NEWS

It is with great sadness that I am writing this article. During the past two days we have lost 2 young community members.

A young man was killed early Friday morning. He was a father of 2 young children and only 21 years old. He was just beginning his journey and he now has moved onto another cycle of life. He was hit by a young female driver who has been arrested for vehicular manslaughter. 

It created many hardships as the road to Kanatakon was closed for 6 hours. Children could not get to school, doctors could not get to the clinic. The community was virtually shut down for that time. There has to be alternatives for Kanatakon to be able to operate 24/7 and not to be held up. Services still need to be provided for everyone.

The other death was that of a baby. The baby was born with a birth defect and he passed on Thursday.

Young peoples deaths are hard to deal with and we need to learn from them. There is a reason that they were here even if it was for a short time.

Our condolences go to the families and friends that have been affected by these deaths.

On Thursday evening a number of us attended a condolence ceremony that was held in Snye. We had our tears wiped, our ears cleaned and our voices cleared so that we can deal with our personal grief and to help others deal with their grief.