US EditionEby honours heroism of Tumbler Ridge kids while marking Pink Shirt Day
Premier David Eby honored students who protected each other during the Feb. 10 Tumbler Ridge shooting that left eight dead, highlighting everyday opportunities for heroism.
- British Columbia Premier David Eby paid tribute to children’s heroism at a Pink Shirt Day anti-bullying event, with a Feb. 11, 2026 photo of Eby at a related press conference.
- Following the Feb. 10 attack, Jesse Van Rootselaar shot and killed eight victims at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School, prompting a tribute.
- Eby said the Tumbler Ridge students faced the "most extreme lack of safety" but acted "in really heroic ways" to protect each other, urging everyone to find daily moments to keep schools and children safe.
- The ceremony included a moment of silence for the shooting victims at the B.C. legislature building, attended by politicians, guests and a school choir, and Eby joined federal ministers at a Feb. 11, 2026 press conference in Tumbler Ridge.
- Amid the aftermath of the Feb. 10 shooting, the Pink Shirt Day event linked the anti-bullying message to recent violence and honoured bravery to keep schools safe.
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Eby honours heroism of Tumbler Ridge kids while marking Pink Shirt Day
There was a moment of silence to honour the shooting victims at the event in the B.C. legislature building, attended by politicians, guests and a school choir.
Premier David Eby of British Columbia paid tribute to the heroism of the children caught in the shooting of Tumbler Ridge at an event organized as part of the anti-bullying day of the pink sweater.
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Eby honours heroism of Tumbler Ridge kids while marking Pink Shirt Day – Energeticcity.ca
VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby has paid tribute to the heroism of children caught up in the Tumbler Ridge shootings, at an event for anti-bullying Pink Shirt Day. He says the children experienced the “most extreme lack of safety,” but stepped up “in really heroic ways” to protect each other during and after the Feb. 10 shootings, in which eight victims died. Eby says that while not everybody will be called upon to act like they di…
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