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.