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COURTENAY Mounties on Quadra Island confirm there was a serious police incident on the island Sunday night and an investigation is currently underway by the RCMP as well as the Independent Investigations Office of B.C. (IIO). Cpl. Christopher Voller of the Quadra Island detachment says the incident resulted in someone being transported to hospital. According to the IIO, police received a call shortly before 7 p.m. that a person had been yelling and screaming all day. When officers arrived, they were met with a person who appeared to be holding a weapon and refused to leave a trailer.
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April 26, 2021
Local group honoured for reconciliation work
Locally based xaȼqanaǂ ʔitkiniǂ (Many Ways of Doing the Same Thing) Research Team has today been honoured with a British Columbia Reconciliation Award.
The Office of the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, in partnership with the BC Achievement Foundation, announced the recipients of the inaugural British Columbia Reconciliation Award.
The award recognizes nine extraordinary individuals and organizations who have demonstrated exceptional leadership, integrity, respect and commitment to furthering reconciliation with Indigenous peoples in the province of British Columbia, or inspired others to continue reconciliation efforts.
Organization recipients: Ktunaxa Nation-based xaȼqanaǂ ʔitkiniǂ (Many Ways of Doing the Same Thing) Research Team; Carrier Sekani Family Services; and Marine Plan Partnership for the North Pacific Coast.