{"id":914704,"date":"2026-09-30T00:48:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T00:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/914704\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T00:48:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T00:48:15","slug":"whats-happening-in-edmonton-for-national-day-for-truth-and-reconciliation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/914704\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s happening in Edmonton for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Edmontonians will see some service changes and opportunities to take part in reconciliation events as the city marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Wednesday, Sept. 30.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s happening<\/p>\n<p>Petohte Niikinahk: Coming Home<\/p>\n<p>A viewing of \u201cThe Forgotten People\u201d and a short film from the Youville project will be showcased. Additionally, those who attend can hear survivor testimony and take in a viewing of the amazing\u00a0Louis Lavoie\u2019s mural depicting the lost children of residential schools.<\/p>\n<p>When:\u00a07 p.m. to 9 p.m.<br \/>Where:\u00a0District 9 M\u00e9tis Cultural Community Center \u2014 11724 95 Street<\/p>\n<p>Bent Arrow Traditional Healing Society<\/p>\n<p>Bent Arrow will be hosting their annual NDTR Event to honour the children who never returned home, the survivors of residential schools, and their families.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When:\u00a09 a.m. to 3 p.m.<br \/>Where:\u00a0Bent Arrow Traditional Healing Society \u2014 11648 85 Street<\/p>\n<p>Landmarks lit orange<\/p>\n<p>Several Calgary landmarks will be illuminated orange in recognition of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day:<\/p>\n<p>High Level Bridge<\/p>\n<p>Waterdale Bridge<\/p>\n<p>City Hall<\/p>\n<p>Muttart Conservatory<\/p>\n<p>Commonwealth Stadium<\/p>\n<p>Edmonton Tower<\/p>\n<p>Rossdale Power Plant<\/p>\n<p>Flags at City Hall will be lowered to half-mast. While Every Child Matters banners will be raised at Churchill Square.<\/p>\n<p>Other events<\/p>\n<p>Transit<\/p>\n<p>Bus service<\/p>\n<p>Buses will run regular weekday service. All school specials are cancelled, including Route 622 and shorter Route 4 trips.<\/p>\n<p>Recreation facilities<\/p>\n<p>All City of Edmonton facilities will operate on modified holiday hours. See the <a href=\"https:\/\/coewebapps.edmonton.ca\/facilitynotifications\/default.aspx?args=2%2C12\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">City of Edmonton Facility Notifications website<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<p>\t\tKeep it Factual<\/p>\n<p>Add CityNews Edmonton as a trusted source on Google to see more local stories from us.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=edmonton.citynews.ca\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"add-trusted-source-badge\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790729295_919_google-trusted-badge.png\" alt=\"Add as a preferred source on Google\" width=\"198\" height=\"63\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Edmontonians will see some service changes and opportunities to take part in reconciliation events as the city marks&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":914705,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194294],"tags":[49,48,23752],"class_list":["post-914704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-edmonton","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-edmonton"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/914704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=914704"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/914704\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/914705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=914704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=914704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=914704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}