The province will not appeal a court decision that ruled in favour of the “Walking with our Angels” camp that set up in Wascana Park this summer. The province went to court last month looking to remove the teepee set up by 24-year-old Tristen Durocher to protest the high suicide rates in the province’s north. […]
Tristan Durocher’s 44-day protest and fast is over and his teepee along with the “Walking With Our Angels” camp is gone. However, the discussion in the aftermath of the anti-suicide advocates remains. Durocher, who had been camped out across the street from the Saskatchewan Legislature, got a boost from a Regina judge Friday when he […]
The Walking With Our Angels protest set up in Wascana Park in front of the Legislature came to an end Sunday. Tristen Durocher walked more than 630 kilometres earlier this summer from Air Ronge to Regina to protest a lack of action being done to prevent suicide in northern Saskatchewan. His protest included a 44 […]
Tristen Durocher can stay in Wascana Park and complete his ceremonial fast. A Regina judge is declaring bylaws that said he had to leave as unconstitutional. Both the provincial government and the Provincial Capital Commission had asked Durocher and others to leave the west lawn across the street from the Legislative Building and comply with […]
The Walking With Our Angels site, adjacent from the Saskatchewan legislature in Regina’s Wascana Park, drew supporters from across the province on Tuesday to call for more from the provincial government in addressing suicide rates in Saskatchewan. Tristen Durocher, who has been in Regina since July 31 after completing a walk from La Ronge to […]
The protest camp for “Walking with our Angels” is still up a week after the tipi and pictures of several victims of suicide were erected. It even made it passed a visit by Regina Police and the Provincial Capital Commission who told one of the main protesters, Tristen Durocher, that they were in violation of […]
A meeting has been had between rural and remote health minister Warren Kaeding, Northern Affairs minister Lori Carr, and advocate for suicide prevention Tristen Durocher. In a joint statement, the ministers say they appreciate Durocher’s advocacy on this issue and welcomed the opportunity to further a conversation on this issue. Durocher walked over 600 kilometres […]
Nothing has been taken down at the Walking With Our Angels camp across from the Saskatchewan Legislative Building in Regina since officials ordered members of the camp to take it down over the weekend. Organizers Tristen Durocher and Chris Merasty, who embarked on a 635-kilometre walk from La Ronge to Regina in July to raise […]
