Shortage of orange shirts impacting local business

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According to the Pepper Tree, from what they understand, the shortage of orange shirts is stretched throughout all of Canada.

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Shannon Wright, Owner of the Pepper Tree, says that sales have far surpassed any of their expectations, and they are now able to share the proceeds between two non-profit organizations; the Orange Shirt Society and Saint Vincent De Paul Society.

“[The Saint Vincent De Paul Society] specifically impacts our community and the homeless population, who many are first-hand residential school survivors,” added Shannon.

Their shirts were carefully designed by Shannon and her Mom. The design includes their logo which was created by Nyanna Wright, Shannon’s mom. The logo resembles people, families, nations and communities all interwoven together. The circle around the tree represent that ‘we are all one’. Their roots are Indigenous which was designed into the leaf, representing the ‘healing of the nations.’ The heart on the inside of the circle represents all of the lost children at residential schools.

“It also says Every Child Matters, compassion, empathy, love equal change. My Dad, who is a residential school survivor, has always said that it is more than head knowledge it’s also heart knowledge. That’s where compassion, empathy, love equal change [comes from],” said Shannon.

They expect the remaining shirts to go fast but the Pepper Tree also has decals and pins for sale. All of those proceeds going towards the Orange Shirt Society and Saint Vincent De Paul Society as well.

September 30, 2021, is Orange Shirt Day. Residential school survivor and founder of the Orange Shirt Society, Phyllis Webstad, started this day based on her own experiences. At six years old she wore an orange shirt to her first day of residential school, which she was then stripped of. For the first time, Orange shirt day will be recognized as a statutory day this year.