PORTAPIQUE, N.S. Members of the Mass Casualty Commission visited the small Nova Scotia community where last year s April tragedy began as part of its fact-finding work. The Commission had issued a community notice on its website regarding its visit to Portapique at the end of May. The site visit began at 9 a.m. Friday. Today, the focus is on the work that Nova Scotians expect us to be doing, said Barbara McLean, investigations director with the commission. It s important for those most impacted, it s important to Nova Scotians to see we re in the community, advancing the work of the Commission, said McLean.
Members of the Mass Casualty Commission team are visiting the small Nova Scotia community where last year s April tragedy began as part of its fact-finding work. The Commission issued a community notice on its website regarding its visit to Portapique at the end of May. The notice says members of several teams with the Commission, including the investigations, legal, research, and community engagement teams are part of the group. We plan to spend time walking around the roads that make up the Portapique community, the Commission writes. Some members of the team may be there most of the day, depending on their role.
Staff of Nova Scotia s Mass Casualty Commission visit scene at Portapique, N.S.
Members of the Mass Casualty Commission visit the Portapique, N.S., community as part of their fact-finding work on Friday, June 4, 2021. The independent public inquiry, created to examine the April 18-19, 2020, mass casualty in Nova Scotia, will submit a report containing their findings, lessons learned, and recommendations at the end of their mandate in November 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan June 04, 2021 - 12:01 PM
PORTAPIQUE, N.S. - Staff members of a public inquiry investigating Nova Scotia s mass shooting took a walk today along the roads where the rampage began the night of April 18, 2020.