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Industrial school planned

1888
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Father Nicolas Coccola negotiated with the federal government for an “Indian Industrial school” to be opened at the mission, and Parliament approved $4,500 in initial funding. In 1890, the Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver and the Sisters of Charity of the House of Providence of Montreal came to an agreement with the government that the Sisters would manage the school and the government would provide a per capita grant.

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