Dutch woman recalls RCMP friend as a childhood heroine

Heidi Steven with Mara Wienke in 2000.

Amid the grief and anger sweeping Nova Scotia following the mindless killing of 23 people Sunday, a Dutch woman, Mara Wienke, is recalling her life-long admiration of RCMP Constable Heidi Stevenson, one of the victims.

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