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Blood inquiry announced

Author

Windspeaker Staff

Volume

7

Issue

1

Year

1989

News Briefs

Page 3

After an eight-month waiting period an inquiry into how the RCMP handled investigations into deaths of Blood reserve Indians has been given the go ahead.

Premier Don Getty promised the inquiry last summer after receiving pressure from the southern Indian band who were worried about treatment they received when dealing with the police force.

Deputy Solicitor General Bob King, who negotiated the terms of reference for the inquiry, said, "it is estimated that the inquiry will last six to eight months...it is estimated that the inquiry will cost between $1 or 2 million."

Assistant Provincial Court Chief Judge Carl Rolf has been appointed to act as inquiry commissioner. The inquiry's headquarters will be in Lethbridge with the hearings taking place on the Blood reserve at Stand Off.