A display of shoes, candles and toys placed on the steps of the Vancouver Art Gallery two years ago to honour Indigenous children has been taken down, but not according to the city’s plan.
The city planned to dismantle the memorial Friday, a decision it said was made with the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh organizers and artists who created the memorial.
But when staff showed up Friday morning, the majority of the items had already been removed.
The city said in a statement the items were brought to an undisclosed location by First Nations volunteers connected to the memorial — which was not part of the process agreed upon with the organizers and artists.
“Given this unexpected development, we are working
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