A look back 2020: Tristen Durocher
One of the most impactful northern stories of 2020 is a single man’s quest to raise awareness to high rates of suicide in Northern Saskatchewan.
In July Tristen Durocher walked from Air Ronge to Regina, as he was not pleased with the provincial government’s suicide prevention plan, alleging it did not go far enough.
When reaching the Legislature in late July, Durocher setup a teepee on the west lawn, as a demonstration calling for greater action.
He would fast there for 44-days, each day representing a Sask. Party MLA who voted against NDP MLA Doyle Vermette’s private members bill call for the creation of a suicide plan.