Indigenous leaders in the Burns Lake, B.C., area say they're shocked by sex-related allegations against the town's former mayor — but they're also calling for healing for both the victims and the alleged perpetrator. And in fact a lot of our elders had a lot of respect for him," said former Wet'suwet'en First Nation Chief Karen Ogen-Toews. "It's sent shock waves throughout the Burns Lake community and all of the surrounding areas." Luke Strimbold, former mayor of Burns Lake, B.C., stands with former B.C. Strimbold was first elected mayor of the Village of Burns Lake in 2011 at the age of 21.

Source: CBC News March 04, 2018 03:11 UTC