Namgis First Nation banishes visitor following assault on nurse in Alert Bay

Alert Bay leaders ban alleged assailant after travel nurse attacked on Cormorant Island

The leaders of a small community off north Vancouver Island have agreed to ban a woman from the area after she allegedly assaulted a travel nurse serving the local hospital.

Namgis First Nation banishes visitor following assault on nurse in Alert Bay

‘Na̱mg̱is First Nation has banished a visitor from its lands following an assault on a nurse in Alert Bay, an incident local leaders say also prompted two youths to intervene. In a statement Friday, the leadership of ‘Na̱mg̱is First Nation, the Village of Alert Bay and Whe-la-la-u Area Council said the nurse was attacked Thursday night while taking her regular walk home. The nurse travels from Calgary to work at the Cormorant Island Community He…