The following is the victim impact statement written in 2006 by Robert Olson's sister, Lorraine, a British Columbia resident.

It was included as part of Wednesday's sentencing of Dean Boucher and Mark Lange.

Bob Olson was my dear brother, my only sibling, and I loved him very much.

Just before his death, he was making plans to sell his business and have some much needed-time away from the stress of responsibilities.

He planned to make frequent visits to see me and I was looking forward to spending time with him.

When I heard of the terrible, brutal way he died, I cried for days, and still, after almost a year and a half, I have days and nights when those terrible images keep coming back to me, and I become, sad, tearful and depressed.

Our mother and father are dead. I'm now the last of my original family.

Bob and I might have had at least 20 more years to spend together, had this senseless, horrific crime not been committed against him.

Bob thought deeply about a lot of things — philosophy, medicine, politics.

He dreamed of helping to change the world, and tried by seeking political office. He failed in that, but his heart and mind were in the right place.

It's one thing to have a loved one die of an illness or an accident, but to have to always think of him on his last day, lying frozen in a ditch with his head smashed in is just too horrible.

The two men responsible should be prevented from ever harming anyone again.

More than that, they should learn the priceless worth of each human life, including their own, and change themselves.

A long incarceration is probably necessary. And counselling. And spiritual growth and understanding. And beyond that, maybe some kind of miracle.

Thank you for hearing me.

Peace.