Everyone invited to help name new bridge to honour Indigenous people – StarPhoenix

September 20, 2017

For Harry Lafond, naming Saskatoon’s new north commuter bridge means a lot more than just applying a label to a piece of municipal infrastructure.

Lafond, a residential school survivor who serves as executive director of the Office of the Treaty Commissioner, was among the dignitaries who gathered Wednesday on a bluff overlooking the new bridge, which is still under construction.

The media event under a sunny sky was held to remind residents the City of Saskatoon is seeking suggestions for a bridge name to honour the legacy of Aboriginal peoples. Several First Nations elders attended.

“It’s all about telling the story,” Lafond said in an interview. “Residential schools were one of the deep, dark secrets of this country.”

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