Fort Chip women wins battle with social services

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A Fort Chipewyan woman has won her battle with Alberta social services to use her $2,715 land claim settlement to advance her Grade 8 education.

Rachel Tourangeau was prevented from drawing social assistance about a year ago, but now a Court of Queen's Bench has ruled that social services made a mistake.

In his ruling, Justice William Girgulis called social services' action "unreasonable".