There is still much work ahead’: La Loche receives funding, support in wake of fatal shooting – StarPhoenix
August 16, 2016
Eight months after a mass shooting that stunned the nation, the northern Saskatchewan community of La Loche is receiving funding and support for mental health services, affordable housing and education to help “foster hope and opportunity.”
The provincial government on Tuesday announced increased support for the village, including $1.4 million towards affordable housing, more than $700,000 towards education and training, and four new community support positions.
The announcement comes seven months after a 17-year-old boy — whose identity is subject to a publication ban under the Youth Criminal Justice Act — was charged with four counts of first-degree murder and seven counts of attempted murder in relation to the shooting on Jan. 22 in the northern Saskatchewan village. Teacher assistant Marie Janvier and teacher Adam Wood were killed at the La Loche high school, while brothers Dayne and Drayden Fontaine were found dead in a nearby home. Seven other people were wounded at the high school.
