US EditionEby says Indigenous teen ‘shouldn’t have died’ as B.C. government is grilled over care
- In January, 18-year-old Chantelle Williams died while in the care of Usma Nuu-chah-nulth Family and Child Services in Port Alberni, B.C.
- Williams's death prompted questions about the support provided to youth in government care and the circumstances surrounding her passing.
- Williams was found unresponsive a few blocks from her group home on a night when temperatures reached-7 C.
- Premier Eby stated, "It doesn’t constrain me from saying to this family that this was a precious child, and she shouldn’t have died."
- The B.C. Government faces calls for a coroner's inquest and increased oversight to prevent similar deaths in the future.
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Eby says Indigenous teen ‘shouldn’t have died’ as B.C. government is grilled over care
A teenager who was found blocks from her group home on a cold January night this year “shouldn’t have died” British Columbia Premier David Eby said, adding that her death represented a “failure.”
Eby says Indigenous teen shouldn't have died' as B.C. government is grilled over care - The Turtle Island News
By Ashley Joannou A teenager who was found blocks from her group home on a cold January night this year “shouldn’t have died” British Columbia Premier David Eby said, adding that her death represented a “failure.” The 18-year-old Indigenous youth’s family members were in the B.C. legislature’s gallery on Wednesday, watching as Eby’s government was grilled over the treatment of children and youth in care. Eby told the legislature there were legal…
Family of Indigenous youth who died in care calls on province for answers, accountability #CDNNews #Canada #WesternCanada #BC
The family of Chantelle Williams, an Indigenous teen who died while in provincial care earlier this year, gathered in B.C.’s capital city on Wednesday, calling for answers and accountability. As CBC News first reported, 18-year-old Williams died in hospital on Jan. 28 after being found unresponsive on a sidewalk in sub-zero temperatures only a few blocks from her group home in Port Alberni, B.C. Members of her family believe she may have frozen …
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