staff in the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows school district will recognize Orange Shirt Day on Friday.
The event occurs provincially on Saturday, Sept. 30.
Orange Shirt Day is a legacy of the St. Joseph Mission residential school commemoration event held in Williams Lake in 2013, to recognize the harm the residential school system did to children’s sense of self-esteem and well being, and as affirmation of the commitment to ensure that everyone matters.