Send this page to someone via emailA former residential school in Winnipeg is being commemorated for its historic significance. Federal officials and members of a survivors and families group unveiled a trio of plaques Tuesday at the site of the former Assiniboia Residential School on Academy Road. Winnipeg South Centre MP Ben Carr said the plaques commemorate the federally funded school’s tragic history and pay tribute to residential school survivors countrywide. This fire provided the strength, resilience and love to endure the pain and injustices while they were uprooted and forced to attend residential schools,” Kipling said. Today, we honour all our relatives who attended Assiniboia Residential School from 1958 to 1973, alongside Parks Canada.”The school is among more than 2,200 sites across Canada that have received designations through Parks Canada’s National Program of Historical Commemorations, which is based on nominations from the public.