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By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Energeticcity.ca FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. \u2014 A non-profit dedicated to the wellbeing of First Nations\u2019 people who endured Indian Residential Schools will open offices in Fort St. John. The Indian Residential School Survivors Society (IRSSS) is scheduled to unveil its new offices in the city in early October. The organization was founded in 1994 and is dedicated to supporting those survivors and their families, including counselling, advocacy and community outreach, according to its website. The offices will be located in the Treaty 8 Tribal Association\u2019s building at 10233 100th Avenue. The IRSSS\u2019 executive director, Angela White, says the opening of the facility allows opportunities for the group to \u201csupport the unique needs of the region.\u201d White said in a statement: \u201cThis new space… <\/p>\n

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By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Energeticcity.ca FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. \u2014 A non-profit dedicated to the wellbeing of First Nations\u2019 people who endured Indian Residential Schools will open offices in Fort St. John. The Indian Residential School Survivors Society (IRSSS) is scheduled to unveil its new offices in the city in early October. The organization was founded in 1994 and is dedicated to supporting those survivors and their families, including counselling, advocacy and community outreach, according to its website. The offices will be located in the Treaty 8 Tribal Association\u2019s building at 10233 100th Avenue. The IRSSS\u2019 executive director, Angela White, says the opening of the facility allows opportunities for the group to \u201csupport the unique needs of the region.\u201d White said in a statement: \u201cThis new space... <\/p>\n

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