Compensation cheques begin rolling in for survivors of Woodlands School

Survivors excluded from a previous Woodlands settlement have finally started receiving their compensation payments for years of systemic abuse at the B.C. institution.
Individuals who lived at Woodlands prior to 1974 will now receive $10,000 in ex-gratia payments, which means they are voluntarily paid out without admission of liability. Those who lived at Woodlands post-1974 and who received compensation as part of a 2010 settlement will also receive a top-up to a maximum of $10,000.
Bill McArth