Former Yellowquill counsellor reflects on Christopher Pauchay case
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With Christopher Pauchay getting out of jail this week, a lot of people are reflecting on some painful memories of the January 2008 incident that left his two little daughters frozen to death on the Yellowquill First Nation.
One of those people is Margaret Roper. She was a social worker on the reserve at the time. After trying to make change happen, Roper told News Talk Radio that she was pushed out of the community by what she calls “dirty politics.” And she hears things are no better now.
“I keep in touch with some people out in the community and nothing's changed,” Roper said. “Lot of alcoholism, there's no CFS (Child and Family Services) in the community, an increase in family violence. The problems have increased, let's put it that way.”
Roper feels once she left Yellowquill, all the determination to make changes faded away. “There was talk about a treatment facility. There was talk about bringing programs in. But nothing has changed,” she said. “Seeing the people still suffer is one of the hardest things I've ever had to deal with.”
