Remembering victims of deadly La Loche shooting

Teacher Adam Wood, 35, and teaching assistant Marie Janvier, 21, were shot and killed at La Loche Community School on January 22. Seven other people were injured. 

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Brothers, Dayne and Drayden Fontaine, aged 17 and 13 respectively, were killed at this home in La Loche the same day.

The accused, 17, has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder and seven counts of attempted murder. He also faces one count of unauthorized possession of a firearm. His name can't be published because he is under 18 and covered by provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act.

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La Loche residents commemorate Wood, Janvier, and Dayne and Drayden Fontaine with a memorial in front of La Loche Community School. 

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The community came together following the tragic shooting.

Residents gathered on Jan. 24, for a standing-room only service at Our Lady of Visitation Catholic Church. Archbishop Murray Chatlain said he's met with the victims' families, as well as the family of the 17-year-old boy who is charged. 

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It's not only the residents of La Loche that are coming together to pay their respects to the four people killed, but communities across Northern Saskatchewan are paying their respects.

A procession was held from Saskatoon to La Loche on Jan. 26 for Marie Janvier. More than five communities along the way held candlelight vigils. 

Roadside vigils held for La Loche shooting victim Marie Janvier

Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall visited La Loche and met with several community leaders on Jan. 24, 2016. 

"If they are having trouble... the resources are here to provide that counselling," he said.

Federal Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale and Georgina Jolibois, MP for Desnethe—Missinippi—Churchill river and former mayor of La Loche, also took part in the meetings.  

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Residents, like Bobby Montgrand, want to see all levels of government address the social issues that plague the community — from addiction to poverty and unemployment to the high number of suicides — and create more services within the community. 

"There's a lack of everything," he said. "We don't have nothing. We're 50 years behind." 

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