Youth in the Interlake-Eastern region are invited to reflect on reconciliation through an artwork contest.

Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority is launching an artwork contest for students in grades 5 to 12 in advance of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, which takes place on Sept. 30.

This day honours children who never returned home and survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities. Public commemoration of the painful history and ongoing impacts of residential schools is a vital component of the reconciliation process.

To acknowledge National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority is seeking artwork submissions designed by youth. All designs must be original and fit on a landscape-oriented paper (8.5 inches wide by 11 inches high).

Winning entries will be digitally redrawn for printing. All submissions become property of IERHA. The contest is open to youth residents in the regions as well as family members of IERHA employees.

The artwork will be made available to IERHA staff during the month of September to use as backgrounds for virtual meetings and computer screens.

To enter, visit https://www.ierha.ca/forms/artwork-contest/. For those without access to a computer to submit the entry, they can call 1-855-347-8500 for other options.

Selected entries will receive $100.

The submission deadline is June 16.