By Pearl Lorentzen Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Lakeside Leader A large portion of the discussion around restorative justice at a recent community meeting was connected to not enough Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) supports in Wabasca. Bigstone Restorative Justice (RJ) works with people in the Wabasca area who have been charged with a minor crime, as an alternative to the regular justice system. On August 6, Bigstone Restorative Justice and the Wabasca RCMP held a joint open house at the George D Auger Memorial Hall in Wabasca. “Our goal when we got started was to reduce the number of people in court and reduce the number of people going to jail,” said Raymond Yellowknee, manager of Bigstone Justice and Public Safety, at the meeting. RJ is open to anyone living…
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