NATUASHISH, N.L. – An Innu chief in Labrador who found seven young children sniffing gas in an unsupervised home says he’s seeing more kids being left alone by their parents in the community.
Chief Simeon Tshakapesh of Natuashish says a nine-year-old boy was left by himself for four days when he was discovered Wednesday inhaling gas in a home with six other children no older than 12.
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The Mounties who responded to the home in the remote reserve say they found two unsecured firearms, ammunition and several lighters at the scene, but no adults.
Police say they couldn’t locate most of the parents of the children, who were taken to other locations for the night.
Tshakapesh, who went to the home with a mental health worker after receiving a complaint from a resident, says the children were staggering and vomiting after inhaling the fumes.
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Last September, police warned that an escalation in gas sniffing in the community involved children as young as seven.
More than 600 residents were moved to Natuashish from Davis Inlet 10 years ago after a video of children sniffing gas made headlines around the world.
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