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B.C. Premier issues apology as Sons of Freedom Doukhobor survivors ask for direct compensation

New Denver School survivors ask for direct personal compensation

Premier David Eby issued a formal apology to the Sons of Freedom Doukhobors in the Provincial Legislative Assembly on Tuesday.

Eby’s apology in Victoria followed apologies from Attorney General Niki Sharma in Castlegar on Feb. 1 and in Grand Forks on Feb. 2.

In the 1950s, hundreds of children of Sons of Freedom members were taken from their families and placed into forced-education facilities including a former tuberculosis sanatorium in New Denver in part because their parents opposed government rules and refused to send them to public schools.

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Betsy Kline

About the Author: Betsy Kline

After spending several years as a freelance writer for the Castlegar News, Betsy joined the editorial staff as a reporter in March of 2015. In 2020, she moved into the editor's position.
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