Father of 1999 Taber school shooting victim on Tumbler Ridge: ‘A very helpless feeling’

Father of 1999 Taber school shooting victim on Tumbler Ridge: ‘A very helpless feeling’

The 1999 Taber school shooting claimed the life of Jason Lang, whose father Dale is sharing his wisdom and words of healing in light of the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.

Father of Taber school shooting victim speaks out after Tumbler Ridge tragedy

On an ordinary April day in 1999, a gunman entered W.R. Myers High School in Taber, Alta., killing one student before a gym teacher managed to tackle him down. The student who lost his life was Jason Lang. Now, 27 years later, Dale Lang, Jason’s father, is speaking out after another tragic school shooting has shaken Canada. “This is something that you can’t fix. It’s a very helpless feeling, a very empty feeling,” said Lang. He says the shooting…