By Marissa Lentz-McGrath, Local Journalism Initiative, TimminsToday.com \u200bCommunities from Hudson Bay to Norway are mourning the loss of Steffen Skj\u00f8ttelvik, the 29-year-old Norwegian adventurer whose body was recovered on the banks of the Hayes River in northern Manitoba on Sunday. Across the James Bay and Hudson Bay coasts, as well as in communities like Timmins, Kingston, Kasabonika Lake First Nation, and Weagamow Lake, vigils and remembrance ceremonies have been held to honour the hiker. Jacob Betker, who first met Skj\u00f8ttelvik at the Timmins airport in 2023 and helped him get his Canadian start, said he is both saddened and humbled by the outpouring. \u201cThere was always still the idea of hanging on to hope, because he was so capable,\u201d Betker said. \u201cBut I\u2019m glad it\u2019s over, because closure for the… <\/p>\n
By Marissa Lentz-McGrath, Local Journalism Initiative, TimminsToday.com \u200bCommunities from Hudson Bay to Norway are mourning the loss of Steffen Skj\u00f8ttelvik, the 29-year-old Norwegian adventurer whose body was recovered on the banks of the Hayes River in northern Manitoba on Sunday. Across the James Bay and Hudson Bay coasts, as well as in communities like Timmins, Kingston, Kasabonika Lake First Nation, and Weagamow Lake, vigils and remembrance ceremonies have been held to honour the hiker. Jacob Betker, who first met Skj\u00f8ttelvik at the Timmins airport in 2023 and helped him get his Canadian start, said he is both saddened and humbled by the outpouring. \u201cThere was always still the idea of hanging on to hope, because he was so capable,\u201d Betker said. \u201cBut I\u2019m glad it\u2019s over, because closure for the... <\/p>\n