Youth in the Interlake-Eastern health 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, IERHA is seeking artwork submissions designed by youth. The artwork will be made available to IERHA staff during the month of September to use as backgrounds for virtual meetings and computer screens.

All designs must be original and fit on a landscape-oriented poster-sized paper (11 inches high by 17 inches wide), and should try to keep important elements of the artwork away from the top and bottom edges, to ensure the artwork isn’t cut off when sized down to fit computer screens.

All submissions become property of IERHA. The contest is open to youth (Grade 5 to 12) residents in the regions or anyone with a connection to the Interlake-Eastern health region.

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

One selected entry will receive $100.

The submission deadline is Sept. 20, 2026.