Sheila Steele
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Sheila Rose Jones Steele (1943 – November 11, 2006) was a Canadian social activist based in Saskatoon
Saskatoon
Saskatoon is a city in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. Residents of the city of Saskatoon are called Saskatonians. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344....

, Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

. She maintained a website, Injusticebusters.com, which was dedicated to exposing alleged miscarriages of justice in Saskatchewan in particular, and in Canada as a whole.

Steele became well known in Saskatchewan for her involvement in, and coverage of, the Richard Klassen foster children case, which led to one of Canada's largest settlements for malicious prosecution.

Personal life

Steele was born to Arthur Jones and his wife, Laura. She was raised in Zealandia
Zealandia, Saskatchewan
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 with her four sisters, and attended school in Zealandia and Rosetown
Rosetown, Saskatchewan
-History:On September 14, 1905, James and Anne Rose migrated from Lancashire, England to an area of Saskatchewan, Canada. They were the first settlers in the area now known as Rosetown. Later, in 1907, a group of people from the area, wanting a post office, made an application for one...

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She is survived by her two sons, Kevin Steele and Marlon Gidluck.

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