Indigenous leaders are demanding an independent investigation and public inquiry into the RCMP’s response to a distress call that they say resulted in a Williams Lake First Nation man's death.
Crisis lines across British Columbia continued to provide life-saving crisis support and suicide intervention during the recent Rogers service outage, while other services, including the national suicide prevention line and 911, could not. “We are proud to work as a network of crisis lines across British Columbia,” said Tabitha Geraghty from Chimo Community Services. “While
The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. is looking into the details surrounding a man's death after police were called to his apartment building in Williams Lake, B.C.
Posted: Feb 25, 2021 8:00 AM PT | Last Updated: February 25
Mayor Carol Leclerc says she has asked her council to consider inviting an ombudsperson to investigate its conduct, following the resignation of Coun. Jessica McCallum-Miller, who says she felt unsupported by her colleagues.(City of Terrace)
The mayor of Terrace, B.C., is calling for an ombudsperson s investigation into the conduct of city council following the resignation of its first Indigenous member.
In a written statement posted on Facebook on Monday, Jessica McCallum-Miller said she had felt unheard and/or unsupported by fellow councillors when she put forward ideas about advancing the rights of First Nations since her election to council in 2018.