Governor General travelling to Tumbler Ridge, B.C., months after deadly mass shooting - BERITAJA

Governor General Mary Simon will beryllium successful Tumbler Ridge, B.C., adjacent week to support the community’s “ongoing treatment journey” months aft a deadly mass shooting claimed 8 lives.

The Office of the Secretary to the Governor General says successful a connection that Simon will sojourn the organization for 3 days starting Monday.

It says she will meet pinch section officials including Mayor Darryl Krakowka, and firefighters, paramedics and members of the Tumbler Ridge and Chetwynd RCMP detachments who responded to the shooting.

The connection says Simon will besides sojourn the memorial tract for a “moment to reflect,” and to spot a “paper bosom pinch a connection written connected it.”

It says Simon will meet pinch students, schoolhouse unit and others impacted by the shooting, an arena that will beryllium closed to media.

The connection says intelligence wellness is simply a “central focus” of Simon’s instruction and she plans to walk clip pinch intelligence wellness workers to find retired about the services being made disposable successful Tumbler Ridge aft the tragedy.