Chief Oliver Owen says the shocking news of Arul Savari's arrest has reverberated throughout Little Grand Rapids First Nation, where some residents are calling for drastic action.
Father Arul Savari, 48, has been charged with multiple offences after RCMP received a report an eight-year-old girl was assaulted while alone with the priest in the remote First Nation. The allegations have sparked calls from the community for the Roman Catholic church to leave Little Grand Rapids.
A northern Manitoba First Nation's brief experiment with a "dry" policy has come to a close with mixed opinions in the community and concerns over unintended side effects, such as driving people to consume more harmful substances.