Ahead of apology, some B.C. Doukhobor survivors dissatisfied with compensation offer

Seventy years after the British Columbia government forcibly removed dozens of children from their families and placed them in a province-run camp, some survivors and their descendants say a $10-million compensation package, aimed at reconciliation, falls short of their expectations.

Ahead of apology, some B.C. Doukhobor survivors dissatisfied with compensation offer
Betty Kabatolf poses in front of the British Columbia legislature where she and other families belonging to the Sons of Freedom Doukhobors will receive an apology from the government for mistreatment in the 1950s.

Seventy years after the British Columbia government forcibly removed dozens of children from their families and placed them in a province-run camp, some survivors and their descendants say a $10-million compensation package, aimed at reconciliation, falls short of their expectations.