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By Canadian Press
Bishop Grandin

Trustees vote to remove Catholic bishop’s name from Edmonton elementary school

Jun 28, 2021 | 1:34 PM

EDMONTON – The board of trustees of Edmonton Catholic Schools has voted unanimously to rename an elementary school bearing the name of a bishop who helped set up residential schools.

The trustees agreed to immediately drop Bishop Vital-Justin Grandin’s last name and remove part of a mural depicting him from the school’s exterior.

Board chairwoman Sandra Palazzo says the recent discoveries of unmarked graves at two former residential school sites have caused Canadians to reflect on the role of historical figures.

Grandin Catholic Elementary School opened more than 105 years ago.

Grandin was a Roman Catholic bishop from St. Albert, just north of Edmonton.

Earlier this month, Edmonton city council voted to remove his name from one of the city’s light-rail transit stations and covered a mural of him at the stop.

(The Canadian Press)

by Canadian Press