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Some friends remember Valérie Thé orêt as a strong and dynamic woman, a lover of nature and a pillar of Yukon's Francophone community.
The 37-year-old was killed by a grizzly bear on Monday with her 10-month-old daughter Adele Roesholt. The two were alone at their remote trapping booth at the time. The baby's father, Gjermund Roesholt, found their bodies – and shot down the bear – on his return from a day of control of his trapping ground.
"It's so hard to believe," said Madeleine Piuze, one of Theore's closest friends in the Yukon.
"We will remember her as a woman so strong and positive, loving, generous and respectful – and respectful of nature – she was just a lover of nature," she said.
"Just an amazing woman, the best friend of all time."
The family cabin is located northeast of Mayo, Yukon, near the N.W.T. border. According to Piuze, Gjermund Roesholt returned to Whitehorse on Tuesday to be greeted by friends. She says that they met Tuesday night to complain and offer their support.
& # 39; Just an amazing woman. The best friend of all time, "said Madeleine Piuze. (Wayne Vallevand / CBC)
"We feel so lucky that he is willing to come with us, and that made a big difference for us and probably for him too – to feel that we were all together," she said.
"He was just able to talk to the group about what he had been through – and how happy they were before, on the trapping ground, and the beauty of their lives."
The oret, native to Quebec, and Roesholt, native to Norway, had their trapping territory for about three years and had harvested wolves, foxes, lynx and owl. other animals. Oreton designed and sold fur products, while Roesholt also worked as a guide in nature.
The oret was on maternity leave from her work. teacher. The family spent several months in their trapping cabin this fall while she was on leave. (Submitted by Josianne Gauthier)
They spent several months on their hunting ground this fall, while Théoêt was on maternity leave after leaving her job as a French immersion teacher in Whitehorse.
"It was the moment of their life," Piuze said.
A welded community
The Oretite settled in the Yukon more than ten years ago. She made a lot of friends in the years that followed, thanks to the Francophone badociation of the territory.
The Francophone community of Yukon is very united: there are only about 1,500 people in the territory who consider French their mother tongue and most live in Whitehorse.
"[Théorêt] She was a young woman full of energy, known throughout the community because she was involved in many activities, "said Isabelle Salesse, Executive Director of the Association franco-yukonnaise (AFY).
"It's like a domino effect, and everyone is touched by this news."
Twelve years ago, the Yukon's Francophone community was devastated by another deadly attack on a bear. Jean-Franç ois Pagé, 28, was murdered by a grizzly bear while he was placing claims near Ross River.
Salesse says that Pagé – also known for his dynamic and adventurous spirit – is still forgotten. She thinks that the loss of The Orêt and her little Adèle will have a similar impact.
"This involves a baby, and someone who has done so much good in the community and who has been so positive – it's just unthinkable," she said.
"Everyone is touched by this news," said Isabelle Salesse, Executive Director of the Association Franco-Yukonnaise. (Wayne Vallevand / CBC)
"What struck me, is that [Théorêt] was always smiling. She had that big smile … her baby was following the same thing. "
On Thursday, AFY will open in Whitehorse for anyone wishing to be together or in need of help. The group invited a registered psychotherapist to come in from 2:30 pm to 9:00 pm for anyone wishing to speak.
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