Students at a Saint John middle school created a giant mosaic honouring residential school survivor Andrea Simon at TD Station.
Every Child Matters project in Saint John honours Andrea Simon of Abegweit First Nation in P.E.I.
Nipun Tiwari · CBC News
· Posted: Jun 03, 2026 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
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This year for Every Child Matters — The Power of the Individual to Effect Change, students in Saint John focused on residential school survivor Andrea Simon, who is now an elder of Abegweit First Nation. (Nipun Tiwari/CBC)
Ivey Gi was one of several Bayside middle schoolers working Tuesday on a large mosaic of a Sixties Scoop and residential school survivor.
Ivey, who’s in Grade 7, hopes their Project Orange has a lasting impact.
“I want [people] to know the history of Indigenous people … and I want them to know that Indigenous cultures are important and they’re a part of Canada,” Ivey said.
“So in order to preserve that part of Canada, we need to honour and remember them.”
The huge mosaic honours Andrea Simon, who lives in Abegweit First Nation,
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