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Mar/05 - Former Huronia residents allege abuse

The Star - Published On Tue Mar 02 2010

Michael Callahan remembers being lined up at Huronia Regional Centre and whacked with a wooden club for failing to pass inspections.

“If the hands were dirty, out came the shillelagh,” the 57-year-old former resident said Tuesday.

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Feb/11 - Olympic torch burns for Woodlands survivors

VANCOUVER, Feb. 9 /CNW/ - "We are about to discover that in Canada, in British Columbia and in our communities that absolutely anything we want to do is possible if we want to do it badly enough. This will be our time..." - John Furlong

It's precisely in that spirit - the spirit of the Olympic and Paralympic Games - that Vancouver lawyer David Klein announced today that he will be carrying the torch for the survivors of the infamous Woodlands School.

"Having the honour of carrying the Olympic torch through my home city of Vancouver is a dream come true," said Klein, who has represented former Woodlands residents in a class action lawsuit against the government of BC.

"It's also an honour for me to dedicate my run to the survivors of that infamous institution - those who just now are starting to find justice, and especially those who are still waiting."

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Feb/02 - Woodlands victims upset over settlement exclusion

As a BC Supreme Court judge considered a settlement proposal for those who suffered abuse at the Woodlands School, victims excluded from the compensation ...

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Feb/02 - As BC court considers Woodlands abuse settlement, those left out complain

Former residents of the institution launched a class action lawsuit in 2003. A negotiated settlement was reached this past December and the BC Court of ...

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Dec/21 - Settlement with Woodlands survivors leaves out pre-1974 pupils

Nearly a decade after an ombudsman's investigation into abuse at Woodlands school, the province has negotiated a proposed settlement with survivors who say they endured beatings, sexual assaults and other mistreatment at the New Westminster institution.

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