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Governor General visits Tumbler Ridge to check on grieving community

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Governor General Mary Simon with her husband Whit Fraser at the memorial site outside the community centre. They were accompanied by Tumbler Ridge Mayor Darryl Krakowka on April 27, 2026 to lay a purple heart with a message for his community.

Gov. Gen. Mary Simon visited the northeast B.C. community of Tumbler Ridge on Monday as residents continue to grieve the aftermath of a mass shooting on Feb. 10 in which eight people were killed.