The Every Child Matters flag will be hoisted outside of Windsor City Hall on Monday for Tuesday's National Day of Truth and Reconciliation.
City Hall will also be lit up orange tonight and every night until Friday, and city staff are encouraged to wear orange today to acknowledge the tragic legacy of Canada's residential school system and its impact on generations of Indigenous people.
On the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation on Tuesday, City Hall will be closed.
At Transit Windsor, staff tied orange ribbons to all buses, and head signs on buses will read "#EveryChildMatters." Audio messages will also be heard on buses on Tuesday.
Admission to the Chimczuk Museum and Art Windsor-Essex will be free on Tuesday. Tuesday is also the last opportunity to explore the Witness Blanket exhibition, on loan from the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg. The exhibit features the work of master carner Carey Newman and recognizes the atrocities of the residential school system.
At the north end of the main floor concourse, visitors can also take in the Original Peoples Culture and Legacy Gallery.
Events at Art Windsor-Essex on Tuesday start at 10 a.m. with the "Planting the Seeds for Truth and Reconciliation" on the third floor.
Windsor Public Library branches will be closed on Tuesday.
The Ojibway Nature Centre is hosting a community gathering and walk from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
