The rallying cries of one person who will be participating in the Kelowna香蕉视频直播檚 peaceful Black Lives Matter rally on Friday (June 5) are already echoing through council chambers.
At the end of a nearly two-hour-long council meeting on Monday (June 1), Heather Friesen piped up as she has many times before 香蕉视频直播� this time, demanding city council香蕉视频直播檚 presence at the rally on Friday.
As Friesen began her minute-long rant, the mayor adjourned the meeting and exited chambers.
Friesen continued to yell at the remaining city councillors, asking them if they香蕉视频直播檙e planning on attending the rally.
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Friesen, a vocal advocate of the city香蕉视频直播檚 sexual assault survivors, is no stranger to making her opinion known to city council. She香蕉视频直播檚 done so twice before, confronting the mayor and council at a meeting in both November 2019 and February 2020 regarding the city香蕉视频直播檚 at-the-time 40 per cent unfounded sexual assault numbers.
After an investigation by the RCMP香蕉视频直播檚 federal Sexual Assault Review Team concluded in February, it was found several cases in that 40 per cent unfounded were classified improperly. After reclassification, the local detachment香蕉视频直播檚 numbers came in line with the national average of around 15 per cent. The Kelowna RCMP also implemented a sexual assault unit and reopened 12 sexual assault files following the federal review.
No city councillors confirmed their attendance at Friday香蕉视频直播檚 rally before exiting council chambers.
READ MORE: Kelowna RCMP to further investigate 12 sexual assault cases, create sexual assault unit
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