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By virtue of the power vested in me
I Do Hereby Declare
September 30, 2025
as "National Day for Truth and Reconciliation"
in the City of Pembroke.
Whereas the Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its final report on June 2, 2015, which included 94 Calls to Action to redress the legacy of residential schools and advance the process of Canadian reconciliation; and
Whereas the discoveries of remains and unmarked graves across Canada have led to increased calls for all levels of government to address the recommendations in the TRC’s Calls to Action; and
Whereas all Canadians and all orders of government have a roll to play in reconciliation; and
Whereas Recommendation #80 of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission called upon the federal government, in collaboration with Aboriginal peoples, to establish, as a statutory holiday, a National Day for Truth and Reconciliation to ensure that public commemoration of the history and legacy of residential schools remains a vital component of the reconciliation process and September 30th has been identified as that day.
Therefore, I, Ron Gervais, Mayor of the City of Pembroke, do hereby proclaim September 30, 2025, as National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Day in the City of Pembroke, and encourage all to join in this observance.
Dated in the Mayor’s Office this 16th day of September 2025
Ron Gervais
Mayor, City of Pembroke
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