Red Dress Day ceremony held in Kitchener park
Monday marked Red Dress Day. It's a day to remember missing and murdered Indigenous people. People gathered to mark the day near the clock tower in Kitchener's Victoria Park. In the park there was a display of more than 150 crosses, each one adorned with an orange ribbon and name. The event was put together by the Healing of the 7 Generations, a K-W based Indigenous organization. CBC K-W reporter Aastha Shetty was there.
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