FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Thunderbird Square and Civic Plaza
32388 Veterans Way, Abbotsford, BC
V2T 0B3
Yes. Some locations have indoor activities and there are some tents throughout, but please be prepared for the weather.
The event is FREE.
If you would like to make a cash donation to the Sts’elmoqw Residential School Thrivers Society, a donation box will be available. Please note that there will not be an ATM machine on-site.
There is multiple parking lots surrounding the Thunderbird Square and Civic Plaza. See the map below.
Depart at the Civic Centre. Bus Routes 1, 2, 17, 21 and 24 all stop there.
Transit Schedule: https://www.bctransit.com/central-fraser-valley/schedules-and-maps/
Don’t forget that this is a National Day for Commemoration and follows the Holiday Schedule.
Holiday Schedule: https://www.bctransit.com/central-fraser-valley/schedules-and-maps/holiday/
We will have food trucks joining us on-site from 10 AM to 3 PM.
The washrooms will be open at The Reach Gallery Museum, Matsqui Centennial Auditorium, and the Clearbrook Library.
The site is physically accessible for families with strollers and those who have mobility support.
There are multi-surface pathways.
No. There are age-appropriate learning experiences available across the site.
While wearing an orange shirt is not mandatory, it lifts others up seeing a sea of orange.
Many organizations will sell Orange Shirts that donate back to Residential School Survivor charities and support Indigenous artists – look for these. One example is the Orange Shirt Society.
Please email stetisimexstowx@gmail.com.
There are many great websites to learn more from.
Here are a couple:
https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/national-day-truth-reconciliation.html
