Airspace over former Kamloops Indian Residential School restricted

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The airspace over the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, where preliminary findings detected the remains of as many as 215 children, has been restricted.

Minister of Indigenous Services Marc Miller announced the closure on Twitter.

“Out of respect for the privacy of the survivors and families, we have restricted the air space over the former Kamloops residential school,” he stated. “We will continue to work closely with the Indigenous communities affected and respect their mourning period.”

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