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By Simona Rosenfield Local Journalism Initiative A man accidentally shot in the leg by a Northwest Territories wildlife officer has reached a settlement with the territorial government. Five years ago, Dennis Nelner \u2013 in his home at the time \u2013 was struck while the wildlife officer was trying to shoot a black bear that had strayed into a residential area of Fort Simpson. Nelner settled with the territorial government over the incident last month, as first reported by the CBC. However, Nelner expressed his dissatisfaction with the legal process, calling it “clinical” and “numbers crunching.” The Department of Environment and Climate Change, or ECC, declined to respond to questions regarding the settlement process. The wildlife officer who shot Nelner did not face charges, which Nelner supports, stating that “it’s not… <\/p>\n

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By Simona Rosenfield Local Journalism Initiative A man accidentally shot in the leg by a Northwest Territories wildlife officer has reached a settlement with the territorial government. Five years ago, Dennis Nelner \u2013 in his home at the time \u2013 was struck while the wildlife officer was trying to shoot a black bear that had strayed into a residential area of Fort Simpson. Nelner settled with the territorial government over the incident last month, as first reported by the CBC. However, Nelner expressed his dissatisfaction with the legal process, calling it “clinical” and “numbers crunching.” The Department of Environment and Climate Change, or ECC, declined to respond to questions regarding the settlement process. The wildlife officer who shot Nelner did not face charges, which Nelner supports, stating that “it’s not... <\/p>\n

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