Property rights questions dominate RCMP town hall in Biggar, Sask.
BIGGAR, Sask. — An RCMP town hall meeting close to the farm where a young Indigenous man was fatally shot in 2016 heard Monday evening from several residents confused about what rights they have to defend their property.
The meeting in Biggar, Sask., was not meant as a response to last month’s divisive not guilty verdict in the trial for Gerald Stanley, who had been charged with second-degree murder in the death of Colten Boushie.
Rather, it was one of many such gatherings the Mounties plan to hold in Saskatchewan to hear residents’ concerns and outline the measures police are taking to tackle rural crime.
Mike Walkers, who has a ranch south of Biggar, said he has had two quads stolen in recent years.