No mention that Evans is a former unlicensed mental health worker from AARC.
"Accused played university rugby
By Laura Payton, The ProvinceSeptember 8, 2009
The man accused of killing Nicole Parisien and dumping her body behind a Kitsilano apartment building played university rugby and volunteered as a counsellor at the University of B.C.
Andrew William Evans, 25, appeared in court in Vancouver yesterday charged with second-degree murder and was remanded in custody to Sept. 13. Evans is a UBC graduate who played scrum half for the Thunderbirds team. He wore No. 9.
His online profile on social-networking site Facebook says he is a Conservative with an interest in rugby, hockey, football and "just about every other sport out there." The profile also says Evans enjoys cooking, reading and watching the Discovery channel.
Evans' Facebook wall, where friends can leave messages, has notes of support from friends in Calgary, his hometown, and Vancouver.
"This is a terrible situation where hundreds of people have been affected," said Chris Dadson in an e-mail to The Province. "I will tell you he was and is a great guy and all of his friends will stand behind him and respect his wishes [not to talk to the media]."
Evans' profile says he volunteered at the Speakeasy, a UBC service offering peer counselling to students. A representative from the Alma Mater Society confirmed he volunteered there in 2005.
Parisien, 33, was a masseuse working in a suite in the 1400-block Chestnut Street the morning she died. Police say nobody lived in the suite, which was used as a massage parlour, and the vice squad is investigating whether it was a bawdy house.
"Evans fled to Calgary after the crime but turned himself into Calgary police on Tuesday, the 28th of August," said Const. Tim Fanning. "[Evans] has been co-operative in the investigation."
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