Ground-penetrating radar, special drone used to find graves at Grouard Mission site

The Canadian Press · Posted: Mar 01, 2022

Kapawe'no First Nation said Tuesday that ground-penetrating radar and a specialized drone were used to find evidence of 169 potential graves at the former Grouard Mission site. This file photograph shows Bishop Émile Grouard with school children, circa 1924. (Submitted by the Catholic Archdiocese of Grouard-McLennan)

The residential school, also known as St. Bernard Mission School, was opened by the Roman Catholic Church in 1894 and ran until 1961.

A northern Alberta First Nation says 169 potential graves have been found using ground-penetrating radar at the site of a former residential school. https://t.co/I1H2S0JHsy

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