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Author of the article: Star Staff Publishing date: May 27, 2021  •  1 day ago  •  12 minute read  •  Amanda Robichaud, left, director/chaplain of the Elgin Street Mission and Elgin Street Mission community care team members Allain Labelle, Liz Spooner-Young, Bela Ravi, Tracey Day, Rick Bertrand and chair Gerry Lougheed were on hand at the mission in Sudbury, Ont. on Thursday May 27, 2021 to promote a fundraising event. During the month of June, four outdoor barbecue events will...

Article content Amanda Robichaud recalls wondering, in those painful days and weeks that followed Christopher Labreche’s suicide, if her brother should have chosen a different job. “That’s a bit of a fleeting thought,” Robichaud told a video press conference on Thursday. “We’re proud of his service, we’re proud of the job he chose. He couldn’t have done anything else. He was born to be a police officer and he loved it. He loved the job.” We apologize...

Article content Amanda Robichaud recalls wondering, in those painful days and weeks that followed Christopher Labreche’s suicide, if her brother should have chosen a different job. “That’s a bit of a fleeting thought,” Robichaud told a video press conference on Thursday. “We’re proud of his service, we’re proud of the job he chose. He couldn’t have done anything else. He was born to be a police officer and he loved it. He loved the job.” We apologize...

Article content Amanda Robichaud recalls wondering, in those painful days and weeks that followed Christopher Labreche’s suicide, if her brother should have chosen a different job. “That’s a bit of a fleeting thought,” Robichaud told a video press conference on Thursday. “We’re proud of his service, we’re proud of the job he chose. He couldn’t have done anything else. He was born to be a police officer and he loved it. He loved the job.” We apologize...

  SUDBURY -- Its been a difficult two years for the family of Christopher Labreche. The Greater Sudbury Police officer died in 2019 in a car crash on Highway 69 and time certainly hasnt made it easier. "I lost my brother by suicide," said his sister Amanda Robichaud. "Const. Christopher Labreche died by suicide on July 4, 2019, and we came to find out that a bridge couldnt be named in his honour due to legislation." Robichaud is referring to legislation that was first enacted in 2002 by fo...

SHARE ON: In recognition of Police Week, Nickel Belt MPP France Gélinas, the NDP’s health critic, will present a bill at Queen’s Park. She says the bill is to include police officers who have taken their own lives as a consequence of their work and being in the line of duty. She would like them to be recognized as well on highway memorials for fallen officers. Gélinas will be joined by local resident Amanda Robichaud, who is also the sister of a fallen officer.

Author of the article: Gerry Lougheed Publishing date: Mar 07, 2021  •  March 7, 2021  •  2 minute read  •  Troy MacKenzie, left, and Marian MacKenzie, of Tim Hortons, Amanda Robichaud, executive director of the Elgin Street Mission, Kevin Thomas, of Great Lakes Pizza, and Gerry Lougheed, chair of the Missions Food Fund, were on hand to celebrate the achievements of the Food Fund in Sudbury, Ont. on Thursday March 4, 2021. For the last year, the MacKenzie family Tim Hortons loca...

Small wonder: How a village helped raise one of N.B.s tiniest preemies Amanda Robichaud was a province away from her home and family when she gave birth to her micro-preemie son. What she didnt know was that her entire community was mobilizing, with family, friends and even strangers rallying to help her. Social Sharing When Amanda Robichaud went into labour at 23 weeks, her community rallied behind her and has never stopped Posted: Feb 06, 2021 8:00 AM AT | Last Updated: February 6 Amanda Robi...