The Healing Forest Initiative is now partnering with the David Suzuki Foundation to build a network of healing forests across Canada to honour residential school victims, survivors and families.
Gibsons designated an urban area as a Healing Forest nearly two years ago, but an arrowhead was found on the land so the town council are waiting for an archeological team to investigate before proceeding.
“It’s a token gesture on the part of a community or regional district to acknowledge that we need a space designated for healing. It’s that simple,” said Croal, whose cousin is Peter Croal, a geologist and co-founder of thealong with Patricia Stirbys, a lawyer and member of the Saulteaux Cree First Nations.
Croal hopes other communities in B.C. will follow their lead, noting that as well as creating a sacred space to heal, protecting or making new green spaces can help address the climate emergency.
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