Tammy Oliver-McCurdie and her family have been personally shattered by what is now considered the deadliest mass shooting in Canadian history.
Her sister, brother-in-law, and 17-year-old niece were killed in the horrific 12-hour shooting spree in Portapique, Nova Scotia on Saturday. “It’s hard to grieve because right now I’m in a frustration state,” Oliver-McCurdie said.
Oliver-McCurdie, her parents, and other extended family live in Alberta. Her sister, Jolene Oliver, moved to Nova Scotia from Alberta in 2014 with her husband Aaron Tuck, and their daughter, Emily Tuck.
Aaron was originally from Nova Scotia and they moved there to help his ailing mother. “They built a life out there,” Oliver-McCurdie said. “That little town they were living