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Though it serves just a fraction of Newfoundland and Labrador's population, the courthouse in the central Labrador town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay is the second busiest in the province, after St. John's.
With a sexual assault rate four times national average, Labrador advocates seek help Poll Independent Deirdre Connolly, shown in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, N.L. on Monday, May 3, 2021, opened the Sexual Assault Crisis and Prevention Centre's Labrador office in March 2020 and says the St. John's headquarters has been calling for a sexual assault nurse examiner program in the region for years. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Shirley White MANDATORY CREDIT ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Rigolet is a close-knit Labrador community of about 300 people where everyone knows each other. It should be a place where people...
Posted: May 10, 2021 10:34 AM NT | Last Updated: May 10 New data shows that although Labrador is home to just five per cent of the province's population, it accounted for about one-quarter of police-reported sexual assaults last year.(Ben Nelms/CBC) Rigolet is a close-knit Labrador community of about 300 people where everyone knows each other. It should be a place where people feel safe, but resident Desiree Wolfrey says she's constantly warning her three daughters to be on guard. "I'm always telling them to be wary of where you are and who you're with, and to be careful," Wolfrey said in a r...
Sarah Smellie Deirdre Connolly, shown in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, N.L. on Monday, May 3, 2021, opened the Sexual Assault Crisis and Prevention Centre's Labrador office in March 2020 and says the St. John's headquarters has been calling for a sexual assault nurse examiner program in the region for years. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Shirley White MANDATORY CREDIT May 10, 2021 - 1:00 AM ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Rigolet is a close-knit Labrador community of about 300 people where everyone knows each other. It should be a place where people feel safe, but resident Desiree Wolfrey sa...