STATUTORY DECLARATION ) )

PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ) )

In the matter of John Furlong and Immaculata School

I, Ronnie Patrick Alec, of 1015 Centre St., Burns Lake British Columbia Lake Babine First Nation and Hereditary Chiefand former worker at Babine Forest Products, HEREBY MAKE OATH AND SAY AS FOLLOWS, that:

1. I was born December 16, 1957 at Burns Lake Hospital and raised Lake Babine First Nation. I attended Immaculata School Parish from kindergarten to grade 9, which was approximately from 1963-4 to 1974;

2. I remember John Furlong arriving between 1969 and 1970 as the physical education teacher. My experiences with Mr. Furlong include both phys ed classes and time periods when he patrolled the hallways and in the outdoor facilities of the school;

3. I remember Mr. Furlong administering the following abuse:

i) When you're not doing too good in basketball all ofa sudden you get kicked in the

butt or slapped on the head. It was a hard kick and he backed up to make the slap so

it hit hard. He could stand in front ofus and unexpected, he would slap us on the

head. He would yell if we didn't play basketball properly. With his big eyes I can

picture him and then next thing-boom, a hard slap to the head. These abuses

occurred during the two years I had Mr. Furlong as a physical education teacher and

while he disciplined outside ofphysical education.

4. I witnessed the fight between Mr. Furlong and Stephen Donald in the gym. Stephen Donald was another student my age and in my class. This occurred during basketbalL Stephen Donald

could not take the abuse against him-kicking him and slapping him and watching Mr. Furlong do this to other students. Finally he could not take it anymore and they both fought in the gym;

5. Most of the time we tried to stay away when he was around as we know how he is. The

students went through a lot so we try to stay away when he's around the schooL Every time when

the students see him we walked away;

6. All the things that we went through-abuse-I just flashback on what we went through with the nuns and Furlong in Immaculata days. That day when Vancouver had the Olympics and he was the CEO, I saw that fellow on TV. It's just like a flashback. To see this guy's picture on the

news was painful;

7. That day when I got his number and left my name and number on his answering machine,

there was no response. I never had a phone call from him. But the word went out right away about Vancouver. We were surprised about this guy. That's when all us-the things that bothered us. What all the students went through after Immaculata days, they started turning to booze, we talk

about what happened to us;

8. The Olympics for me triggered anger.

SWORN TO BEFORE ME at Burns Lake, British Columbia

this t~"lday Y. :

~~ Warre Barrister & Solicitor

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Ronnie Patrick Alec

STATUTORY DECLARATION - PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

In the matter of John Furlong and Immaculata School

STATUTORY DECLARATION PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

Warren Chapman Barrister & Solicitor

343 Highway 16 Box 258

Burns Lake, B.C. VOJ lEO

Tel: (250) 692 - 3339 Fax: (250) 692 - 3342

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