In November, after Quaw's remains were found, her mother Pam Heron described her daughter as "loved cared for deeply by her family, friends and community."
First Nations leaders are calling on the RCMP, the media and the public to do more to help find two people who went missing from the Saik'uz First Nation over
First Nations leaders west of Prince George are calling on the RCMP, media and the public to do more to help find two people who have gone missing from the Saik'uz First Nation over the past year.
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A proposed 60-bed addictions treatment facility near Vanderhoof has gained some new life.
The potential location of the facility is the Tachick Lake Resort but was previously denied by the Agricultural Land Commission.
Saik’uz First Nation Chief Priscilla Mueller says the facility received a letter of support from BC’s Deputy Agriculture Minister.
She told
Vista Radio the illicit drug crisis has taken a toll on their community.
“We’ve had a couple of deaths recently in our community and some of our members off-reserve that have passed away because of drug overdose, so we are trying to put pressure on the government to support this. We received a support letter from the Regional District and there are ministers within the NDP that are supporting the initiative and I think we are getting some attention in the province because there is not a lot of treatment centres located in the north.”