The lone suspect, caught on surveillance footage, arrived at the Woodland Cultural Centre in the Ontario city — at the site of a former residential school — at about 10:30 p.m. Over the next four hours, the person set fire to numerous items left there to commemorate victims of the residential school system. 'Criminal acts' condemnedThe Brantford crime was reported to police on Saturday, and patrol officers visited the scene that day. The Indian Residential School Survivors Society can be contacted toll-free at 1-800-721-0066. A national Indian Residential School Crisis Line has been set up to provide support for residential school survivors and others affected.

Source: CBC News July 12, 2021 23:03 UTC