What’s open and closed on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Brampton

The fourth-annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada is this Monday (Sept. 30) and some Brampton services will be closed.

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is a federal holiday that is a chance for reflection on the tragic impact of Canada’s residential schools on Indigenous families and nations.

It is also Orange Shirt Day – a time to remember the First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples who died under the residential school system and honoring the survivors, their families and communities.

Here’s what’s closed in Brampton on Monday, Sept. 30:

• All City facilities and servcies including Brampton City Hall
• Canada Post offices
• Banks

Brampton Transit will display a message on all electronic bus destination signs on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Transit services will operate on a regular Monday schedule.

All essential and critical services including Fire and Emergency Services, Traffic Services, By-Law Enforcement, Road Operations, and Security Services will operate as usual.

The City is recognizing the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation with the raising the Every Child Matters flag on Friday, and the city is selling shirts for Orange Shirt Day in Garden Square on Thursday.

Orange t-shirts will be available for $20 each, with a portion from each sale donated to a local Indigenous organization.

Friday will also see a performance of Discover Turtle Island: A Storytime Adventure with Rabbit and Bear Paws at the Cyril Clark Theatre. The puppet show brings Indigenous stories to life while teaching about Indigenous traditions.

There’s also a kids beading workshop on Saturday with Katie Longboat from Six Nations of the Grand River teaching traditional beading techniques and the cultural significance behind them.

And then on Monday, the City Hall Clock Tower will be lit in orange “to honour the children, survivors and families impacted by the residential school system,” the city says.

For more information on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day in Brampton visit www.brampton.ca.