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 bylaw by camping at Wascana Park.
Mayor Michael Fougere says this is being handled differently than the “Justice for our Stolen Children” camp where several tipis were erected in the park.
“I do know that Mr. Durocher was given a ticket as he is breaking the bylaw,” Fougere said. “I think that was served by the Wascana Centre police and then the RPS were there as well, and they let him know personally that he is in an illegal structure with a fire — which you can’t have — so he’s been told that.”
Fougere says he recognizes there is a right to protest.
“That being said, there are laws and bylaws to be respected, and I would hope that those laws and bylaws would be respected and that any sort of protest is done in an orderly way that obeys the law.”
Durocher walked from La Ronge to Regina to protest a lack of suicide prevention measures in northern Saskatchewan. He is on a hunger strike and has committed to continue protesting until meanginful change is made.