CARLA BECK’S TEAM CALLS FOR POLICING, FRONTLINE RESOURCE INVESTMENT IN WAKE OF TURNOR LAKE HOMICIDE

Community Has Sought More Support For Years
SASKATOON – Carla Beck’s team is standing with a Northern Chief and supporting his call for more investment in police and frontline resources following a homicide in the community of Turnor Lake.

According to RCMP, just before 3 a.m., RCMP were called to a home in Turnor Lake. There, they declared Shalayah Montgrand, 21, dead. Darian Montgrand, 25, was arrested outside the home and is charged with manslaughter, police said.

First Nations and Métis Relations Shadow Minister Leroy Laliberte extended his condolences to the family.

“A young mother has lost her life. A child has lost his mother. A family is grieving and an entire community is mourning,” Laliberte said.

“But we also need to speak honestly today about what northern communities have been saying for years.

“People in the North have been sounding the alarm over and over again about the growing mental health, addictions and public safety crisis — and too often those calls for help have been ignored.”

Birch Narrows Dene Nation Chief Jonathon Sylvestre said the tragedy has devastated the community and underscored years of frustration over a lack of supports in the North.

“It’s pretty sad that it’s come to this to finally get some attention on the needs of our community,” Sylvestre said.

“People are hurting and struggling to understand how something this tragic could happen here.”

Sylvestre said Birch Narrows and Turnor Lake have repeatedly raised concerns around addictions, mental health and public safety while facing limited police presence and growing criminal activity.

“There have been times where we had extremely limited police presence in our communities,” Sylvestre said.

“We’ve had to hire our own security force, but they’re limited in what they can do. We have drug dealers throughout the community and many are not even from here.

“We need governments to stop making promises and start delivering real supports on the ground.”

Laliberte said the province must commit to sustained investments in addictions treatment, mental health care, policing resources and community safety initiatives across Northern Saskatchewan.

“People in the North are tired of being forgotten and tired of empty promises,” Laliberte said.

Both Laliberte and Sylvestre thanked community members and support workers for rallying around the family during an unimaginably difficult time.

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