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Drillers, survey crew turned away from Lelu
HITTING THE ROAD Feature
Occupation keeps contractors off island
Heart of our city: Rick Roemer Page A5
BY SHAUN THOMAS PORT EDWARD / The Northern View
The Quinn Delta set out to Lelu Island on Oct. 3 to continue exploratory work related to the Pacific NorthWest LNG terminal, but it was quickly escorted away. The - Chief Yahaan ship was surrounded by two skiffs operated by those occupying the island, as well as a fishing boat, and “escorted back to Port Edward”. It is just one instance of those on Lelu Island preventing work in the area that took place over the past week as members of Lax Kw’alaams continue to assert their rights on the island. See LELU on Page A2
“I am the sole chief ... that has a say in what goes on.”
News Chiefs reach Eagle Spirit agreement Page A3 Kevin Campbell / The Northern View
More than 100 bikers from across the Northwest descended on Prince Rupert on Saturday for the annual Toy Run, which collects toys and raises money for the Salvation Army’s Christmas campaign. See Page A4 for more on this story.
Inquest into Robinson murder/suicide concludes Jury makes 25 recommendations to prevent future incidents
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BY SHAUN THOMAS
Rampage split PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View weekend series Editor’s note: Full details of the inquest are Page A14
Special Edition The 2015 Readers’ Choice winners Pages B1-B16
outlined on Pages A9-A11 of this week’s issue of the Northern View. For four days last week, a jury of six and several friends and family heard testimony about the circumstances leading to Angie Robinson taking the life of her son Robert before committing suicide. It was an inquest that touched upon issues related to disability support, child safety, domestic violence and the divide between rural and urban British Columbia. For North Coast MLA Jennifer Rice, who was sitting in the gallery during the testimony of family members and RCMP who responded to the case, the testimony was difficult to hear at times. “I have replayed the testimony of witnesses
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“I feel so saddened and extremely frustrated that we failed Angie and Robbie.” - Jennifer Rice over and over in my head and I feel so saddened and extremely frustrated that we failed Angie and Robbie and their family,” she said, adding the testimony pointed to a lack of support here on the North Coast. “The level of service is wholly inadequate and what is available is poorly coordinated. Families are left to their own devices to find services ... If there are no services available in the area the ministry doesn’t step in. There are many service providers in the Lower Mainland, but less so in
the northern and rural parts of our province. A child in the north is no less deserving than a child in Vancouver, but the current system doesn’t deliver equal services to children from rural communities.” The jury in the case handed down 24 recommendations touching upon everything from additional training to a review of funding to First Nations support to ensure people in the north have equal access to services. “A lot of the 25 recommendations by the jury, if implemented would be very valuable. The lack of affordable, accessible transportation options in the north needs to be addressed,” said Rice. “I hope that everyone involved accepts the recommendations in full - especially the children’s minister. We’ve seen tragedy after tragedy - and nothing changes. We need real action, real service improvements - not just shifting around of resources.”
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