US EditionHistory of Tumbler Ridge, a mining boom town with a wounded heart
An 18-year-old killed eight, including family and school staff, in one of Canada's deadliest shootings, leaving the small community of 2,700 residents in urgent need of healing.
- On Tuesday, an 18-year-old shooter killed her mother and stepbrother, then fatally shot a teacher and five pupils at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in northeast British Columbia.
- Originally built as a coal-mining town, Tumbler Ridge was created with two mines developed by mining corporations, the B.C. government and Japanese steel makers, later facing upheaval when those mines closed.
- Community members described the scene as `incomprehensible and devastating` as Darryl Krakowka, mayor of the District of Tumbler Ridge, urged residents to `check in on one another and hold your loved ones close.`
- The attack has left the town reeling, as Tumbler Ridge, a community of a couple of thousand people, faces its greatest tragedy in 45 years while local leaders and families begin healing.
- Officials warned recovery will be prolonged and urged sustained support as residents working on recovery and healing confront long-term challenges despite recent efforts to revive mining and community life.
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What we know about the victims killed in one of Canada’s worst school shootings
By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Tumbler Ridge is the type of town where everyone knows everyone. And as the tiny mountain community reels from one of Canada’s worst school shootings in decades, it is the type of place where “everybody’s going to be grieving,” as its mayor Darryl Krakowka said. At least eight people died and dozens more were wounded on Tuesday when an 18-year-old suspect killed her mother and step-brother before going to the town’s s…
How the community of Tumbler Ridge is grieving after this week's tragedy
Residents of Tumbler Ridge, B.C., are coming together to grieve the devastating deadly shooting at the town's high school. The close-knit community has been left reeling after eight victims — including six children — were killed. Flags remain at half-mast.
Malay Mail
AlKhaleej TodayHow Tumbler Ridge heals after Canadian northern school shooting and grapples with mental health access
OTTAWA, Feb 13 — Linda Laroque, a soft-spoken grandmother in the tiny town of Tumbler Ridge, lives two doors down from the person who carried out one of the worst mass shootings in Canadian history.Before heading into a support group at a local church on Thursday, Laroque told AFP she was full of compassion for everyone in the shattered community of 2,400 people, including the shooter’s family.“My heart goes out to them,” she said. “It’s heartbr…
St Catharines Standard
How to talk to your kids and teens about the Tumbler Ridge mass shootings
TORONTO - As news and social media coverage of Tuesday's mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., continues to blanket the country, parents should be proactive about talking with their kids about the tragedy, psychologists say.
WellandTribune.ca
The Hamilton SpectatorAs Tumbler Ridge mourns, anguished parents share details about their children killed in the shooting rampage: ‘We will never again see your smiling face’
It was a day of mourning in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., as more details about the victims of the shooting massacre emerged Thursday and anguished parents posted online about children who will never come home.
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