Governor General's Personal Visit to Tumbler Ridge

0:00It's April 29th. Welcome to Canada News Today, powered by AI, I'm Corey with the story. Governor General Mary Simon just wrapped up two days in Tumblr Ridge, British Columbia, revisiting the small town rocked by a mass shooting back on, February 10th. That's where 28-year-old Jesse Van Rootselar killed her mother and half-brother at home, then headed to a local school, taking out five, students and a teaching assistant before ending her own life. Here this year in February, Simon joined a vigil there alongside Prime Minister Mark Karney and other politicians, but she couldn't connect. One-on-one with everyone affected. This time, she made it personal, sitting down privately with victims' families and frontline workers she missed before. The community is still deep in grief, and Simon notes how healing is different for each person, but they've got solid supports lined up to help. This through it, that tragedy put this quiet Northeast BC spot under a global microscope overnight.

1:01Months later, cards and messages keep pouring in from around the world. Little gestures that Simon says mean everything. As Tumblr Ridge leans on that worldwide kindness, they're piecing together a path forward, one step at a time.