Birch Narrows Chief Calls for Support After Homicide in Turnor Lake

Birch Narrows chief calls for support after homicide in Turnor Lake

The chief of Birch Narrows Dene Nation says he's been raising concerns about addictions and public safety for years in the area of Turnor Lake, where a 21-year-old mother was recently killed.

Birch Narrows Dene Nation Chief calls for more northern supports after Turnor Lake homicide

The Saskatchewan NDP is backing calls from Birch Narrows Dene Nation Chief Jonathon Sylvestre for increased policing and frontline supports following a homicide in Turnor Lake. RCMP say officers responded to a home just before 3 a.m., where 21-year-old Shalayah Montgrand was found deceased. Twenty-five-year-old Darian Montgrand was arrested outside the residence and charged with manslaughter. Chief Sylvestre said the tragedy has left the communi…