As of September, Toronto’s York University will put a pause on incoming students in mostly language and humanity majors in the face of declining enrolment.
This measure came after the Ontario Human Rights Commission found the province’s education system was failing students when it came to teaching literacy.
The Ontario government launched a review of the college’s governance practices and directed members to continue operations but with several restrictions.
Communities from Toronto to New York, and now Ingersoll, are wrestling with how to properly acknowledge and preserve these graveyards, commonly known as Potter’s Fields.