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Saskatoon city council closed the door on renaming the rebuilt Traffic Bridge, but left open the possibility of a different name for the walkways on either side.

Saskatoon teacher-librarian Ruth Elliott made one last effort Monday to convince council to follow a recommendation from some students to name the new structure after the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC).

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Elliott appeared on behalf of students at Lawson Heights School and the Saskatoon Misbah School, who proposed the idea after seeing a letter to the editor pitching it in The StarPhoenix.

The proposal also has the support of the Central Urban Metis Federation Inc. and the City of Saskatoon’s director of Aboriginal relations, Gilles Dorval, Elliott said.

“Today, that bridge is in the middle of our city, exactly where reconciliation should be.”

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Elliott said her brother-in-law is still suffering from the harmful effects of attending a residential school. The TRC was established to try to address the legacy of residential schools.