Snuneymuxw First Nation Chief Mike Wyse at the inaugural Truth and Reconciliation Day event in downtown Nanaimo on Sept. 30 2021 (File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)

By NanaimoNewsNOW staff

Orange Shirt Day

City of Nanaimo hosts family friendly events for National Day of Truth and Reconciliation

Sep 30, 2025 | 5:51 AM

NANAIMO — A fifth annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation once again sees the City host free events at three civic facilities on Tuesday, Sept. 30.

Oliver Woods Community Centre and Nanaimo Ice Centre (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) and Nanaimo Aquatic Centre (10 a.m. to 5 p.m.) will be open free of charge for family-oriented recreation and arts-based events.

A full itinerary courtesy of the City of Nanaimo is available here.

Schedule of events for the City of Nanaimo’s Truth and Reconciliation events taking place on Tuesday, Sept. 30.

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, commonly referred to as Orange Shirt Day, has drawn increased attention to the harms Canada’s residential school system had on Indigenous children, families and communities.

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