Former NHL player Jordin Tootoo inspires Indigenous youth in Campbell River – Saanich News

Tootoo was in Campbell River on Oct.

He grew up in Rankin Inlet in Nunavut, a community that he says is much like the rural and remote communities around Campbell River.

“There are a lot of similarities with our Indigenous communities with the dysfunction in our homes, substance abuse, addiction, everything that I’ve been exposed to and been a part of.

“Sometimes we don’t see that light at the end of the tunnel and we think that when things are difficult we should just give up.

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