Whitehorse honours 3 victims of homicide in memorial walk

Relatives, neighbours and people from throughout Yukon marched on Wednesday eveningin Whitehorse to remember three of their own.

They left flowers, photos, signs andprayers at a house in the McIntyre neighbourhood, to honour Wendy Carlick and Sarah MacIntosh, two women who were killed on Murphy Street onApril 19.

People were also mourningGreg Alvin Dawson, whopolice found April 6in the neighbourhood ofRiverdale.

All three deaths have been deemed homicides, though RCMP do not believe the incidents in Riverdale and McIntyre are connected.

The community march gathered hundreds of people, some from as far away as Dawson City.

Those assembled heard songs and prayers in SouthernTutchone. Many in the crowd held handmade drums or wore traditional regalia, such as button blankets and beadwork.

KwanlinDnCouncillorSean Smith spoke to those assembled.

"We're there to help in whatever way we can," Smithsaid.

"We thank theRCMPfor being present and for understanding what we're going through. The many losses we've had over a number of years."

The marchrecognized some of those people.

Many signs featured tributes not only to WendyCarlick,but also her late daughter, Angel. In 2007authorities found the 19-year-old's body in a wooded area near Whitehorse.Her case is considered an unsolved murder.

Marchers also passed a house on their route with a sign in the window reading "Justice 4 Allan Waugh."Waugh was killed in his house in the McIntyre subdivision in 2014. The murder has not been solved.

The march also went near walking trails where, in 2014,17-year-old BrandyVittrekwawas beaten to death by a teenage boy. He was convicted and sentenced to two years in jail.

• 2 years later, family of murder victim Allan Waugh still looks for answers
• Angel Carlick's mother still waits for answers, 9 years later
• Brandy Vittrekwa's killer gets 2 years jail, 1 year supervision

Whitehorse RCMPhave said 35 investigators have so far been involved in the investigations into the three recent deaths and they've spoken to more than 100 people around the territory. RCMP do not believe thereis a risk to the public.

Funeral services have been announced for Sarah MacIntosh. They will be held at the Kwanlin Dn First Nation's potlatch house in Whitehorse on Friday.

Services for Wendy Carlick will be held Saturdayat the recreation centre in Watson Lake.