‘We still need help’: La Loche leader on mental counselling
As she sentenced the man who killed four people and injured seven others in La Loche in 2016, Judge Janet McIvor criticized the provincial and federal governments for not doing enough to help the northern community.
“They have been abandoned. They have been let down,” she said.
“More help is needed. Counselling is needed. And it’s not right that that hasn’t been provided.”
The scolding remarks come as community leaders in La Loche continue to plead for more help as the town grapples with mental health issues and suicide attempts.