>> Tom: WELCOME.
I'M TOM MURPHY IN NOVA SCOTIA.
WHERE PEOPLE HAVE FOR DAYS NOW 
BEEN STRUGGLING THROUGH SHOCK, 
GRIEF AND ANGER AFTER LAST 
WEEKEND'S MASS SHOOTING.
THEY'VE HAD TO DO IT LARGELY 
ALONE, IN ISOLATION BECAUSE OF 
THE PANDEMIC.
IN JUST A FEW MOMENTS THAT WILL 
CHANGE.
A VIRTUAL VIGIL IS HAPPENING 
TONIGHT TO HONOUR THE LIVES 
STOLEN AWAY.
THESE ARE THEIR FACES.
22 MOTHERS AND FATHERS, SONS AND
DAUGHTERS, FRIENDS.
SOME WHO HAD DEDICATED THEIR 
CAREERS TO CARING FOR OTHERS AND
TO PROTECTING THEM.
THEY ARE NOW THE VICTIMS OF ONE 
OF THE WORST MASS KILLINGS IN 
CANADIAN HISTORY.
OVER THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS WITH 
THE PAIN STILL RAW, PEOPLE HAVE 
BEEN FINDING WAYS TO PAY TRIBUTE
TO THOSE WHO ARE NOW GONE.
TO HONOUR THEIR SACRIFICE WITH 
FLOWERS, SIGNS AND SONGS.
TONIGHT ANOTHER WAY.
A COMMUNITY GROUP IN COLCHESTER 
COUNTY, WHERE MUCH OF OF THE 
VIOLENCE HAPPENED, HAS ORGANIZED
A VIRTUAL VIGIL TO HELP PEOPLE 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY TAKE PART.
CBC IS AIRING IT NOW.
THIS IS "NOVA SCOTIA REMEMBERS".
[ ♪♪♪ ]
>> LAST WEEKEND, NOVA SCOTIA 
WOKE UP TO HEART SICKNESS.
WE KNOW THE EXTENT OF THE 
CARNAGE, THE MAGNITUDE OF THE 
LOSS.
AN ACT THAT TOOK AWAY FAMILY 
MEMBERS, FRIENDS AND NEIGHBOURS,
COWORKERS, NOVA SCOTIANS, GOOD 
PEOPLE.
SO MANY ARE GONE.
SENSELESSLY.
A TRAGEDY OF THIS SCALE IS SO 
RARE IN OUR COUNTRY THAT IT IS 
DIFFICULT TO COMPREHEND.
WE ARE SHATTERED, BUT NOT 
BROKEN.
IN THE LAST WEEK I HAVE SEEN 
TRIBUTES FROM ALL CORNERS OF 
THIS NATION.
I HAVE SEEN THE POWER OF 
KINDNESS AND COMPASSION WHEN 
COMMUNITIES RISE IN STRENGTH TO 
PROVIDE SUPPORT IN TIMES OF 
CRISIS.
I HAVE HEARD NOVA SCOTIANS AND 
CANADIANS WHO REFUSE TO BE 
DEFINED BY WHAT HAPPENED.
THIS IS NOT WHO WE ARE.
WE WILL NEVER ACCEPT SUCH 
VIOLENCE AND WE WON'T STAND BY.
TONIGHT WE FACE THIS ADVERSITY 
TOGETHER AND WE HONOUR THE 
MEMORIES OF THE VICTIMS.
WE ARE GATHERED ONLINE FROM A 
SAFE DISTANCE AS WE FIGHT THE 
OTHER INVISIBLE ENEMY, BUT WE 
ARE CONNECTED AS A COUNTRY AND 
WE ARE GRIEVING TOGETHER.
[Speaking French]
ON BEHALF OF ALL CANADIANS, MY 
SINCERE CONDOLENCES TO THOSE WHO
ARE SUFFERING, TO THE FAMILIES 
OF THE VICTIMS, TO THE RCMP WHO 
HAVE LOST A COURAGEOUS 
COLLEAGUE, AND TO EVERYONE IN 
NOVA SCOTIA.
MY BEST WISHES ALSO TO THOSE WHO
HAVE BEEN HURT OR INJURED AND MY
HEART FELT GRATITUDE TO THOSE 
WHO RESPONDED BRAVELY TO THE 
CALLS, AS THEY DO EACH AND EVERY
DAY.
TONIGHT WE FEEL AN IMMENSE 
SADNESS.
THERE IS SO MUCH PAIN, BUT JUST 
AS IT WILL EMERGE FROM THE 
DARKNESS OF THE PANDEMIC, A 
RESILIENT NOVA SCOTIA WILL 
EMERGE FROM THIS TRAGEDY.
HEALING WILL TAKE TIME, BUT YOU 
CAN COUNT ON EVERYONE IN THIS 
COUNTRY TO BE WITH YOU 
STEP-BY-STEP IN SOLIDARITY UNTIL
WE REACH THAT BRIGHTER DAY.
[Speaking French]
MY DEEPEST SYMPATHY.
>> HELLO, EVERYONE.
BONJOUR.
>> Prime Minister Justin 
Trudeau: ACROSS THE COUNTRY, 
CANADIANS STAND UNITED IN OUR 
GRIEF AND TODAY WE JOIN TOGETHER
IN REMEMBRANCE.
A NEIGHBOUR AND A NURSE, A 
TEACHER AND A FRIEND, A MOUNTIE 
AND A MOTHER, FRIENDS, 
COLLEAGUES, AND FAMILY.
THEY REPRESENTED THE BEST OF US.
AND THEY WERE TAKEN FROM US FAR 
TOO SOON.
TO EVERYONE WHO LOST A LOVED 
ONE, CANADA IS MOURNING WITH 
YOU.
THE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE 
GRIEVING, WE ARE HERE FOR YOU.
YOU ARE NOT ALONE.
THERE ARE NO WORDS TO DESCRIBE 
YOUR PAIN.
NO WORDS THAT COULD BRING BACK 
THOSE WHO LEFT US TOO SOON.
THIS SENSELESS ACT OF VIOLENCE 
HAPPENED IN PLACES WHERE HOME 
ISN'T JUST A NAME, IT'S A 
FEELING.
THAT FEELING OF KNOWING FRIENDS 
AND FAMILY ARE JUST AROUND THE 
CORNER IF YOU NEED ANYTHING.
THAT FEELING OF GROWING UP WITH 
PEOPLE WHO HAVE KNOWN YOU YOUR 
WHOLE LIFE.
AND RIGHT NOW TO ALL CANADIANS, 
IT FEELS LIKE WE KNEW THE PEOPLE
WE JUST LOST.
[Speaking French]
IN TIMES LIKE THIS, WE REMEMBER 
THAT THE SAME SENSE OF COMMUNITY
THAT IS FELT IN PORTAPIQUE, 
WENTWORTH, MILFORD.
THAT'S WHO WE ARE.
[Speaking French]
WE'RE ALL GOING THROUGH A 
DIFFICULT TIME AND IT'S OKAY TO 
FEEL OVERWHELMED.
IF YOU'RE STRUGGLING, REACH OUT 
TO SOMEONE YOU TRUST.
AND IF YOU CAN, LET OTHERS KNOW 
YOU'RE HERE FOR THEM.
AS CANADIANS, WE'LL ALWAYS STAND
TOGETHER.
TODAY, TOMORROW, AND EVERY DAY.
>> WE'VE ALL BEEN SHAKEN AND 
DEEPLY SADDENED BY THE EVENTS OF
THIS PAST WEEKEND.
SO MANY WONDERFUL PEOPLE DIED 
AND AS THE DAYS PASS, WE ARE 
LEARNING MORE ABOUT WHO THEY 
WERE AND WHAT THEY DID.
THEY ALL LEAVE BEHIND FAMILY 
MEMBERS WHO ARE STRUGGLING WITH 
THEIR HEARTBREAKING LOSS.
LET US ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE THE 
FIRST RESPONDERS WHO REACTED TO 
THIS INCIDENT.
THEIR ACTIONS REMIND US THERE 
ARE MANY CITIZENS WHO REGULARLY 
PLACE THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE TO
PROTECT THE PUBLIC.
TRAGICALLY, RCMP CONSTABLE HEIDI
STEVENSON PAID THE ULTIMATE 
PRICE IN DOING HER DUTY.
[Speaking French]
THE ONE GLIMMER OF LIGHT IN THIS
TRAGEDY IS THAT NOVA SCOTIANS 
HAVE UNITED TO OFFER THEIR 
SUPPORT AND COMPASSION.
UNITY IN DIFFICULT TIMES IS 
CHARACTERISTIC OF THIS PROVINCE.
THERE IS HOPE THAT THE FAMILIES 
OF THE VICTIMS CAN TAKE SOME 
COMFORT IN KNOWING THAT NOVA 
SCOTIANS AND CANADIANS ARE 
SUPPORTING THEM AT THIS 
DIFFICULT TIME.
[ ♪♪♪ ]
HI, MY NAME IS JONATHAN TORRENS.
I'VE LIVED IN COLCHESTER COUNTY 
FOR 12 YEARS.
I'M A PROUD MEMBER OF THE 
COMMUNITY.
AS YOU CAN IMAGINE OVER THE LAST
SEVERAL DAYS, PEOPLE HAVE BEEN 
REELING, TRYING TO MAKE SENSE OF
SOMETHING THAT JUST DOESN'T MAKE
SENSE.
IT FEELS LIKE THERE ARE MILLIONS
OF QUESTIONS AND NO ANSWERS.
SO MUCH PAIN, SO MUCH SADNESS.
WHY WOULD WE HAVE TO SAY GOODBYE
TO PEOPLE WHOSE NAMES AND 
VOCATIONS YOU NOW KNOW WHO 
AROUND HERE WERE KNOWN AS 
SOMEBODY'S BROTHER OR SISTER, 
GRANDPARENTS, NEIGHBOUR, FRIEND,
SONS AND DAUGHTERS, MOMS AND 
DADS?
NORMALLY IN A COMMUNITY LIKE 
OURS, MOST SMALL TOWNS IN FACT, 
WE LEAN ON EACH OTHER IN GOOD 
TIMES AND BAD.
AND IF SOMETHING LIKE THIS WERE 
TO HAPPEN, WE WOULD GATHER TO 
GRIEVE, FIND STRENGTH AND 
SUPPORT IN EACH OTHER.
LEND A HUG OR A HANDSHAKE OR 
HELP OUT, SHARE MEMORIES, SHARE 
TEARS.
BUT WE CAN'T DO THAT RIGHT NOW 
WHICH IS HOW THIS EVENT WAS 
CONCEIVED BY A FEW OF THE 
RESIDENTS OF PORTAPIQUE WHO 
WANTED THEIR FRIENDS AND 
NEIGHBOURS, THE FAMILIES 
DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY THIS 
TRAGEDY AND ALL THE COMMUNITIES 
TO KNOW THAT EVEN THOUGH IT 
MIGHT NOT FEEL LIKE IT, YOU ARE 
NOT ALONE.
AND YOU ARE LOVED.
AND EVEN THOUGH WE CAN'T PRETEND
TO UNDERSTAND THE PAIN YOU'RE 
IN, WE ARE HERE TO TRY TO FIND A
WAY TO HELP SHOULDER SOME OF THE
BURDEN OF THIS GRIEF.
THE PEOPLE IN THESE COMMUNITIES 
WANT YOU TO KNOW WATCHING FROM 
ALL OVER THE WORLD THAT THEY 
FEEL YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT.
IN FACT, IT'S WHAT IS HOLDING 
THEM UP.
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
THERE IS A PROUD TRADITION IN 
THIS PART OF THE WORLD, 
SOMETIMES WHEN THERE SIMPLY ARE 
NO WORDS, WE TURN TO SONG.
WHICH IS WHAT THE NEXT HOUR IS 
ABOUT.
A CHANCE TO TRY TO FIND A BIT OF
REPRIEVE AS WE PAUSE AND 
REMEMBER.
>> TO MY DEAR NOVA SCOTIA, WE 
ARE THERE WITH YOU IN THE 
DEEPEST OF WAYS.
YOU'RE CHARITABLE SPIRIT THAT I 
WITNESSED SO MUCH IN MY YOUTH 
WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN NOW.
THE COUNTRY IS WITH YOU IN 
SPIRIT AND MUSIC AND LOVE.
WE ALL LOVE YOU AND I LOVE YOU 
AND I THANK YOU FOR ALL THE 
GIFTS YOU'VE GIVEN TO ME OVER 
THE YEARS.
YOU ARE A STRONG BUNCH AND 
YOU'LL STAY STRONG.
I WANT TO PLAY A TUNE FOR YOU 
THAT I CHOSE BECAUSE OF A 
BEAUTIFUL PERFORMANCE I SAW A 
COUPLE OF DAYS AGO PLAYED BY ONE
OF THE VICTIMS, EMILY TUCK.
AND SHE WAS A FIDDLER.
SO I THOUGHT I WOULD UNITE 
MYSELF TO HER PERFORMANCE AND 
PLAY THIS TUNE FOR ALL THE SOULS
THAT LOST THEIR LIVES.
>> SO YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO THE 
COVID KITCHEN PARTY.
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[ ♪♪♪ ]
[ ♪♪♪ ]
[ ♪♪♪ ]
[ ♪♪♪ ]
>> THERE'S SOME FIDDLE FOR YOU.
>> IT'S HARD TO FIND THE WORDS.
HOW DO YOU MAKE SENSE OF 
SOMETHING SO SENSELESS?
TO THE FAMILIES, YOU HAVE LOST 
SO MUCH AND I AM SORRY.
YOUR LOVED ONES MATTERED.
THEY LOVED, THEY HAD DREAMS AND 
THEY CONTRIBUTED TO THIS 
PROVINCE.
WE ARE ALL HERE THIS EVENING TO 
REMEMBER THEM AND TO WRAP OUR 
ARMS AROUND YOU AND YOU'RE NOT 
ALONE.
THIS PROVINCE WILL STAND WITH 
YOU AS YOU TRY TO PICK UP THE 
PIECES.
AND AS YOUR PREMIER I WANT TO 
TELL YOU, TAKE YOUR TIME, BE 
GOOD TO YOURSELF AND KNOW YOU 
ARE LOVED.
TO THE COMMUNITY, YOU'VE ALWAYS 
BEEN A KIND BEAUTIFUL PART OF 
OUR PROVINCE.
THAT DOESN'T CHANGE.
WHAT HAPPENED HERE IN OUR 
PROVINCE IS NOT WHO WE ARE.
IT MAY CHANGE US A LITTLE, BUT 
IT DOES NOT DEFINE US.
LET'S CONTINUE TO DO THAT 
TOGETHER.
NOVA SCOTIA IS STRONGER 
TOGETHER.
[ ♪♪♪ ]
>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.
JENNIFER AND I ARE ABSOLUTELY 
HEARTBROKEN, DEVASTATED AS 
EVERYONE IS.
ALL THE VICTIMS' FAMILIES PLEASE
KNOW THAT OUR THOUGHTS AND OUR 
PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU AND WE'RE 
HERE FOR YOU.
[ ♪♪♪ ]
♪ TIMES OF DARKNESS ♪
♪ CAN BE BRIGHTER THAN 
SUNSHINE ♪
♪ AND THE MOON OVERSHADOWS THE 
SUN ♪
♪ THE SADNESS YOU FEEL ALL 
AROUND YOU ♪
♪ CAN'T BE UNDONE ♪
♪ WHEN YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE 
SMOTHERED AND LONELY ♪
♪ NOT A SONG BIRD TO SING YOU A 
SONG ♪
♪ THE HOPE YOU ONCE HAD SO MUCH 
OF ♪
♪ IS GONE ♪
♪ AND THE TEARS KEEP FALLING AND
THE FEARS EVOLVING ♪
♪ YOU CAN HANDLE ON YOUR OWN ♪
♪ IF YOUR WORLD NEEDS A SHOULDER
TO CRY ON ♪
♪ I'VE GOT ONE ♪
[ ♪♪♪ ]
♪ AND YOUR TEARS KEEP FALLING ♪
♪ AND YOUR FEARS ♪
♪ YOU CAN HANDLE ON YOUR OWN ♪
♪ WHEN YOUR WORLD NEEDS A 
SHOULDER TO CRY ON ♪
♪ I'VE GOT ONE ♪
[ ♪♪♪ ]
>> HELLO THERE.
I'M LENOIRA ZAIN.
I WANT TO SAY IT'S BEEN A 
DEVASTATING WEEK FOR ALL OF US 
HERE IN CUMBERLAND COLCHESTER.
AND NOVA SCOTIANS IN GENERAL.
YOU KNOW, APRIL THE 19TH.
SUNDAY MORNING WE AWOKE TO FIND 
OUT A DEVASTATINGLY SENSELESS 
ACT OF VIOLENCE HAD TAKEN PLACE.
AND, UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAVE 
SINCE FOUND OUT MORE AND MORE 
LOVED ONES ARE GONE.
THEIR LIVES CUT SHORT.
SO MY HEART GOES OUT TO EVERY 
SINGLE PERSON WHO HAS LOST 
SOMEBODY THAT YOU LOVE.
TO THE COWORKERS WHO WORKED WITH
SOMEBODY WHO YOU'VE LOST.
AND ALSO TO FRIENDS WHO HAVE 
LOST DEAR, DEAR FRIENDS AND HAVE
BEEN REACHING OUT TO ME AND 
OTHERS AND ON SOCIAL MEDIA AT 
THIS VERY DIFFICULT TIME OF 
SOCIAL DISTANCING, THE COVID-19 
PANDEMIC, IT'S A DIFFICULT TIME 
FOR US TO COME TOGETHER TO 
GRIEVE, BUT I THINK THAT THIS 
VIGIL SHOWS NOTHING CAN STOP US 
FROM REACHING OUT AND LOVING ONE
ANOTHER AND SUPPORTING ONE 
ANOTHER AS NOVA SCOTIANS AND AS 
CANADIANS.
>> HELLO.
MY NAME IS BARRY BELIEVY.
I'M A PASTOR AND LIVE IN 
WENTWORTH, NOVA SCOTIA.
ONE OF THE TWO PLACES OF THE 16 
CRIME SPOTS OF THIS PAST 
WEEKEND.
MY WIFE LINDA AND I ARE VERY, 
VERY SORRY FOR WHAT PEOPLE ARE 
GOING THROUGH HERE IN OUR 
COMMUNITIES.
ALL OF THE SORROW, ALL OF THE 
LOSS.
WE'RE HEARTBROKEN AS ARE MANY 
OTHERS.
ON SUNDAY MORNING, IT WAS SHOCK 
THAT CAME UPON ALL OF US AS WE 
HEARD OF THESE HORRIFIC EVENTS 
AND WE COULDN'T HELP BUT WONDER 
WHY IN THESE COMMUNITIES AND IN 
BEAUTIFUL NOVA SCOTIA HAS THIS 
HAPPENED?
LATER THE SHOCK GAVE WAY TO 
SORROW AS WE LEARNED HOW MANY 
HAD DIED AND HOW MANY WERE 
SUFFERING THE LOSS OF LOVED 
ONES.
I THINK IT WAS MONDAY THAT I 
BEGAN TO FEEL SHAPE.
A GREAT SENSE OF SHAME THAT A 
HUMAN BEING HAD ACTUALLY CHOSEN 
TO DO THIS AND TO ACT THIS WAY 
TOWARD OTHERS WITH SUCH MALICE 
AND CRUELTY AND BRUTALITY.
WE NOW KNOW WHO HAS DIED, BUT WE
DO NOT KNOW WHY.
BUT I BELIEVE WE KNOW WHAT WE 
SHOULD DO.
WE SHOULD DRAW NEARER TO EACH 
ONE IN A RESPONSIBLE WAY AND 
COMFORT THOSE THAT ARE GRIEVING 
AND ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT 
FAMILIES AND OUR COMMUNITY AND 
OUR POLICE AND OUR GOVERNMENT 
LEADERS WHO ARE VERY OVERWHELMED
WITHLL OF THIS.
WE NEED TO DRAW NEARER TO ONE 
ANOTHER.
WE ALSO NEED TO DRAW NEARER TO 
GOD.
>> HI.
[ ♪♪♪ ]
♪ CARRY YOU HOME ♪
♪ BACK TO THE SKIES ♪
♪ AND OUR FAMILY ♪
♪ IT'S GOING TO GROW 
♪ JUST LIKE TREE 
♪ HEARTACHE, LET IT GO ♪
♪ LET IT GO ♪
[ ♪♪♪ ]
♪ HEARTACHE, LET IT GO ♪
♪ LET IT GO ♪
♪ YOU'RE MEANT TO BE FREE ♪
♪ DON'T HAVE ANSWERS TO IT ALL ♪
♪ BUT I HEAR PERFECT LOVE IS 
GOING TO SAVE US ALL ♪
[ ♪♪♪ ]
♪ IN THE SKY ♪
♪ NEXT TO ME ♪
♪ I KNOW ♪
♪ A WAVE IN THE WIND ♪
♪ GETS TO MY BOAT AND TURNS ME ♪
♪ HEARTACHE, LET IT GO ♪
♪ LET IT GO ♪
♪ YOU'RE WHERE YOU'RE MEANT TO 
BE ♪
♪ HEARTACHE, LET IT GO ♪
♪ LET IT GO ♪
♪ YOU WERE MEANT TO BE FREE ♪
♪ I'M NOT A CHILD ♪
♪ I DON'T HAVE THE ANSWERS TO IT
ALL ♪
♪ BUT I HEAR PERFECT DREAM OF 
LOVE ♪
♪ IS GOING TO SAVE OUR SOUL ♪
♪ I DON'T HAVE THE ANSWERS ♪
♪ TO IT ALL ♪
[ ♪♪♪ ]
♪ LOVE IS GOING TO SAVE OUR 
SOULS ♪
♪ SAVE OUR SOULS ♪
>> HI, EVERYONE.
IN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TIMES WE 
HAVE AN INSTINCTIVE NEED TO 
GATHER TOGETHER AND THAT'S WHAT 
WE'RE DOING TONIGHT THE BEST WAY
WE KNOW HOW.
WE'RE COMING TOGETHER BECAUSE WE
WANT THOSE DEAR PEOPLE WHO LOST 
LOVED ONES TO KNOW HOW CONCERNED
WE ARE ABOUT THEM AND HOW MUCH 
WE CARE ABOUT THEM AND LOVE 
THEM.
AND WE WANT THE RCMP OFFICERS 
AND ALL FIRST RESPONDERS TO KNOW
THAT WE RESPECT THEM DEEPLY AND 
WE'RE ETERNALLY GRATEFUL FOR ALL
THEY DO.
PLEASE KNOW THAT YOU ARE ALL IN 
ALL OF OUR HEARTS.
>> HERE'S AN OLD SONG THAT I 
WROTE YEARS AGO ABOUT MAKING IT 
THROUGH.
♪ WE'VE BEEN DOWN ♪
♪ JUST A LITTLE TOO LONG ♪
♪ COULD HAVE BEEN RIGHT ♪
♪ BUT IT TURNED OUT WRONG ♪
♪ YOU AND I HAVE BEEN THROUGH IT
TIME ♪
♪ SOONER OR LATER ♪
♪ IT'S GOING TO GO ♪
♪ WE'VE BEEN IN WHEN WE SHOULD 
HAVE BEEN OUT ♪
♪ LEFT ALONE IN A SHADOW OF A 
DOUBT ♪
♪ NOW IT SEEMS ALL OUR BROKEN 
DREAMS, THEY'LL JUST FADE AWAY ♪
♪ SOONER OR LATER ♪
♪ IT'S GOING TO BE OKAY ♪
♪ SOONER OR LATER ♪
♪ WE'RE GOING TO WIN ♪
♪ AND WE'LL FLY LIKE EAGLES IN 
THE WIND ♪
♪ THE DOORS WILL ALL BE OPEN ♪
♪ AND WE CAN WALK RIGHT IN ♪
♪ SOONER OR LATER ♪
♪ WE'RE GOING TO WIN ♪
[ ♪♪♪ ]
♪ WE'VE BEEN DOWN ♪
♪ JUST A LITTLE TOO LONG ♪
♪ BUT IT WORKED OUT ALL RIGHT ♪
♪ BUT IT TURNED OUT WRONG ♪
YOU AND I HAVE BEEN THROUGH THIS
SO MANY TIMES BEFORE ♪
♪ SOONER OR LATER ♪
♪ SOONER OR LATER ♪
♪ WE'RE GOING TO WIN ♪
♪ AND WE'LL FLY LIKE EAGLES IN 
THE WIND ♪
♪ DOORS WILL ALL BE OPEN ♪
♪ FOR US TO WALK RIGHT IN ♪
♪ SOONER OR LATER ♪
♪ SOONER OR LATER ♪
♪ SOONER OR LATER ♪
♪ WE'RE GOING TO WIN ♪
♪ SOONER OR LATER ♪
♪ WE'RE GOING TO WITH IN ♪
♪ SOONER OR LATER ♪
♪ WE'RE GOING TO WIN ♪
♪ SOONER OR LATER ♪
♪ WE'RE ♪
♪ GOING 
♪ TO ♪
♪ WIN ♪
[ ♪♪♪ ]
[ ♪♪♪ ]
♪ WHEN YOU'RE WEARY ♪
♪ AND FEELING SMALL ♪
♪ WHEN TEARS ARE IN YOUR EYES ♪
♪ I WILL DRY THEM ALL ♪
♪ I'M ON YOUR SIDE ♪
♪ OH WHEN DARKNESS COMES ♪
♪ AND PAIN IS ALL AROUND ♪
♪ LIKE A BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED 
WATER ♪
♪ I WILL LAY ME DOWN ♪
♪ LIKE A BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED 
WATER ♪
♪ I WILL LAY ME DOWN ♪
♪ WHEN YOU'RE DOWN AND OUT ♪
♪ WHEN YOU'RE ON THE STREET ♪
♪ WHEN EVENING FALLS SO HARD ♪
♪ I WILL COMFORT YOU ♪
♪ I'LL TAKE YOUR PART ♪
♪ OH, WHEN TROUBLE COMES ♪
♪ AND PAIN IS ALL AROUND ♪
♪ LIKE A BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED 
WATER ♪
♪ I WILL LAY ME DOWN ♪
♪ LIKE A BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED 
WATER ♪
♪ I WILL LAY ME DOWN ♪
♪ WILL LAY ME DOWN ♪
♪ OH, YEAH, LIKE A BRIDGE ♪
♪ OVER TROUBLED WATERS ♪
♪ I WILL LAY ♪
♪ ME DOWN ♪
♪ OH, MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS ♪
♪ LIKE A BRIDGE ♪
♪ HEY, YEAH ♪
♪ OVER TROUBLED WATER ♪
♪ I WILL LAY ME DOWN ♪
♪ OH, LIKE A BRIDGE ♪
♪ OVER TROUBLED WATER ♪
♪ I WILL LAY ME DOWN ♪
♪ LIKE A BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED 
WATER ♪
♪ I WILL LAY ME DOWN ♪
>> TODAY I WANT TO SPEAK TO YOU 
ABOUT COMMUNITY.
THIS IS THE COMMUNITY WHERE I 
GREW UP.
IT'S A COMMUNITY THAT I CALL 
HOME AND A COMMUNITY THAT I'VE 
BEEN PROUD AND PRIVILEGED TO 
REPRESENT FOR THE LAST 14 YEARS.
IT'S A COMMUNITY OF 
HARD-WORKING, FUN-LOVING, EASY 
GOING FAMILIES WHO CARE FOR EACH
OTHER AND WHO CARE DEEPLY ABOUT 
THEIR NEIGHBOURS.
RIGHT NOW WE ARE IN A COMMUNITY 
THAT IS HURTING AND MOURNING, 
BUT WE MUST NOT LET THAT 
OVERTAKE US.
WE NEED TO SHOW OUR STRENGTH AS 
A COMMUNITY AND UNITE AS A 
COMMUNITY.
LET US CELEBRATE THE LIVES OF 
THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN LOST.
LET US CELEBRATE THEIR 
CONTRIBUTION TO OUR COMMUNITY.
THEY HAVE MADE IT A BETTER PLACE
FOR US TO LIVE AND WORK AND 
PLAY.
LET US REMEMBER THAT TOGETHER WE
ARE BETTER.
[ ♪♪♪ ]
♪ TROUBLES AND TRIALS ♪
♪ OFTEN BETRAY THOSE ♪
♪ THE WEARY BODY ♪
♪ WALK BESIDE THE STILL WATERS 
♪ WITH THE GOOD SHEPHERD 
♪ LEADING THE WAY ♪
♪ THOSE WHO HAVE ♪
♪ STOPPED BY THE MASTER ♪
♪ HE ONCE GAVE HIM ♪
♪ OUT ON THE MOUNTAINS ♪
♪ SEARCHING ♪
♪ EVER TO KEEP ♪
♪ WE'RE GOING TO LIVE IN GREEN 
PASTURES ♪
♪ WHERE WE SHALL LIVE 
♪ EVER MORE ♪
♪ EVEN THE LORD WILL ♪
♪ BE IN THAT TOWN WHEN WE SHALL 
REACH THAT HEAVENLY SHORE ♪
♪ NOW WE SHALL NOT HEED THE 
VOICE OF THE STRANGER ♪
♪ FOR HE WOULD LEAD US ON TO 
DESPAIR ♪
♪ FOLLOWING ON WITH JESUS OUR 
SAVIOUR ♪
♪ WE SHALL ALL REACH THAT ♪
♪ WE'RE GOING TO LIVE IN GREEN 
PASTURES ♪
♪ WHERE WE SHALL LIVE EVER 
MORE ♪
♪ EVEN THE LORD WILL ♪
♪ BE IN THAT NUMBER WHEN WE 
SHALL REACH THAT HEAVENLY 
SHORE ♪
♪ WHEN WE SHALL REACH THAT ♪
♪ HEAVENLY SHORE ♪
>> I GREW UP IN TRURO.
I GRADUATED FROM CEC.
AND I'VE BEEN TOUCHED DEEPLY BY 
WHAT HAPPENED OVER THE WEEKEND 
IN A PART OF THE WORLD THAT I 
GREW UP IN.
AND THE PART OF THE WORLD THAT 
FORMED WHO I AM.
I CAME BACK HERE AFTER 30 YEARS 
AND I'D BEEN TRYING TO GET BACK 
DESPERATELY FOR THE PAST 20 
YEARS AND NOT BECAUSE -- OR ONLY
BECAUSE THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL PART
OF THE WORLD TO LIVE IN 
GEOGRAPHICALLY SPEAKING, BUT I 
MISS THE PEOPLE.
I MISS THE PEOPLE OF NOVA 
SCOTIA.
AND THAT'S WHY THIS THAT 
HAPPENED THIS WEEKEND HAS HURT 
ME SO DEEPLY AS IT HAS EVERYONE 
ELSE, BECAUSE I KNOW THE KIND OF
PEOPLE THIS HAPPENED TO.
BUT I ALSO KNOW THAT THESE ARE 
THE KIND OF PEOPLE WHO CAN HEAL 
FROM THIS AND WHO CAN HEAL EACH 
OTHER.
SO I HAVE IMMENSE HURT FOR YOU 
RIGHT NOW, FOR US, BUT I ALSO 
HAVE IMMENSE FAITH IN US.
♪ PUT A CANDLE IN THE WINDOW ♪
♪ CAUSE I NEED YOU TO KNOW ♪
♪ THOUGH I'M GONE, GONE, GONE ♪
♪ I'LL BE HOME WITH YOU LONG AS 
I CAN SEE THE LIGHT ♪
♪ LONG AS I CAN SEE THE LIGHT ♪
♪ I KNOW THE PAIN IS HARD TO 
HANDLE ♪
♪ CAUSE I'M ON THE OTHER SIDE ♪
♪ THOUGH I'M GONE, GONE, YOU 
DON'T HAVE TO WORRY, MY DEAR ♪
♪ LONG AS I CAN SEE THE LIGHT ♪
♪ LONG AS I CAN SEE THE LIGHT ♪
♪ OOOH ♪
♪ LONG AS I CAN SEE THE LIGHT ♪
♪ SO PUT A CANDLE IN THE 
WINDOW ♪
♪ CAUSE I NEED YOU TO KNOW ♪
♪ THOUGH I'M GONE, GONE, I'LL BE
RIGHT BESIDE YOU ♪
♪ LONG AS I CAN SEE THE LIGHT ♪
♪ LONG AS I CAN SEE THE LIGHT ♪
♪ AS LONG AS I CAN SEE THE 
LIGHT ♪
♪ AS LONG AS I CAN SEE THE 
LIGHT ♪
♪ AS LONG AS I CAN SEE THE 
LIGHT ♪
>> SOMEONE SAID MANY YEARS AGO, 
SORROW FOLLOWS US FROM THE 
CRADLE TO THE GRAVE AND NONE 
ESCAPES ITS PAIN.
MORE THAN EVER OUR PROVINCE, OUR
AREA, OUR FAMILIES AND OUR TOWNS
ARE FULL OF SORROW.
NOW COMFORT IS THAT JESUS CHRIST
CAME TO HEAL THE BROKEN HEARTED.
IN CHAPTER 4, VERSE 18, HE SENT 
ME TO HEAL THE BROKEN HEARTED 
AND CLAIM FREEDOM FOR THE 
CACTUS.
HE HEALS BY MINISTRY AND DIVINE 
COMFORT.
ALL OF US WE MAY NOT EXPERIENCE 
IT AT THE MOMENT, BUT DURING 
TIME, ALL THIS TIME, IT'S NOT 
JUST FOR A SHORT MOMENT, HE'LL 
GIVE US THAT DEVINE COMFORT WE 
SO NEED NO MATTER THE PAIN OR 
THE BROKENNESS.
CHRIST PRESENTED HIMSELF AS AN 
UNFAILING COMPANION.
WHEN THOSE DAYS COME WHEN NO ONE
CAN BE NEAR TO US HUMANLY 
SPEAKING, HE IS THERE WITH US AT
ALL TIMES AND IN THE DARK TIMES 
HE'S THERE WITH US IN A VERY 
SPECIAL AND NEAR WAY.
I'D LIKE TO END WITH A VERSE 
FROM PSALM 61:2.
FROM THE ENDS OF THE EARTH I 
CALL TO YOU, I CALL AS MY HEART 
GROWS FAINT.
LEAD ME TO THE ROCK THAT IS 
HIGHER THAN I.
THANK YOU.
[ ♪♪♪ ]
[ ♪♪♪ ]
♪
♪ 
♪ ME HERE TO HOLD YOU ♪
♪ AND WHEN YOU LOSE YOUR WAY ♪
♪ HERE'S STAY WITH LOVE ♪
♪ BACK IN LOVE ♪
♪ COME BACK IN LOVE ♪
♪ COME BACK IN LOVE ♪
[ ♪♪♪ ]
♪ WHEN WORDS ARE GRACEFUL ♪
♪ THE LIGHTNING CRASH, THE 
THUNDER ROARS ♪
♪ WORDS ♪
♪ NO WORDS ♪
♪ AND WHEN THE STORM ♪
♪ WORDS WILL FIND YOU ♪
♪ AND WHAT THE WORDS WILL SAY ♪
♪ YOU'RE GOING TO BE OKAY ♪
♪ LOVE COMES BACK ♪
♪ LOVE COMES BACK ♪
♪ LOVE COMES BACK AROUND ♪
♪ LOVE COMES BACK ♪
♪ LOVE COMES BACK ♪
♪ AND LOVE COMES BACK AROUND ♪
♪ OOOH ♪
♪ HEY ♪
♪ COULD SEE THE MEANING ♪
♪ LOVE COMES BACK ♪
♪ LOVE COMES BACK AROUND ♪
♪ LOVE COMES BACK ♪
♪ LOVE COMES BACK ♪
♪ LOVE COMES BACK AROUND ♪
♪ LOVE COMES BACK ♪
♪ LOVE COMES BACK ♪
♪ LOVE COMES BACK ♪
♪ LOVE COMES BACK ♪
♪ LOVE COMES BACK AROUND ♪
>> HEY, IT'S JAMES DUFFY FROM 
TSN.
NOVA SCOTIA, I HAVE LOVED YOU 
SINCE I WAS ONE-YEAR-OLD AND MY 
DAD WAS TRANSFERRED TO HALIFAX.
HE WAS AN RCMP OFFICER.
WE SPENT FIVE WONDERFUL YEARS ON
FLAMINGO DRIVE.
I HAVE THREE KIDS OF MY OWN AND 
WHEN THEY WERE BIG ENOUGH, WE 
DROVE OUT EAST SO I COULD SHOW 
THEM HOW BEAUTIFUL IT IS, HOW 
WONDERFUL THE PEOPLE ARE.
I'VE BEEN BACK FIVE STRAIGHT 
SUMMERS NOW.
OUR HEARTS BREAK FOR YOU.
I WISH THERE WAS SOMETHING I 
COULD SAY TO MAKE THE HURT GO 
AWAY, BUT I KNOW THERE ISN'T.
KNOW I LOVE YOU, ALL OF CANADA 
LOVES YOU AND WE'RE HURTING WITH
YOU.
>> GOOD EVENING.
I'M THE COUNTY COUNCILLOR FOR 
DISTRICT 9 IN THE COUNTY OF 
COLCHESTER.
ALSO, A NEIGHBOUR AND FRIEND TO 
MANY OF THE VICTIMS OF THIS 
DISASTER.
I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THE FEELINGS 
GOING THROUGH THE MINDS OF THE 
PEOPLE, FEELINGS OF PAIN, 
SORROW, ANGER AND HATE.
ALL OF THEM JUSTIFIED.
TO ALL OF YOU I SAY THAT THESE 
FEELINGS WILL LAST FOR A LONG, 
LONG TIME AND NEVER FULLY GO 
AWAY, BUT WITH TIME, FAMILY AND 
FRIENDS, THE PAIN WILL LESSEN.
WE ALL GRIEVE WITH YOU AND AS A 
COUNCILLOR AND A FRIEND I REACH 
OUT TO YOU IF YOU NEED TO TALK 
OR NEED ANYTHING AT ALL.
I WILL CLOSE NOW LETTING YOU 
KNOW THAT I LOVE YOU ALL AND 
HOPE YOU CAN GET BACK TO YOUR 
LIFE AS IT SHOULD BE.
THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS.
>> HERE WE GO.
[ ♪♪♪ ]
[ ♪♪♪ ]
["SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW"] 
[ ♪♪♪ ]
[ ♪♪♪ ]
["SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW"] 
[ ♪♪♪ ]
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT AS WE
GO FORWARD, AS YOU TRY AND GET 
YOUR LIFE BACK TO SOME TYPE 
OF -- SOME KIND OF NORMALITY, WE
ARE THERE FOR YOU.
MYSELF, OUR FAMILIES AND 
COMMUNITIES, WE ARE THERE TO 
HELP.
I WILL PERSONALLY, IF YOU NEED 
ANYTHING -- AND I MEAN 
ANYTHING -- ANYTHING THAT I CAN 
DO TO HELP YOU.
I CAN REACH OUT TO ASSISTANCE TO
HELP NAVIGATE THROUGH THINGS, 
WHATEVER NEEDS TO BE DONE, TO 
HELP YOU AND YOUR COMMUNITY, I 
ASK YOU TO PLEASE, PLEASE REACH 
OUT.
>> HEY, EVERYBODY.
I AM HERE AT MY HOME IN TORONTO,
BUT OF COURSE I WISH I WAS WITH 
ALL OF YOU IN NOVA SCOTIA.
NOVA SCOTIA IS MY HOME.
NOVA SCOTIA IS MY HEART.
I WENT TO WOLFVILLE ELEMENTARY 
SCHOOL.
I WENT TO QE.
I WENT TO DALHOUSIE FOR A 
MINUTE.
WHEN PEOPLE ASK ME WHERE MY HOME
IS, I SAY MY HOME IS NOVA SCOTIA
AND I AM HEARTBROKEN TO BE SO 
FAR AWAY, BUT I AM WITH YOU IN 
SPIRIT.
TO EVERYBODY WHO HAS SUFFERED 
THIS IMMENSE LOSS, I HOLD YOU IN
MY HEART.
I SUFFER WITH YOU.
AND I LOVE YOU.
>> BECAUSE WE LOVE, WE CRY.
SOMETIMES THERE IS NO SENSE TO 
THINGS, MY CHILD.
SOMETIMES THERE IS NO ANSWER TO 
THE QUESTIONS WHY.
SOMETIMES THINGS BEYOND ALL 
UNDERSTANDING.
SOMETIMES PEOPLE DIE.
WHEN IT HURTS LIKE THIS, MY 
CHILD.
WHEN YOU ARE SCARED, SUFFERING, 
CONFUSED.
EVEN IF WE ARE NOT TOGETHER, 
TOGETHER LET US CRY.
REMEMBER THERE IS SO MUCH LOVE 
BECAUSE WE LOVE, WE CRY.
SOMETIMES THE SADNESS TAKES AWAY
YOUR BREATH.
SOMETIMES THE PAIN SEEMS 
ENDLESS, DEEP.
SOMETIMES YOU CANNOT FIND THE 
SUN.
SOMETIMES YOU WISH YOU WERE 
ASLEEP.
WHEN IT HURTS LIKE THIS, MY 
CHILD, WHEN YOU ARE SCARED, 
SUFFERING, CONFUSED, EVEN IF WE 
ARE NOT TOGETHER, TOGETHER LET 
US CRY.
REMEMBER THERE IS SO MUCH LOVE 
BECAUSE WE LOVE WE CRY.
PRAY THAT I HAVE ANSWERS, CHILD.
PRAY THIS WASN'T SO.
THERE ARE IMPOSSIBLE THINGS, 
CHILD.
THAT I CANNOT BEAR FOR YOU TO 
KNOW.
WHEN IT HURTS LIKE THIS, MY 
CHILD, WHEN YOU ARE SCARED, 
SUFFERING, CONFUSED.
EVEN IF WE ARE NOT TOGETHER, 
TOGETHER LET US CRY.
REMEMBER, THERE IS SO, SO SO 
MUCH LOVE.
AND BECAUSE WE LOVE, WE CRY.
>> SINCE LAST SATURDAY, WE HAVE 
SUFFERED HERE IN COLCHESTER 
COUNTY, IN NOVA SCOTIA, IN 
CANADA.
WE HAVE SUFFERED FROM THE TRAGIC
EVENTS IN COLCHESTER COUNTY.
PAINFUL, FRUSTRATING, 
DISCOURAGING, DEPRESSING, HURTS 
COMPOUNDED MANY TIMES OVER BY 
COVID-19.
IT SEEMS THAT SORROW UPON SORROW
IS OUR LOT IN 2020.
AND WE KNOW THE HARDEST PART 
LIES AHEAD.
ACCORDING TO DAVID ROPER, DOUBTS
CAN COME AND GO BUT WE NEED NOT 
BE DISMAYED BY THEM.
DOUBT IS NOT AT FIRST A SIGN 
THAT OUR FAITH HAS FAILED, BUT 
IS BEING AVAILED.
WE NEED TO CONSIDER THE SOURCE, 
THE ENEMY OF OUR SOULS.
>>> A BRUISED REED, HE WILL NOT 
BREAK AND A SMOLDERING WICK HE 
WILL NOT SNUFF OUT.
RIGHT NOW, THAT'S YOU, ME, ALL 
OF US.
BUT GOD AND FAITHFULNESS, HE 
WILL BRING FORTH JUSTICE.
IT'S OVERWHELMING THE SUPPORT 
WE'VE RECEIVED BY PHONE CALLS.
PRAYERS APPRECIATED.
MONDAY NIGHT WE EXPERIENCED A 
MAGNIFICENT SUNSET, A REMINDER 
THAT THE GREAT GOD OF THE 
UNIVERSE CARES.
IN CLOSING, I JUST WANT TO READ 
ONE THING FROM PSALM 73.
WHEN I TRIED TO UNDERSTAND ALL 
THIS, IT WAS OPPRESSIVE TO ME.
AND IT IS UNTIL I ENTER THE 
SANCTUARY OF GOD.
IT SAYS WHEN MY HEART WAS 
GRIEVED, I WAS A BRUTE BEAST 
BEFORE YOU.
THAT'S US.
YET I'M ALWAYS WITH YOU.
THE LORD SAYS YOU HOLD ME BY MY 
RIGHT HAND, AFTER, YOU WILL TAKE
ME.
THAT'S OUR HOPE.
FROM THE TOWN OF TRURO, ALL OF 
THE STAFF, WE WISH YOU HOPE IN 
THE MIDST OF WHAT SEEMS 
HOPELESS.
>> HELLO.
I'M CHRISTINE BLAIR, MAYOR OF 
THE MUNICIPALITY OF THE COUNTY 
OF COLCHESTER.
WORDS CAN'T DESCRIBE THE SADNESS
THAT WE'RE FEELING AS WE MOURN 
THOSE LOST TO US IN THIS 
SENSELESS TRAGEDY.
THE NEWS HAS BEEN SHOCKING AND 
IT CONTINUES TO BE SHOCKING.
WHILE WE COME TO TERMS WITH THIS
NIGHTMARE THAT IS, INDEED, A 
REALITY.
ON BEHALF OF COLCHESTER COUNTY 
COUNCIL I WANT TO EXTEND OUR 
SINCERE AND HEART FELT 
SYMPATHIES TO ALL THE FAMILY, 
FRIENDS AND COMMUNE MEMBERS.
OUR HEARTS GO OUT TO EACH OF 
YOU.
WE WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE CONSTABLE
HEIDI STEVENSON WHO WAS KILLED 
IN THE LINE OF DUTY AS SHE 
BRAVELY WORKED TO SERVE AND 
PROTECT HER COMMUNITY.
WE THANK ALL THE FIRST 
RESPONDERS FOR THEIR COURAGE AND
EFFORTS AND EXTEND OUR 
APPRECIATION TO ALL INVOLVED.
OUR THOUGHTS ARE WITH YOU.
OUR PRAYERS WITH -- ARE WITH YOU
AS YOU FACE THIS VERY DIFFICULT 
SITUATION.
LIFE WILL FOREVER BE CHANGED.
BUT WITH LOVE, SUPPORT, AND 
STRENGTH, WE WILL FACE THIS 
TOGETHER AND WE WILL GET THROUGH
THIS TOGETHER.
[ ♪♪♪ ]
>> GOOD EVENING.
MY NAME IS CHIEF SIDNEY PETERS 
AND THE CO-CHAIR OF THE MI'KMAQ 
CHIEFS.
ON BEHALF OF THE CHIEFS IN THE 
MI'KMAQ NATION, I WANT TO 
EXPRESS MY DEEPEST CONDOLENCE TO
ALL OF THOSE AFFECTED BY THIS 
TRAGEDY.
WE ARE ALL SHAKEN AND 
OVERWHELMED BY WHAT HAS HAPPENED
IN OUR REGION.
WE MOURN THE LOSS OF THESE 
INDIVIDUALS ALONGSIDE FAMILY, 
FRIENDS AND NEIGHBOURS.
OUR COMMUNITIES ARE SMALL AND 
CLOSE-KNIT, SO WE UNDERSTAND HOW
A TRAGIC EVENT CAN IMPACT ON 
ENTIRE COMMUNITY AND AN ENTIRE 
NATION.
WE WANT THE PEOPLE IN THE 
RESIDENCE OF PORTAPIQUE, 
WENTWORTH, DEBERT, SHUBENACADIE,
ENFIELD AND THE SURROUNDING 
AREAS TO KNOW THAT WE ARE 
GRIEVING WITH YOU, BUT WE WILL 
GET THROUGH THIS TOGETHER.
AS WE REMEMBER THE VICTIMS, LET 
US RECONNECT OURSELVES TO 
SPREADING MORE LIGHT, KINDNESS, 
UNDERSTANDING AND LOVE AND 
CARING FOR EACH OTHER.
WE PRAY FOR THE FAMILIES WHO ARE
GRASPING FOR ANSWERS AND BROKEN 
HEARTS.
MAY YOUR SORROW EVENTUALLY BE 
OVERWHELMED WITH THE MANY 
WONDERFUL MEMORIES YOU SHARED 
WITH YOUR LOVED ONES.
>> HEY, EVERYONE, KEN REED FROM 
SPORTSNET IN TORONTO.
I LIVE IN TORONTO.
MY HOME IS NOVA SCOTIA.
WHEN PEOPLE ASK WHERE I'M FROM, 
I SAY NOVA SCOTIA.
I GREW UP IN PICTOU AND I WANT 
YOU TO KNOW I'VE BEEN THINKING 
ABOUT EVERYONE OVER THE LAST FEW
DAYS.
I WANT TO SEND LOVE.
I WANT TO SEND HUGS TO EVERYONE 
DOWN THERE GOING THROUGH THE 
UNIMAGINABLE.
VERY PROUD OF NOVA SCOTIA.
ALWAYS PROUD TO BE FROM NOVA 
SCOTIA.
GOOD BUDDY OF MINE, HERE'S DAVE.
[ ♪♪♪ ]
♪ WE STOOD TOGETHER AT THE END 
OF THE FLAME ♪
♪ WITH NO SIGN OF RAIN ♪
♪ WALKING TOGETHER STIRRING THE 
DUST ♪
♪ THAT'S BEEN FOLLOWING US ♪
♪ COUNT ON ME, I'M COUNTING ON 
YOU ♪
♪ TO SEE IT ALL THROUGH ♪
♪ LIKE OLD FRIENDS DO ♪
♪ I TRUSTED EVERY SOUL IN THIS 
ROOM ♪
♪ AS WE STARE AT THE GROUND ♪
♪ AND PUT OUR FAITH IN THE 
CIRCLE OF BOOTS ♪
♪ THE LINES ON OUR FACES ARE 
STARTING TO SHOW ♪
♪ YEAH, WE'RE TAKING IT SLOW ♪
♪ THE SIDEWALKS HAVE CRACKS THAT
GO STRAIGHT THROUGH ♪
♪ YEAH, WE WANT TO ♪
♪ COUNT ON ME ♪
♪ I'M COUNTING ON YOU ♪
♪ TO SEE IT ALL THROUGH ♪
♪ LIKE OLD FRIENDS DO ♪
♪ I TRUST EVERY SOUL IN THIS 
ROOM ♪
♪ AS WE STARE AT THE GROUND ♪
♪ AND PUT OUR FAITH IN THE 
CIRCLE OF BOOTS ♪
♪
[ ♪♪♪ ]
♪ I SAW US LAUGHING WITH ICE 
WATER IN OUR VEINS ♪
♪ TO HELL WITH THE DEVIL, HE WAS
NEVER GOING TO LOOK THIS WAY ♪
♪ WOKE IN THE MORNING TO A 
TELEPHONE RING ♪
♪ THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING ♪
♪ NOW WE'RE BACK HERE TOGETHER 
ALL BUT ONE ♪
♪ WITH ARM AND ARM AND HEADS 
HUNG ♪
♪ COUNT ON ME ♪
♪ I'M COUNTING ON YOU ♪
♪ TO SEE IT ALL THROUGH ♪
♪ LIKE OLD FRIENDS DO ♪
♪ I TRUST EVERY SOUL IN THIS 
ROOM ♪
♪ AS WE STARE AT THE GROUND ♪
♪ AND PUT OUR FAITH IN THE 
CIRCLE OF BOOTS ♪
♪ AS WE STARE AT THE GROUND ♪
♪ AND PUT OUR FAITH IN THE 
CIRCLE OF BOOTS ♪
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
THIS IS SERENA LEWIS.
I LIVE IN GREAT VILLAGE, BUT I 
ALSO WORK IN THE FIELD OF GRIEF,
BEREAVEMENT FOR THE NORTHERN 
HEALTH ZONE.
I WANT TO REACH OUT TO EACH OF 
YOU AS COMMUNITY MEMBERS, 
LOCALLY, NATIONALLY, AND FURTHER
AFIELD.
AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE DEEPEST 
CONDOLENCES WITHIN ALL OF OUR 
COMMUNITIES AS WE'RE 
EXPERIENCING THE GRIEF OVER THE 
LAST SEVERAL DAYS.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT
WE ARE BUILDING RESOURCES FOR 
THE LONG HAUL AND WANT TO 
REITERATE TO PEOPLE THAT WE ARE 
GOING TO BE HERE TO CONTINUE TO 
SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY.
CURRENTLY WE HAVE A PROVINCIAL 
LINE SET UP AT 1 (888) 429-8167 
THAT WE'RE ASKING PEOPLE TO 
PLEASE REACH OUT FOR SUPPORT.
THAT NUMBER WILL HELP FAN YOU 
OUT TO THE RESOURCES THAT ARE 
MOST APPROPRIATE.
BUT WE'RE ALSO WORKING WITH OUR 
SCHOOL, MENTAL HEALTH, 
PALLIATIVE CARE, HOSPICE TEAMS 
TO ENSURE WE'RE BUILDING 
RESOURCES AS WE APPROACH THE 
NEXT UPCOMING DAYS, WEEKS, AND 
MONTHS.
JUST WANT TO REINFORCE TO 
PEOPLE -- ALTHOUGH THIS MAY BE A
VERY DIFFICULT TIME TO BE 
GRIEVING AS WE'RE FACING ALL OF 
THIS ISOLATION -- YOU ARE NOT 
ALONE AND WE'RE HERE TO CONTINUE
TO HELP SUPPORT.
THANK YOU.
>> NOVA SCOTIA, WE LOVE YOU.
AND WE'RE THINKING OF YOU.
YOUR SPIRIT, YOUR ZEST FOR LIFE 
IS SOMETHING THAT ALL CANADIANS 
TRY TO EMULATE.
WE SPENT TIME IN YOUR PROVINCE 
THIS PAST SUMMER AND MY KIDS SAY
TO THIS DAY, I CAN'T WAIT TO GET
BACK TO NOVA SCOTIA.
WE LOVE YOU.
>> HI, EVERYONE.
THIS IS SIDNEY CROSBY.
I'M IN PITTSBURGH, BUT BEING 
FROM NOVA SCOTIA, MY HEART AND 
MIND IS HOME WITH ALL OF YOU.
I'D LIKE TO EXTEND MY 
CONDOLENCES TO ALL THE FAMILIES 
AND FRIENDS AFFECTED BY THE 
TRAGEDY AND THE FAMILY OF 
CONSTABLE HEIDI STEVENSON FROM 
COLE HARBOUR, WHO SACRIFICED 
MOTHER LIFE PROTECTING OTHERS.
I'D LIKE TO THANK THE FIRST 
RESPONDERS AND AS WELL THE 
MEDICAL PERSONNEL THAT FACED 
THIS NIGHTMARE HEAD ON TO KEEP 
US SAFE.
I KNOW WE'LL STICK TOGETHER AS 
WE ALWAYS DO THROUGH CHALLENGING
TIMES AND HELP AND SUPPORT THOSE
WHO NEED IT THE MOST.
I'M SENDING ALL MY LOVE AND 
SUPPORT BACK HOME.
>> THE RCMP FOUNDATION STANDS 
WITH THE REST OF THE WORLD 
FOLLOWING THE TRAGIC EVENTS THAT
HAPPENED ON APRIL 19.
WE'RE HEART BROKEN TO FIND OUT 
THAT WE LOST A MEMBER IN THE 
LINE OF DUTY WHILE SHE WAS 
PROTECTING THE COMMUNITY THAT 
SHE LOVED.
CONSTABLE HEIDI STEVENSON, 
23-YEAR VETERAN OF THE FORCE, 
WAS LOVED BY MANY AND WILL BE 
INCREDIBLY MISSED.
THE RCMP FOUNDATION, ITS BOARD 
OF DIRECTORS AND EMPLOYEES ARE 
DEEPLY SADDENED BY THESE EVENTS.
WE ENCOURAGE ANYONE WHO WOULD 
LIKE TO CONTRIBUTE A DONATION TO
HER FAMILY TO VISIT OUR WEBSITE 
AT RCMP.CA.
>> MY STUDENTS, STAFF.
THIS IS FOR MY COMMUNITY.
[ ♪♪♪ ]
♪   
[ ♪♪♪ ]
♪ PUSH THROUGH ♪
♪ 
[ ♪♪♪ ]
♪ DIVE IN ♪
♪ I KNOW THE MEANING ♪
♪ 
[ ♪♪♪ ]
[ ♪♪♪ ]
[ ♪♪♪ ]
♪ DIVE IN ♪
♪ I KNOW ♪
♪ ♪
FATHER IN HEAVEN, I JUST LIFT UP
TO YOU THOSE WHO ARE HURTING 
RIGHT NOW AND EXPERIENCING A 
PAIN AND GRIEF THAT IS BEYOND 
COMPARE.
AND, LORD, I KNOW THAT THE 
REASON THE LOSS IS SO GREAT IS 
BECAUSE THE LOVE IS SO REAL.
I THANK YOU FOR THE TREMENDOUS 
OUTPOURING OF SUPPORT 
EXPERIENCED IN THESE DAYS AS 
LOVE AND COMPASSION AND 
COMMUNITY IS BEING EXPRESSED AND
EXPERIENCED.
THE GRACE THAT COMES FROM YOU, 
YOUR AMAZING GRACE, THE GRACE 
THAT YOU MADE POSSIBLE EVEN BY 
SPARING YOUR OWN SON.
I COMMIT THEM TO YOUR LOVE AND 
CARE AND ASK YOU TO WATCH OVER 
THEM AND BLESS THEM AND KEEP 
THEM AND HELP THEM.
I PRAY THESE THINGS IN THE NAME 
OF JESUS, AMEN.
[ ♪♪♪ ]
>> I'M FROM CTV.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEND MY DEEPEST 
CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILIES OF 
THE VICTIMS.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO TAKE A MINUTE 
TO SPEND MY RESPECTS TO THE 
FIRST RESPONDERS.
AS WE CONTINUE TO MOURN, I TAKE 
COMFORT AND SEE HOW WE'VE COME 
TOGETHER AS A PROVINCE AND ALL 
THE LOVE AND SUPPORT POURING IN 
FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND 
AROUND THE WORLD.
FOR ME, I KNOW IN TIMES OF 
SORROW I TURN TO MUSIC WHEN I 
CAN'T FIND THE WORDS TO EXPRESS 
MYSELF.
NOVA SCOTIA HAS SOME OF THE MOST
TALENTED SONG WRITERS THAT USE 
WORDS TO HEAL AND UNITE.
IT'S TALENT LIKE THIS THAT MAKES
ME PROUD TO CALL NOVA SCOTIA 
HOME.
AND IT'S PEOPLE LIKE OUR NEXT 
PERFORMER WHO IN OUR PART OF THE
WORLD ARE MORE THAN JUST 
MUSICIANS, THEY'RE FRIENDS.
HERE'S SINGER-SONGWRITER CHARLIE
ACOURT.
>> HI, EVERYONE.
IT'S CHARLIE HERE.
I WANT TO EXTEND MY PROFOUND 
SYMPATHIES TO THE FAMILIES AND 
THE FRIENDS THAT LOST LOVED ONES
THIS PAST WEEKEND.
AND I WANT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF
YOU TO KNOW WE STAND UNITED 
TOGETHER IN YOUR GRIEF AND 
SORROW.
AND THAT TONIGHT, AS I CELEBRATE
THOSE LIVES THROUGH SONG, FROM 
MY HEART, I HOPE THAT MAYBE IT 
MIGHT FIND ITS WAY TO SOME 
CORNER OF YOUR HEART TONIGHT.
THIS SONG IS CALLED "REFUSE TO 
FEAR".
[ ♪♪♪ ]
♪ I KEEP TRYING TO UNDERSTAND ♪
♪ WHY WE CHOOSE TO BE SO CRUEL ♪
♪ THOUGH I HURT A FELLOW MAN ♪
♪ WHY SO WRONG TO BELIEVE ♪
♪ HOPING MORE THAN JUST A 
DREAM ♪
♪ IF WE LET LOVE LIVE ♪
♪ WE REFUSE TO FEAR ♪
♪ NEVER SURRENDER ♪
♪ NEVER GIVE HATE A CHANCE ♪
♪ IF WE ALL CHOOSE TO HEAL ♪
♪ LOVE IS FOREVER ♪
♪ NOT JUST A MOMENT ♪
♪ I KEEP THINKING I'LL FIT THIS 
DOWN ♪
♪ FIND SOMETHING TO DO 
♪ BUT ONCE THOSE SORROW IS ALL 
ABOUND ♪
♪ AND I AIN'T LOCKING UP ALL MY 
DOORS ♪
♪ I HAVE A HEART THAT'S BEEN 
HURT BY WAR ♪
♪ I'M STEPPING OUTSIDE ♪
♪ WE WILL REFUSE TO FEAR ♪
♪ NEVER SURRENDER ♪
♪ NEVER GIVE HATE A CHANCE ♪
♪ TO RULE THE DAY ♪
♪ AND IF WE ALL CHOOSE TO HEAL ♪
♪ LOVE IS FOREVER ♪
♪
♪ WE WILL REFUSE TO FEAR ♪
♪ NEVER SURRENDER ♪
♪ NEVER GIVE HATE A CHANCE ♪
♪ AND IF WE ALL CHOOSE TO HEAL 
♪ LOVE IS FOREVER ♪
♪ NOT JUST A MOMENT ♪
♪ WHEN WE REFUSE TO FEAR ♪
♪ WHEN WE REFUSE TO FEAR ♪
[ ♪♪♪ ]
>> HI.
I'M HEATHER RANKIN.
LIKE MANY OF YOU, MY FELLOW NOVA
SCOTIANS, I'M SITTING AT HOME 
AND I'M TRYING TO WRAP MY HEAD 
AROUND THE INCREDIBLY TRAGIC 
EVENTS THAT UNFOLDED HERE THIS 
WEEK.
THERE ARE NO WORDS.
TO THOSE OF YOU GRIEVING LOVED 
ONES, PLEASE KNOW THAT YOU ARE 
IN MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS AND 
THAT WE ARE ALL UNITED IN YOUR 
GRIEF.
AND AS DIFFICULT AS IT MAY SEEM 
AT THIS INCREDIBLY DARK TIME, 
KNOW THAT THERE ARE BRIGHTER 
DAYS AHEAD.
TAKE CARE AND GOD BLESS.
[ ♪♪♪ ]
TO THOSE OF US WHO LOST LOVED 
ONES.
I CAN SAY I EXTEND MY SINCERE 
SYMPATHY AND CONDOLENCE TO YOU, 
BUT HONESTLY, WORDS CANNOT 
EXPRESS WHAT I'M FEELING FOR 
YOU.
MY HEARTACHES.
I WISH I COULD BE HERE IN PERSON
TO WRAP MY ARMS AROUND YOU, TO 
HUG YOU AND TO TELL YOU WE CARE 
ABOUT YOU.
YOU ARE NOT ALONE AND I BRING 
GOD'S LOVE TO YOU.
RIGHT NOW ALL I CAN DO IS OFFER 
THIS PRAYER.
LOVING GOD, WE COME BEFORE YOU, 
TO YOU, OH LORD, I LIFT UP IN 
PRAYER EACH AND EVERY PERSON 
DEVASTATED BY THE SENSELESS ACTS
OF VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
WE REMEMBER THOSE WHO HAVE LOST 
THEIR LIVES SUDDENLY AND 
NEEDLESSLY.
WE PRAISE YOU AND THANK YOU, 
LORD, FOR THE LIFE AND FOR ALL 
THAT IT MEANT TO US.
WE PRAY THAT YOU WILL BLESS THE 
MEMORY.
WE HOLD IN OUR HEARTS AND ASK 
YOU, OH, LORD, TO WRAP YOUR 
LOVING ARMS AROUND THEM.
THE FAMILIES FOREVER CHANGED BY 
GRIEF AND LOSS, BRING THEM 
CONSOLATION AND COMFORT.
WE HOLD IN OUR HEARTS COWORKERS,
FRIENDS, AND COMMUNITIES.
BLESS THOSE WHO HAVE SURVIVED 
AND HEAL THEIR MEMORIES OF 
TRAUMA AND DEVASTATION.
MAY THEY HAVE THE COURAGE TO 
FACE THE DAYS AHEAD.
>> I'M THE FOUNDER OF MY HOME 
APPAREL, A SMALL BUSINESS BASED 
OUT OF TRURO.
AS A BUSINESS OWNER AND SOMEONE 
WHO GREW UP IN THE AREA WHERE 
THE HORRIFIC MASS SHOOTINGS TOOK
PLACE, I'M HEART BROKEN.
IT'S HARD TO PUT INTO WORDS WHEN
SOMETHING SO TRAGIC HAPPENS.
AS A BUSINESS OWNER AND 
RESIDENT, I PLEDGE TO GIVE BACK 
TO HELP THE FAMILIES GET THROUGH
THIS TIME WITH DONATIONS.
IT'S THE TIME COME TOGETHER AS 
NOVA SCOTIANS HERE IN OUR 
PROVINCE AND ACROSS CANADA TO 
STAND TOGETHER STRONG BECAUSE WE
WILL RISE AGAIN.
>> HEY.
I WANT TO SEND LOVE AND STRENGTH
AND CONDOLENCES TO EVERYBODY 
BACK HOME.
AND TO ALL OUR LOVED ONES, 
FAMILY MEMBERS, FRIENDS, 
NEIGHBOURS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS 
THAT WE LOST.
WE MISS YOU.
WE LOVE YOU.
AND IT'S A GOOD REMINDER THAT 
THE GREATEST DAY OF OUR LIFE IS 
TOMORROW.
SO WHY WAIT UNTIL THEN TO LIVE 
THE BEST LIFE THAT WE CAN AND BE
THE BEST WE CAN BE.
REMEMBER THAT THOSE ONE SINGLE 
ACTS OF LOVE IN A MOMENT OF CARE
AND KINDNESS IS A LIFETIME FOR 
SOMEONE ELSE.
MISS YOU ALL.
LOVE YOU.
[ ♪♪♪ ]
♪ I'VE BEEN WAITING ♪
♪ FOR THE LIGHT TO SHINE 
THROUGH ♪
♪ I WANT TO WAKE UP TO A BETTER 
TOMORROW ♪
♪ WHERE IS THE LOVE ♪
♪ WHERE IS THE TRUTH ♪
♪ IT'S ABOUT TIME ♪
♪ I AIN'T TRYING TO SEE WHAT IS 
ON THE NEWSCAST THIS EVENING ♪
♪ I DON'T NEED NO REASON ♪
♪ MUSIC IN THE AIR, GOT THE 
GRAMMYS ON THE CABLE ♪
♪ FAMILY AT THE TABLE.
THIS AT HOME COOK, TAKE SHOES 
OFF ♪
♪ IT'S A SNOW DAY ♪
♪ I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR SOME 
GOOD NEWS ♪
♪ I'M JUST TRYING TO GET MY FOOT
LOOSE ♪
♪ WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH THE 
WRONG THINGS SO LONG ♪
♪ HOLD OUT FOR GOOD NEWS ♪
♪ I'VE BEEN WAITING ON SOME GOOD
NEWS ♪
♪ FOR THE CLOUDS TO FINALLY LET 
THE LIGHT SHINE THROUGH ♪
♪ I WANT TO WAKE UP TO A BETTER 
TOMORROW ♪
♪ WHERE IS THE TRUTH ♪
♪ IT'S ABOUT TIME FOR SOME GOOD 
NEWS ♪
♪ OH ♪
♪ TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD ♪
♪ I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR SOME 
GOOD NEWS ♪
♪ OH, TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD ♪
♪ I'M FEELING LIKE WE NEVER TALK
ABOUT WHAT IS GOING RIGHT.
SHE'S EXCITED BECAUSE HER 
FRIENDS A STAYING OVERNIGHT.
IT'S JUST THE SIMPLE THINGS WE 
GET OUT OF LIFE.
FORGET THE DRAMA AROUND YOU.
I DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT.
THE MORE YOU TALK ABOUT WHAT IS 
GOING WRONG YOU START TO FEAR 
IT.
THIS AIN'T THAT.
THIS IS PAYDAY WITH A PAY RAISE.
THIS IS WALKING AWAY WITH THE W 
ON GAME DAY.
THIS IS GOOD LUCK.
THIS IS McDONALD DRIVE-THRU AND 
THE GUY IN FRONT PAYING FORWARD.
ALL THE OTHER SHIT JUST AIN'T 
IMPORTANT ♪
♪ YOU BE WAITING ON SOME GOOD 
NEWS ♪
♪ I'VE BEEN WAITING ON GOOD 
NEWS ♪
♪ ME, TOO ♪
♪ AS THE LIGHT SHINE THROUGH ♪
♪ I WANT TO WAKE UP TO A BETTER 
TOMORROW ♪
♪ WHERE IS THE TRUST ♪
♪ WHERE IS THE TRUTH ♪
♪ IT'S ABOUT TIME FOR SOME GOOD 
NEWS ♪
>> IN SOME WAYS THIS WILL GET 
EASIER WITH THE PASSAGE OF TIME.
IT ALWAYS DOES.
HUMAN BEINGS ARE RESILIENT.
BUT IN OTHER WAYS, FOR THESE 
FAMILIES, IT WILL GET HARDER AS 
THE MAGNITUDE OF THIS SINKS IN.
A LOT OF YOU ARE ARE ASKING WHAT
YOU CAN DO TO HELP.
WE'LL POST LINKS TO THE GoFundMe
PAGES AT NOVA SCOTIA REMEMBERS.
JUST A REMINDER, WHETHER THIS 
HAPPENED DIRECTLY TO YOU OR 
INDIRECTLY, IT'S OKAY TO FEEL 
HOWEVER YOU FEEL ABOUT IT.
AND HOW YOU FEEL MIGHT CHANGE 
DAY TO DAY.
THAT'S OKAY, TOO.
JUST PROMISE YOU'LL GET HELP IF 
YOU NEED IT.
THERE ARE LOTS OF OPTIONS OUT 
THERE.
WE'LL POST THOSE ALSO AT "NOVA 
SCOTIA REMEMBERS".
YOU OWE IT YOURSELF AND YOU OWE 
IT TO THEM.
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GRACE"]
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GRACE"]
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GRACE"]
>> SPECIAL TRIBUTES TO THE 22 
VICTIMS OF STUNNING VIOLENCE WHO
WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN.
YOU'RE WATCHING SPECIAL COVERAGE
HERE ON CBC NETWORK.
I'M TOM MURPHY IN HALIFAX.
WHAT YOU JUST SAW, NOVA SCOTIA 
REMEMBERS WAS ORGANIZED BY A 
COMMUNITY GROUP.
WE'RE SO PLEASED TO BRING YOU 
THIS COVERAGE.
AS YOU HEARD, THERE IS A 
FUNDRAISING DRIVE.
IT'S NOT A CBC INITIATIVE, SO 
FOR MORE VISIT THEIR WEBSITE.
LET'S CARRY ON WITH THE SPECIAL 
COVERAGE.
FOR THE NEXT HALF HOUR, WE'RE 
GOING TO BRING YOU THE VOICES OF
THOSE GRIEVING THIS TERRIBLE 
TRAGEDY FROM NOVA SCOTIA AND 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
AFTER TONIGHT'S TRIBUTE, WE'LL 
FIND OUT HOW CANADIANS ARE 
FINDING WAYS TO CONNECT AS A 
GLOBAL CRISIS KEEPS US APART.
HOW FRIENDS AND FAMILIES WANT US
TO REMEMBER THOSE LOST.
AND HOW THE COMMUNITY IS COMING 
TOGETHER TO FIND HOPE DURING 
THESE DARK TIMES.
SO LET'S BEGIN THERE.
THE MAYOR OF THE COUNTY OF 
COLCHESTER, CHRISTINE BLAIR 
JOINS ME NOW.
MAYOR BLAIR, LIKE SO MANY 
WATCHING THE VIGIL.
WHAT STOOD OUT FOR YOU?
>> THE HEARTFELT COMMENTS.
THE COMFORT AND THE LOVE AND 
SUPPORT TO THE COMMUNITY FROM 
ALL THOSE PEOPLE THAT BROUGHT 
MESSAGES FROM OUR PRIME MINISTER
TO ALL OF THE REPRESENTATIVES AT
VARIOUS LEVELS, OUR 
LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR, OUR M.P., 
M.L.A.s.
VERY, VERY HEARTFELT COMMENTS 
AND THAT WILL BRING COMFORT TO 
THE GRIEVING FAMILIES.
>> Tom: I SEE YOU WEARING NOVA 
SCOTIA TARTAN THERE.
>> OH, YES.
>> Tom: I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE 
HAVE BEEN.
WE'VE SEEN LOTS OF OUTWARD 
RESPONSES TO THIS TRAGEDY.
PEOPLE TRYING TO CONNECT, TRYING
TO REACT IN THEIR OWN WAY.
WE SAW THAT TONIGHT OBVIOUSLY IN
THIS VIGIL.
WHAT ARE YOU SEEING IN YOUR 
COMMUNITY?
>> I'M SEEING PEOPLE ARE STILL 
REELING FROM THIS WHOLE 
SITUATION.
THEY'RE COMING TO TERMS WITH THE
REALITY OF THE LOSSES.
IT IS VERY DIFFICULT.
IT'S A SITUATION THAT REALLY NO 
WORDS CAN TRULY DESCRIBE.
PEOPLE WILL BE -- THE FAMILIES 
OF THE LOVED ONES LOST ARE 
SEEKING COMFORT, THEY'RE SEEKING
REASON.
THERE IS NO REASON, BUT THEY 
WANT TO BE ABLE TO REMEMBER 
THEIR LOVED ONES AND GRIEVE FOR 
THEM AND THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE 
DOING.
THEY'RE IN THE PROCESS OF 
GRIEVING.
IT'S A VERY INDESCRIBABLE 
SITUATION WHERE THE COMMUNITY 
HAS COME TOGETHER IN SUPPORT, 
WHICH IS WHAT WE ALWAYS DO IN A 
VERY DIFFICULT SITUATION.
WE'RE IN A DIFFICULT SITUATION 
WHERE YOU CANNOT REACH OUT AND 
PUT YOUR ARMS AROUND SOMEONE.
TONIGHT'S VIGIL WAS THE BEST 
POSSIBLE WAY OF REACHING OUT AND
PUTTING YOUR ARMS AROUND THOSE 
WHO NEED THE MOST COMFORT IN THE
BEST WAY WE CAN DO AT THIS TIME.
>> Tom: AND THIS, OF COURSE, IS 
ALL HAPPENING AT A TIME WHERE A 
LOT OF PEOPLE ARE OUT OF WORK 
BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC THAT YOU
REFERENCED THERE.
YOUR OFFICE HAS OFFERED TO HELP 
THE FAMILIES OF THE VICTIMS 
FINANCIALLY.
CAN YOU TELL ME MORE ABOUT THAT.
>> YES.
WE ARE CONTRIBUTING TO FUNERAL 
COSTS.
>> Tom: HOW WILL THAT WORK?
HOW WILL PEOPLE FIND THEIR WAY 
TO THAT FINANCIAL AID?
AND WHAT EFFECT DO YOU THINK IT 
WILL HAVE ON PEOPLE?
>> WE HAVE A NUMBER THAT PEOPLE 
CAN CALL.
THE FAMILIES CAN CALL.
THEY'LL BE WORKING THROUGH THE 
FUNERAL HOMES TO DO THAT.
AND THEN WE WILL CONTRIBUTE UP 
TO $5,000 PER PERSON, PER 
VICTIM, FOR FUNERAL 
ARRANGEMENTS, SERVICES.
>> Tom: I THOUGHT OF YOU TODAY 
WHEN THE RCMP ISSUED AN ALERT 
FOR A REPORT OF A SHOOTING -- 
SHOTS FIRED AT LEAST IN THE 
HALIFAX AREA.
IT WAS OF COURSE LATER CALLED 
DOWN.
WE WERE ALL RELIEVED TO HEAR 
THAT.
HOW DOES THAT LEAVE YOU FEELING?
>> WELL, IT CERTAINLY LEFT ME 
OFF-BALANCE.
AND SOMETHING THAT, WHEN I HEARD
THAT ALERT, I THOUGHT, OH, NO.
AND THEN WHEN I HEARD THAT SHOTS
HAD BEEN FIRED, I THOUGHT, WHAT 
IN THE WORLD IS HAPPENING HERE?
THIS IS -- THIS IS AN 
UNREALISTIC SITUATION AND WAS SO
RELIEVED WHEN IT WAS CALLED 
DOWN.
BUT IT SHAKES YOUR VERY 
FOUNDATION WHEN YOU REALIZE 
SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAS HAPPENED
AND YOUR MIND CREATES ALL FINDS 
OF DREADFUL SCENES AFTER WHAT WE
HAVE JUST GONE THROUGH THIS PAST
WEEKEND AND WHAT WE CONTINUE TO 
GO THROUGH ALL THIS WEEK.
IT'S PUTS YOU OFF BALANCE FOR 
SURE.
>> Tom: SUCH AN EVENTFUL DAY.
THE VIGIL, I THINK, WILL HELP A 
LOT OF PEOPLE IN NOVA SCOTIA FOR
SURE.
IT'S NICE TO KNOW THE COUNTRY 
HAS NOVA SCOTIANS BACK.
THE OTHER BIG THING TODAY, THE 
RCMP INVESTIGATION, THE DETAILS 
ABOUT THIS CASE.
WHAT WAS YOUR REACTION TO THE 
LATEST UPDATE?
>> I WAS THANKFUL THAT WE HAD AN
OVERVIEW FROM THE RCMP.
I BELIEVE THEY'RE BEING FRANK 
AND OPEN WITH THE INFORMATION 
THAT THEY HAVE SHARED WITH US.
I KNOW THERE ARE A LOT OF 
INVESTIGATIONS CONTINUING AS HAS
BEEN STATED TODAY.
AND I SUSPECT THERE WILL BE MORE
INFORMATION COMING FORWARD IN 
DAYS TO COME.
BUT CERTAINLY, YOU KNOW, WE 
OFFER OUR CONDOLENCES TO THE 
RCMP ON THE LOSS OF OFFICER 
STEVENSON, CONSTABLE STEVENSON.
AND WE RECOGNIZE THAT THEY HAVE 
HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE ON THE FRONT
LINES IN A VERY, VERY DIFFICULT 
AND UNPRECEDENTED SITUATION.
SO I WAS PLEASED TO SEE THE 
INFORMATION AND TO HEAR THE 
INFORMATION THAT CAME FORWARD IN
A VERY FACTUAL AND FRANK MANNER 
AS MUCH AS I COULD POSSIBLY DO 
AT THIS POINT IN TIME.
>> Tom: CAN I ASK HOW YOU'RE 
DOING?
>> OKAY.
>> Tom: TELL ME ABOUT WHAT 
YOU'RE FEELING.
>> WELL, YOU'LL OF US ARE 
CONNECTED IN SOME MANNER OR WAY 
TO SOMEBODY THAT HAS LOST A 
LOVED ONE.
FRIENDS IN THE COMMUNITY, A 
PERSON I WORKED WITH LOST HIS 
SON.
IT'S VERY DIFFICULT FOR ALL OF 
US BECAUSE IN SOME MANNER OR WAY
WE ARE SO CLOSELY KNIT IN OUR 
SMALL COMMUNITIES.
AND WE ARE CONNECTED AND IT'S 
HEART-WRENCHING FOR EVERYONE, 
BUT WHEN YOU KNOW SOMEONE AND 
YOU'RE CLOSE TO SOMEONE, THEN 
YOU FEEL MORE PAIN FOR THEM EVEN
THOUGH THERE IS NO POSSIBLE WAY 
THAT YOU COULD REALIZE THE PAIN 
THAT THEY ARE PERSONALLY 
EXPERIENCING.
BUT YOU WANT TO BE SUPPORTIVE 
AND YOU ARE THERE FOR THEM.
SO, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT 
SITUATION.
>> Tom: I KNOW YOU HAVE BEEN 
THERE FOR THEM IN MANY WAYS.
WE'VE WATCHED YOU OVER THE LAST 
WEEK OR SO.
IT'S GOOD TO GET YOUR THOUGHTS 
TONIGHT, MAYOR.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
MAYOR CHRISTINE BLAIR.
THE HORROR OF WHAT HAPPENED 
ISN'T JUST FAENTHING PEOPLE 
IN -- AFFECTING PEOPLE IN THIS 
PROVINCE.
THIS SADNESS HAS TRAVELLED THE 
GLOBE AND IT'S PROMPTING PEOPLE 
TO SEND MESSAGES OF STRENGTH AND
SOLIDARITY HERE.
THESE ARE SOME OF THEM.
>> MY DEAR NOVA SCOTIA, ALL 
THOSE PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM THIS
AWFUL TRAGEDY.
TODAY I OFFER MY PRAYERS AND MY 
MUSIC.
GOD BLESS YOU ALL.
>> IF I KNOW ONE THING, IT'S THE
PEOPLE OF NOVA SCOTIA ARE 
RESILIENT, STRONG.
>> NOVA SCOTIA WAS, IS AND 
FOREVER WILL BE STRONG.
>> WE MUST STAY STRONG, STAY 
TOGETHER AND FOREVER BE THE 
GENEROUS, WARM, HOSPITABLE 
PROVINCE THAT I REMEMBER.
>> I LOVE YOU, NOVA SCOTIA.
I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO GET 
THROUGH THIS.
>> MY GRANDMOTHER WAS FROM 
ANTIGONISH AND NOVA SCOTIA WILL 
ALWAYS BE A PART OF MY HEART.
IT MIGHT BE A SMALL THING, BUT 
WE'RE KEEPING OUR PORCH LIGHT ON
IN COMMEMORATION.
>> TODAY, MY SONS AND I PAINTED 
OUR FRONT DOOR SAYING WE ARE 
STRONG.
WE OFFER YOU ALL STRENGTH AND 
HOPE YOU GET THROUGH THIS DARK 
TIME.
>> IT JUST, I THINK IT'S 
IMPORTANT AT THIS TIME, TO BE 
THERE FOR EACH OTHER EVEN IF WE 
CAN'T BE THERE IN PERSON.
THAT'S WHY I'M LIGHTING THIS 
CANDLE FOR YOU TODAY.
>> OUR COLLECTIVE HEARTS ARE 
ACHING, ARE BROKEN, AND FOR 
SOME, SHATTERED BEYOND REPAIR.
>> WE JUST WANT TO SAY -- WE 
WANT IT SHOW OUR SUPPORT FOR 
WHAT HAPPENED IN NOVA SCOTIA, 
THE DEATH OF THE RCMP OFFICER 
AND THE FAMILIES.
SO MY WIFE LIGHTS HER TREE UP 
EVERY NIGHT JUST TO SHOW HER 
SUPPORT.
OUR SUPPORT FOR YOU.
>> WE LOVE YOU.
>> PLEASE KNOW THAT IN YOUR 
GRIEF YOU ARE NOT ALONE AND THE 
LIVES OF THOSE LOST NOVA 
SCOTIANS WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN.
AND, TOGETHER, WE WILL MEND OUR 
FRACTURED HEARTS.
>> Tom: LET'S TURN TO THE STORY 
THAT AT THE HEART OF THE 
TRAGEDY.
THESE ARE THE FACES OF THE 22 
PEOPLE KILLED LAST WEEKEND.
22 LIVES CUT SHORT OVER THE LAST
SIX DAYS, THE STORIES OF HOW 
THEY LIVED STARTED TO EMERGE.
THOSE STORIES LEFT TO FRIENDS 
AND FAMILY TO TELL.
A COUPLE OF THEM SHARED THEIR 
THOUGHTS AND MEMORIES WITH US AS
THEY TRY TO MAKE SENSE OF IT 
ALL.
>> I THINK IT'S ALMOST GETTING 
HARDER TO SEE ADRENALINE, THE 
SHOCK IS WEARING OFF.
AND REALITY IS SETTING IN.
SO AS THE ADRENALINE LIFTS, THE 
REALITY IS SINKING AND GRAVITY 
OF THE SITUATION IS ALMOST 
INCOMPREHENSIBLE.
IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO TAKE IT ONE
DAY AT A TIME.
ONE MOMENT, ONE BREATH.
I'M FINDING IT HARD TO BREATHE.
AND JUST ACCEPTING THESE 
FEELINGS.
THESE ARE BIG, HARD FEELINGS.
AND TO JUST BE WITH THEM AS BEST
WE CAN, MOMENT BY MOMENT.
I FIND IF I GO INTO THE FUTURE 
AND IMAGINE MY LIFE WITHOUT HER,
AND HOW EVERYONE IS GOING TO 
MANAGE WITHOUT HER, IT'S 
OVERWHELMING.
SO I'M TRYING TO JUST STAY 
PRESENT AND HONOUR HER LIFE BY 
TAKING A FEW INTERVIEWS EACH 
DAY.
>> WE DID ABOUT 30 YEARS 
TOGETHER IN THE FIRE HALL, LIKE 
BETWEEN FOUR SHIFTS.
SO HE DIED GOING INTO A HOUSE 
FIRE TO RESCUE SOMEBODY.
THAT WOULD BE NOT A PROBLEM.
THIS WAS NOT -- THIS WASN'T THE 
WAY TOM BAGLEY WAS SUPPOSED TO 
GO.
I GUARANTEE YOU.
NOT A GUY LIKE HIM.
SOLID GUY.
A GUY NEVER SHY FOR WORK.
WHEN I FIRST MET HIM, WE WORKED 
IN THE FIRE HALL.
ON DAYS OFF HE ALWAYS HAD 
PROJECTS TO DO.
HE WAS A PAINTER.
HE WAS A MASTER PAINTER, THAT'S 
WHAT HE SAID.
JACK OF ALL TRADES, MASTER OF 
NONE.
HE COULD DO EVERYTHING AS WELL.
MECHANIC, BODY WORK, CARPENTRY.
THE WHOLE WORKS.
HE DID IT ALL.
HE LEFT A MARK.
I MEAN, ON A LOT OF PEOPLE.
WE'LL NEVER HAVE ANOTHER DRINK 
AROUND TOGETHER.
LORD HAVE MERCY ON HIM.
WON'T SEE HIM AT CHRISTMAS.
YEAH.
>> Tom: GRIEF, PAIN, ANGER.
THERE ARE ALL KINDS OF EMOTIONS 
BROUGHT ON BY THE LOSSES OF THE 
22 PEOPLE.
LIKE JOLENE OLIVER, ORIGINALLY 
FROM CALGARY, SHE WAS KILLED 
WITH HER PARTNER AARON TUCK AND 
THEIR 17-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER 
EMILY.
JOLENE HAD JUST STARTED A JOB AT
THE ENGINE ROOM IN TRURO, A 
POPULAR PUB.
WE REACHED THE OWNER AT HER 
HOME.
THANKS FOR TALKING TO US.
YOU WERE CLOSE TO JOLENE.
EVEN GOT TO MEET EMILY AND 
AARON.
TELL US ABOUT HER AND THE 
FAMILY.
>> JOLENE WAS -- WE DID 
EVERYTHING TOGETHER.
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SHE USED TO COME -- FOLLOW.
>> Tom: IT'S WONDERFUL TO SEE 
EMILY PLAYING THE FIDDLE THERE 
IN THE SPECIAL TONIGHT.
WE'VE SEEN THAT IMAGE IN THE 
LAST FEW DAYS.
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TOUCHED BY THE 
DEATH AND THE DEATH OF THIS 
FAMILY IN PARTICULAR.
SHE WAS JUST 17 YEARS OLD.
I KNOW THERE IS A MEMORIAL FOR 
JOLENE AND HER FAMILY OUTSIDE 
THE ENGINE ROOM.
TELL US HOW THAT CAME TO BE?
>> YES, JOLENE HAD A GREAT BOND 
WITH OTHER COWORKERS.
IT WAS TO SHOW RESPECT.
>> Tom: I KNOW IT WAS WELL 
RECEIVED.
IT GAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE AN 
OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THEIR 
THOUGHTS AND TO LEAVE A MEMENTO 
OR TWO.
WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR JOINING
US TONIGHT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>>> WELL, NOVA SCOTIANS HAVE 
BEEN HONOURING THE VICTIMS OF 
THIS SHOOTING IN ALL KINDS OF 
WAYS, INCLUDING AT MEMORIALS.
ONE OF THEM WAS BUILT BY ROB 
CORLETT.
JUST OUTSIDE HIS HOME, IN FACT, 
SO EVERYONE WHO DRIVES BY CAN 
REMEMBER THE LIVES LOST.
>> IT'S A MEMORIAL TO ALL THE 
PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN VICTIMS ON
SUNDAY.
WE HAVE A MACHINE AT WORK THAT 
CAN CUT OUT DIFFERENT SHAPES.
THE LEAFS ACTUALLY JUST STARTED 
WITH A COUPLE OF THEM FOR 
DECORATIONS, BUT MY WIFE QUICKLY
MENTIONED IT WOULD BE NICE IF WE
DID ONE FOR EVERY VICTIM, NOT 
INCLUDING THE ASSAILANT HIMSELF.
AS OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, I 
ACTUALLY HAD TO MANUFACTURE A 
SMALLER ONE WHEN I FOUND OUT 
THAT THERE WAS AN UNBORN BABY 
INVOLVED AS WELL.
IT'S NOT FOR RECOGNITION OF US, 
IT'S JUST OUR WAY OF SAYING 
THANK YOU.
IT'S A VERY BUSY ROAD.
NEVER EXPECTED IT TO BE SO 
IMPORTANT TO PEOPLE.
>> Tom: AND IT HAS BEEN THAT FOR
SURE.
THIS NATIONAL TRAGEDY COMES 
AMIDST A GLOBAL CRISIS OF 
COURSE, RESTRICTIONS AROUND 
GATHERING, GUIDELINES ABOUT 
SOCIAL DISTANCING HAVE MADE 
MOURNING ALL THE MORE DIFFICULT.
THAT WAS THE POINT MADE BY MY 
NEXT GUEST.
A COLUMNIST, HE WROTE A COLUMN 
THIS WEEK CALLED SOMETIMES IT'S 
OKAY TO CRY.
IN IT, HE WROTE WE'VE HAD BAD 
TIMES BEFORE, BUT A SENSELESS 
MASSACRE ON TOP OF A GLOBAL 
PANDEMIC SEEMS ALMOST TOO MUCH 
TO BEAR, PARTICULARLY WHEN WE 
MUST DO SO IN LOCKDOWN OR A FEW 
METRES AWAY FROM THOSE PEOPLE 
WHO COULD GIVE US COMFORT.
SO WE MOURN.
MOSTLY ALONE.
SOMETIMES BECAUSE TRAGEDY HAS 
STRUCK TOO CLOSE TO HOME OR 
BECAUSE THE COLLECTIVE WEIGHT OF
IT IS TOO MUCH, WE HAVE TO CRY.
>>> JOHN DEMAUSH JOINS ME NOW.
YOU'VE BEEN WATCHING FROM HOME.
I WANT TO GET YOUR REFLECTIONS 
ON WHAT YOU'VE SEEN AND HEARD 
THIS EVENING.
>> WELL, IT'S VERY POWERFUL, 
TOM.
YOU JUST HAD ME AT YOU KNOW, 
EMILY TUCK AND HOW IT BEGAN.
THE VICTIMS THAT WENT ON SO 
LONG.
I JUST THINK WE NEEDED THIS.
YOU KNOW, EVERY JOURNEY STARTS 
WITH A SINGLE STEP.
THIS HOPEFULLY WILL BE OURS.
THE GERMANS HAVE A SAYING, YOU 
KNOW, IT TRANSLATES INTO WORLD 
PAIN, THAT THE SADNESS WE FEEL 
WHEN SURROUNDED BY SUFFERING.
THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN FEELING 
HERE.
YOU WERE JUST SHOWING SOME OF 
THE PEOPLE AFFECTED -- THE 
RELATIVES OF THE VICTIMS, BUT 
EVERYBODY HERE, YOU KNOW, AS YOU
KNOW, WE'RE SIX DEGREES OF 
SEPARATION, THREE DEGREES HERE.
EVERYBODY CAN FIND A COMMON WAY 
BACK TO THE PERSON.
AND WE'RE SORT OF A CLAN, TOO.
AND WE HAVE SORT OF A CERTAIN 
VIEW OF THE WORLD AND I THINK 
THIS SHATTERED.
WE HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO 
MOURN.
AND THIS IS A START IN THAT 
DIRECTION AT LEAST.
>> Tom: I HAVE TO AGREE WITH YOU
THERE FOR SURE.
I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT THE 
COLUMN.
WHAT MADE YOU WANT TO WRITE 
SOMETHING SO PERSONAL?
>> WELL, I THINK -- I MEAN I'D 
BEEN FEELING THIS WAY.
IT'S JUST A ROLLER-COASTER UP 
AND DOWN EVERY DAY.
I MEAN, THIS IMMENSE TRAGEDY ON 
TOP OF COVID, PEOPLE DYING.
WE'RE UNABLE TO GET TOGETHER 
WITH ANYONE.
IT JUST DID SEEM TOO MUCH.
AND I WAS JUST GETTING THAT 
SENSE FROM FRIENDS AND E-MAILS 
AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
AND THEN THE PREMIER.
BIG, TOUGH GUY.
AND I SAY THIS ADMIRABLY, WAS ON
THE TELEVISION SHOW, AND 
SOMEBODY ASKED HIM HOW HE'S 
DOING AND THE TEARS CAME.
AND I JUST FELT THAT -- IT 
REINFORCED THIS IS A UNIVERSAL 
THING.
EVERYBODY IS FEELING THIS WAY.
AND I WANTED TO -- I JUST WANTED
TO WRITE SOMETHING ABOUT THAT.
I THINK YOU COULD JUST 
REPLACE -- IT'S OKAY TO CRY WITH
IT'S OKAY TO MOURN.
IT WAS CATHARTIC FOR ME AND 
MAYBE IT WAS HOPEFULLY HELPFUL 
TO OTHER PEOPLE.
>> Tom: TELL ME ABOUT THAT.
WHAT KIND OF RESPONSE HAVE YOU 
GOTTEN FROM NOVA SCOTIANS?
>> I GOT A LOT OF E-MAILS.
I GOT CALLS AND IT WAS A LOT 
OF -- I MEAN THEY SAID THE SAME 
THING OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
THANK YOU.
I DON'T MEAN BECAUSE IT WAS A 
GREAT BIT OF WRITING OR ANYTHING
LIKE THAT, BUT JUST FOR SAYING 
WHAT THEY FELT.
AND I THINK IN A WAY I BECAME A 
SORT OF SOUNDING BOARD BECAUSE 
PEOPLE WOULD -- VENT IS THE 
WRONG WORD, BUT THEY WOULD LET 
THINGS FLOW.
MAYBE THEY WERE ALONE OR MAYBE 
YOU'RE WITH SOMEBODY THAT YOU 
JUST DON'T FEEL, YOU KNOW, 
COMFORTABLE SAYING THESE SORTS 
OF THINGS.
IN ANY EVENT, IT DID SEEM TO 
TOUCH PEOPLE AND I COMPLETELY 
UNDERSTAND THAT.
>> Tom: YOU KNOW, IT SEEMS WITH 
COVID, LIKE THE EARTH ALMOST WAS
SPINNING MORE SLOWLY.
PEOPLE WERE WITH THEIR FAMILIES 
MORE AND IN THEIR HOUSES.
THEN WE WERE JOLTED OUT OF THAT 
WITH ATTACK ON THE WEEKEND.
AND THEN AGAIN TODAY, THERE WAS 
AN RCMP ALERT IN THE CITY.
I KNOW YOU'RE IN THE CITY OF 
HALIFAX.
I WONDER, WHAT IS YOUR REACTION 
TO THAT?
THERE WAS NO ACTUAL INCIDENT.
WE KNOW THAT NOW.
BUT WHAT DOES THAT TELL YOU?
WHAT DID YOU FEEL AND WHAT DOES 
THAT TELL YOU ABOUT WHAT NOVA 
SCOTIANS ARE FEELING NOW AS WE 
GO FORWARD IN THIS NEW WORLD?
>> EVERYBODY IS JUST ON HIGH 
ALERT.
THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN -- WELL, 
KNOW JUST THE POLICE REACTION 
SEEMED -- WELL, UNDERSTANDABLY, 
THEY WERE EXTRA VIGILANT.
EVERYBODY WAS, GOD, THIS CAN'T 
BE HAPPENING AGAIN.
I THINK IT'S A PTSD-SITUATION.
EVERYONE IS SORT OF -- THEY ARE 
JUST STILL PROCESSING THE THING 
OF FOUR OR FIVE DAYS AGO.
IT SEEMS LIKE SO LONG.
I GUESS IT'S GOING TO TAKE A 
WHILE AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET 
BACK TO THE POINT WHERE WE'RE 
NOT -- A FRIEND OF MINE TOLD ME 
HE WAS UP IN THE AREA, YOU KNOW,
WHERE ALL THE TRAGEDY HAPPENED.
HE WAS DRIVING.
HE SAW A CAR COMING DOWN, IT'S A
CLOSE-KNIT COMMUNITY.
NEITHER KNEW WHOSE CAR IT WAS.
AND FIRST HIS HEART STARTED TO 
PUMP.
HE WAS WONDERING IF HE HAD TO 
HEAD FOR THE HILLS.
SO HOPEFULLY WE GET BACK TO 
THAT -- EVERYBODY SAYS WE'RE 
GOING TO BE CHANGED, YOU KNOW, 
WE'VE LOST OUR INNOCENCE.
I HOPE NOT.
BUT I GUESS TIME WILL TELL.
>> Tom: WE SHALL SEE.
JOHN, GOOD TO TALK TO YOU 
TONIGHT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> GREAT, TOM.
>> WELL, FOR EVERY LIFE LOST 
THERE ARE SO MANY OTHERS CHANGED
FOREVER.
FAMILIES, FRIENDS, COWORKERS NOW
FINDING THEIR WAY THROUGH THIS 
TRAGEDY.
IOWAANT TO KEEP THE -- I WANT TO
KEEP THE FOCUS ON THEM.
HERE ARE MORE MEMORIES OF THOSE 
LOST.
>> YOU HAVE A MIXED EMOTIONS.
ONE MINUTE YOU'RE OKAY.
THEN YOU START THINKING ABOUT 
IT.
AND IT MAKES YOU FEEL SAD 
KNOWING THIS YOUNG MAN, ALL OF 
HIS LIFE, KNOWING HIS WHOLE 
FAMILY.
>> HE LIVED HERE ALL OF HIS 
LIFE.
HIM AND HIS SISTER WERE OUTSIDE 
HERE PLAYING BECAUSE THEY WERE 
INFANTS.
WATCHED THEM PLAYING IN THE 
YARD, GROW UP TO HAVE FAMILIES 
OF THEIR OWN.
JOEY WAS AN AWESOME GUY.
IF YOU NEEDED A HAND, IF HE 
COULD COME THERE, HE WOULD BE 
THERE TO HELP YOU.
>> JOE, DROVE ME TO HIS WIFE 
BEFORE HE WENT TO GET THE 
FURNACE OIL.
HE SAID I BETTER GET BACK BEFORE
THE CRAZY PERSON GETS DOWN HERE 
AND STARTS SHOOTING PEOPLE.
LO AND BEHOLD, HE WAS THE ONE 
THAT CAME AROUND THE CORNER AND 
THE GENTLEMAN SHOT THE RCMP 
OFFICER AND HE TOOK JOEY'S 
VEHICLE AND SHOT JOEY.
>> THEY LOST THEIR DAD.
THEY'LL NEVER HAVE ANOTHER DAD.
HE HAS THREE GIRLS, AGE 14, 6 
AND 1.
NO MATTER WHO WILL TAKE THEIR 
PLACE, THEY'LL NEVER HAVE A DAD.
THAT WAS THEIR DAD.
THAT'S A SAD THING.
>> THEY WERE SUCH LOVING AND 
OUTGOING, HAPPY PEOPLE.
THEY WOULD GIVE THEIR SHIRTS OFF
THEIR BACKS.
THEY WOULD.
YOU KNOW, TO ANYBODY.
IT'S JUST UNREAL.
WE'VE BEEN AROUND THEM ALL OUR 
LIVES, RIGHT?
AND THEIR KIDS GREW UP WITH OUR 
KIDS, YOU KNOW.
PEOPLE THAT WERE KILLED GREW UP 
WITH OUR KIDS.
THEY WERE THE SAME AGE.
SO YOU KNOW IT'S HARD TO -- HARD
TO SINK IN HOW SUCH LOVELY 
PEOPLE COULD BE KILLED, YOU 
KNOW.
AND TARGETED FOR NO REASON.
NO REASON AT ALL.
IT'S A NICE THING TO DO.
IT SHOWS SUPPORT FROM THE 
COMMUNITY.
GREG WAS A -- THE MOST KINDEST 
PERSON YOU COULD EVER MEET.
HE'D GIVE THE SHIRT OFF HIS BACK
FOR ANYBODY.
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS 
LOOKING AT HINDSIGHT.
IT'S JUST WE HAVE TO MOVE 
FORWARD AND -- AND JUST SUPPORT 
THOSE AFFECTED.
>> Tom: OF COURSE, RIGHT ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY PEOPLE TUNED IN FOR 
TONIGHT'S VIGIL.
CO-HOST OF THE NATIONAL, IAN 
HANOMANSING WAS AMONG THEM AND 
JOINS ME NOW FROM VANCOUVER.
IAN, I KNOW YOU SPENT A GOOD 
PART OF YOUR LIFE IN THIS PART 
OF THE COUNTRY.
YOU KNOW THE PSYCHE OF 
MARITIMERS FOR SURE.
WE LAST SPOKE ON SUNDAY WHEN THE
SHOOTINGS WERE FIRST EMERGING.
WHAT CAME TO MIND TONIGHT?
>> THAT LAST VIDEO, THAT TUGGED 
AT THE HEART STRINGS.
TO BE A MARITIMER AND TO BE IN 
DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE 
COUNTRY -- IN MY CASE OUT HERE 
ON THE WEST COAST -- IT'S MADE 
IT KIND OF TOUGH, BECAUSE I KNOW
THOSE PLACES.
I HAVEN'T BEEN TO PORTAPIQUE, 
BUT CERTAINLY OXFORD, I'VE 
STOPPED AT THE BIG STOP OFF 
HIGHWAY 102.
TO KNOW ALL THOSE PLACES AND SEE
THE DETAILS, BUT TO BE THIS FAR 
AWAY HAS BEEN TOUGH.
AND SOME OF THOSE VIGNETTES LIKE
THAT LAST ONE, IT'S COMFORTING 
IN A WAY, SAD, BUT IT MAKES ME 
FEEL A LITTLE MORE CONNECTED TO 
THE STORY.
>> Tom: IT'S BEEN AMAZING TO 
WATCH THE OUTPOURING OF SUPPORT 
FROM PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY 
ALL OF THIS WEEK.
FROM YOUR VANTAGE POINT IN 
VANCOUVER, HOW MUCH ARE YOU 
SEEING OR HEARING ABOUT NOVA 
SCOTIA, ABOUT THE TRAGEDY, ABOUT
PEOPLE WANTING TO HAVE NOVA 
SCOTIANS' BACKS RIGHT NOW?
>> PEOPLE IN THE MARITIMES OUGHT
TO KNOW THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE FEELING 
IT.
I WAS WALKING BY CITY HALL HERE 
IN VANCOUVER AND THE FLAG IS AT 
HALF-MAST THERE.
BONNIE HENRY, OUR MEDICAL HEALTH
OFFICER WHO HAS BEEN DOING THE 
DAILY COVID UPDATES WAS JUST ON 
THE VERGE OF -- I GUESS ON THE 
VERGE OF TEARS A COUPLE OF DAYS 
AGO WHEN SHE QUOTED FAREWELL TO 
NOVA SCOTIA.
AND OF COURSE IT TURNS OUT SHE 
HAS A CONNECTION, NOT JUST TO 
THE MARITIMES, SHE'S FROM 
P.E.I., SHE WENT TO MEDICAL 
SCHOOL IN DALHOUSIE.
YOU KNOW HOW SOMETIMES PEOPLE 
SAY WE'RE ALL NOVA SCOTIANS.
AND I SUPPOSE IN THE BROAD 
SENSE, THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF 
THAT BECAUSE PEOPLE ALL ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY HAVE FELT THAT.
BUT IN A MORE NARROW SENSE, 
THERE ARE SO MANY OF US WITH 
CONNECTIONS, TOM, TO YOUR 
PROVINCE AND FROM BONNIE HENRY 
TO PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
AND THEY CERTAINLY HAVE BEEN 
FEELING THAT THIS WEEK.
>> Tom: YEAH.
IT'S BEEN HEARTWARMING TO SEE 
THE SUPPORT.
IAN HANOMANSING, CO-HOST OF "THE
NATIONAL".
THANK YOU.
>>> AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US
FOR THIS SPECIAL COVERAGE HERE 
ON CBC TELEVISION AND CBC NEWS 
NETWORK.
THIS EVENING'S VIGIL WAS 
ORGANIZED BY A COMMUNITY GROUP 
IN COLCHESTER COUNTY HERE IN 
NOVA SCOTIA.
BUT CLEARLY THERE IS A WHOLE 
COUNTRY OF PEOPLE TO HELP IN THE
HEALING NOW.
IT WILL TAKE TIME, BUT DESPITE 
THE RESTRICTIONS ON GATHERING, 
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE ALONE.
WE LEAVE YOU TONIGHT WITH THE 
WAY PEOPLE ARE REMEMBERING THIS 
LOSS, WITH SONG.
FAREWELL TO NOVA SCOTIA.
I'M TOM MURPHY.
THANKS FOR JOINING US.
GOOD NIGHT.
[ ♪♪♪ ]
♪ THE SUN WAS SETTING ♪
♪ IN THE WEST ♪
♪ NO BIRDS SANG ON ANY TREE ♪
♪ ALL NATURE SEEMED INCLINED FOR
A REST ♪
♪ STILL THERE WAS NO REST ♪
 
♪ FOR ME ♪
♪ I GRIEVE TO LEAVE THIS NATIVE 
LAND ♪
♪ I GRIEVE TO LEAVE MY COMRADES 
ALL ♪
♪ MY PARENTS HEARTS I DO ADORE ♪
♪ BONNY, BONNY LASS I LOVE 
SOMEWHERE ♪
♪ FAREWELL TO NOVA SCOTIA ♪
♪ SEA BOUND COAST ♪
♪ LET YOUR MOUNTAINS DARK AND 
DREARY BE ♪
♪ WHEN I'M FAR AWAY ♪
♪ ON THE BRINY OCEAN TOSSED ♪
♪ WILL YOU EVER HEAVE A SIGH OR 
A WISH FOR ME ♪
♪ I NOW AT REST 
♪ ITS ARMS FOLDED ACROSS HIS 
BREAST ♪
♪ POOR YOUNG SOULS JUST LIKE 
ME ♪
♪ MUST BE TOSSED AND DRIVEN ON 
THE DEEP DARK SEA ♪
♪ THE DRUMS DO BEAT ♪
♪ THE BUGLE BLOWS ♪
♪ THE CAPTAIN CALLS 
♪ WE MUST OBEY ♪
♪ FAREWELL, FAREWELL, TO NOVA 
SCOTIA'S CHARM ♪
♪ IN THE MORNING I AM BOUND FAR 
AWAY ♪
♪ FAREWELL TO NOVA SCOTIA ♪
♪ SEA BOUND CLOSE ♪
♪ LET YOUR MOUNTAINS DARK AND 
DREARY BE ♪
♪ WHEN I'M FAR AWAY ON THE BRINY
OCEAN TOSSED ♪
♪ WILL YOU EVER HEAVE A SIGH OR 
A WISH ♪
♪ FOR ME ♪
♪ WILL YOU EVER HEAVE A SIGH ♪
♪ OR A WISH ♪
♪ FOR ME ♪
