St. Mary's Indian Residential School in Mission, BC, founded in 1863 by Roman Catholic missionaries, was part of a system of re-education and cultural extermination in Canada. It was the last Indian residential school to close in British Columbia, in 1984. The buildings have since been demolished, and the grounds have now become the Fraser River Heritage Park. On this National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Lilac accompanied me to a community event at the site of the former school. Speakers told their stories of how they and their families have been affected by the school. One of them spoke of how he was prevented from hearing news about his family and how he was kept separated from his siblings, even though they were attending the same school. Another said that he was one of the lucky ones whose parents hid him so that he did not attend the residential school, but he noticed that everyone who did attend the school seemed psychologically traumatized. In the end, we were just two more faces in the crowd, showing our support for the Sto:lo community by listening to their stories. After touring the grounds, we crossed the Fraser River, where we encountered a technically challenging gravel trail through the Matsqui Indian Reserve, with some steep and slippery sections. We had a late lunch at Veggie Bob's in Fort Langley. Lilac was very eager to complete a full 200 km ride, so she kindly looped around to UBC to escort me home.