Shimmy Jolaoso
speaker
18 appearances
1 recordings
1 series
first heard Feb 2026
last heard 14 Feb
Shimmy Jolaoso’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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He appeared quite emotional at times, trying to push a message of solidarity, saying that he knew that there were no words that could fill the silence in the homes of the families that lost loved ones.
He said he was there to show that Canadians are with the families.
And he said that Tumbler Ridge, the town, is one full of grace and that they are dealing with their loss gracefully.
He also spoke about the victims.
He mentioned one of the children that were killed, Kylie Smith.
He called her beautiful, kind and innocent.
He also referred to one of the boys that were killed, Abel Mwansa, calling him bright, ambitious and someone who loved school.
Yes, he read out the names of all of the victims.
He read out Takaria Lampert's name, a 12-year-old student at the school who he said loved K-pop, demon hunters and crafts and cooking.
He mentioned Zoe Benoit, who was 12 years old.
Her family earlier in a statement called her resilient, vibrant and smart.
He also mentioned Ezekiel Schofield, who was 13 years old.
He said that Ezekiel was an aspiring hockey player who always had a smile.
No, there were other local community leaders, including an indigenous leader who gave a prayer.
There was also one of the police chiefs who mentioned how he has lost a child about 14 years ago and understood what the families were going through.
And it was just a message of love being pushed by all the community members that...
This isn't something that the town will recover from anytime soon.
But because there's such a tight knit community, it's a town of less than 3000 people and a lot of people know each other, that that sense of community, that closeness is what's going to help them through the days ahead.
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