
Keith Iron (family photo, CBC)
People packed his funeral in the school gym, but among the mourners who will miss him most is his older brother, CBC reports here.
Sonny has difficulty communicated, says teacher Dorothy Laliberte, and Keith served as his caretaker.
“[Sonny] made sounds and [Keith] understood him, what he was saying,” she says.
“And if I couldn’t understand Sonny, Keith would get in and explain to me what was going on. It was like 100 per cent total care from a younger brother.”
Keith’s parents say their tragedy serves to underscore the need to deal with roaming dogs on reserves.
“Somebody needs to do something,” says his mother, Angie Checkosis. “And by that I mean the chief and council.”
Canoe Lake Chief Guy Lariviere has already said, here, that he and Canoe Lake leadership feel responsible.
Gwen Florio
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