Revisiting North Battleford s water crisis 20 years later In 2001, thousands fell ill after a parasite seeped into drinking water, prompting a broader look at the fragility of treatment systems in Saskatchewan and beyond.
Author of the article: Amanda Short
Publishing date: May 13, 2021 • 5 hours ago • 4 minute read • Christine Greer stands in front of the North Battleford water tower. Twenty years ago, thousands of people in North Battleford, including Greer, became ill due to the presence of the parasite cryptosporidium in their drinking water. Photo taken in North Battleford, SK on Monday, April 26, 2021. Photo by Matt Smith /Saskatoon StarPhoenix
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Twenty years after her family became seriously ill from a water-borne parasite, Christine Greer still doesn’t trust what comes out of the tap.
Revisiting North Battleford s water crisis 20 years later In 2001, thousands fell ill after a parasite seeped into drinking water, prompting a broader look at the fragility of treatment systems in Saskatchewan and beyond.
Author of the article: Amanda Short
Publishing date: May 13, 2021 • May 13, 2021 • 4 minute read • Christine Greer stands in front of the North Battleford water tower. Twenty years ago, thousands of people in North Battleford, including Greer, became ill due to the presence of the parasite cryptosporidium in their drinking water. Photo taken in North Battleford, SK on Monday, April 26, 2021. Photo by Matt Smith /Saskatoon StarPhoenix
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Twenty years after her family became seriously ill from a water-borne parasite, Christine Greer still doesn’t trust what comes out of the tap.
Sask. RCMP have charged two more people in connection with Damian Moosomin s death last May.
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Posted: May 07, 2021 5:30 PM CT | Last Updated: May 7
Denver Roy, 36, is charged with indecent interference with a dead body and accessory after the fact to homicide.(Craig Ryan/CBC)
A man from the North Battleford area has been charged in connection with a death of Damian Moosomin about a year ago.
Denver Roy, 36, is charged with indecent interference with a dead body and accessory after the fact to homicide. Roy is from Sweetgrass First Nation, about 30 kilometres west of North Battleford.
Moosomin, 20, was found dead in the backyard of a North Battleford home on May 16, 2020, five days after he was reported missing.
By Vanese M. Ferguson
May 7, 2021 | 12:19 PM
Almost a year after the death of a North Battleford man, an RCMP investigation has led to charges against two more suspects bringing the total number of those charged in the case to six.
The body of 20 year old Damian Moosomin was found in the back yard of a property in the 1500 block of 105th Street in North Battleford on May 16th 2020. He had been reported missing five days earlier.
36 year old Denver Roy is charged with accessory after the fact and indecent interference with a dead body. A man who was under 18 at the time of the offence has also been charged with accessory after the fact.
Others charged with Moosomin’s murder had more court appearances in North Battleford Provincial Court. Denver Roy, 36, from Sweetgrass First Nation, appeared on May 6 by CCTV from Saskatoon Correctional Centre. He is charged with accessory after the fact to murder and indecent interference with a dead body. Legal aide lawyer Bill Archer told the court it would be a conflict for his office to represent Roy and asked that the matter be adjourned while Roy’s file is sent to private counsel. He is scheduled to appear next on May 19. Tye Partridge, 23, from Moosomin First Nation, is charged with first-degree murder. He had an appearance on May 6 and his matter was also adjourned to May 19.