The remaining buildings of a former Vancouver Island residential school were demolished Thursday as survivors and family members looked on.
The Christie Residential School originally opened in 1900 on Meares Island before being relocated to Tofino, B.C., in 1971.
It stayed in operation until 1983 and was one of the last operating residential schools in British Columbia.
Returning to the school site was "scary," said survivor Bruce Lucas, but ultimately "good for the soul."
Before heavy machinery took over, survivors threw rocks and took crowbars to portions of the school.
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