Survivors of boarding school in Saskatchewan say agreement in principle reached

ÎLE-À-LA-CROSSE, Sask. — Survivors of a boarding school that housed Métis and First Nations children in Saskatchewan say they’ve reached an agreement in principle with the Canadian government.

The Île-à-la-Crosse Boarding School Steering Committee says the settlement would see up to $27 million paid to survivors.

It would also see a fund of $10 million set up for projects that address healing, education, language and culture.

The committee filed a lawsuit against Ottawa and the Saskatchewan government in 2022 for the roles they played in operating the school and for allegedly breaching legal duties to care for the children.