I Beg Your Pardon but that's just lying mealy mouthed Bee Ess from a gov't agency dedicated to staying in business by not paying claims-I know because we have a similar system here in BC.
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Profiting from tragedy? Redbubble.com pulls Humboldt T-shirt featuring Halifax cartoonist's work
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April 18, 2018
Updated:
April 18, 2018 12:19 PM EDT
In this screenshot, a T-shirt featuring a cartoon by Halifax Chronicle Herald cartoonist Bruce MacKinnon is shown for sale on Redbubble.com.Screenshot / Redbubble.com
HALIFAX — An Australian website has stopped selling a T-shirt featuring a misappropriated Halifax newspaper cartoon about the Humboldt bus crash tragedy.
Bruce MacKinnon of the Halifax Chronicle Herald said earlier this week that he was notified his cartoon was on a shirt selling for $42.63 on Redbubble.com — adding the seller was crassly trying to profit from a tragedy.
Many thanks to Carolyn HIllbom who alerted us to Redbubble's illegal appropriation of the #HumboldtBroncos cartoon.
Shame on @redbubble and those trying to profit from this tragedy. -PMod https://t.co/3HLuccFFCh
— Bruce MacKinnon (@CH_Cartoon) April 17, 2018
The cartoon shows hockey players representing other provinces supporting a hockey player from Saskatchewan after 16 players and staff with the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team were killed when their bus collided with a transport truck.
Redbubble has issued a tweet saying that in line with its policy, it will be donating all company profits from work related to the Humboldt accident to charity.
The web site is still selling multiple Humboldt t-shirts with common phrases like Pray for Humboldt or Humboldt Strong that would not be subject to copyright.
http://thechronicleherald.ca/novasc...t-cartoon-stolen-used-to-sell-t-shirts-online
Redbubble.com pulls T-shirt featuring stolen Humboldt cartoon | Toronto Sun
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Published:
April 18, 2018
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April 18, 2018 12:19 PM EDT
In this screenshot, a T-shirt featuring a cartoon by Halifax Chronicle Herald cartoonist Bruce MacKinnon is shown for sale on Redbubble.com.Screenshot / Redbubble.com
HALIFAX — An Australian website has stopped selling a T-shirt featuring a misappropriated Halifax newspaper cartoon about the Humboldt bus crash tragedy.
Bruce MacKinnon of the Halifax Chronicle Herald said earlier this week that he was notified his cartoon was on a shirt selling for $42.63 on Redbubble.com — adding the seller was crassly trying to profit from a tragedy.
Many thanks to Carolyn HIllbom who alerted us to Redbubble's illegal appropriation of the #HumboldtBroncos cartoon.
Shame on @redbubble and those trying to profit from this tragedy. -PMod https://t.co/3HLuccFFCh
— Bruce MacKinnon (@CH_Cartoon) April 17, 2018
The cartoon shows hockey players representing other provinces supporting a hockey player from Saskatchewan after 16 players and staff with the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team were killed when their bus collided with a transport truck.
Redbubble has issued a tweet saying that in line with its policy, it will be donating all company profits from work related to the Humboldt accident to charity.
The web site is still selling multiple Humboldt t-shirts with common phrases like Pray for Humboldt or Humboldt Strong that would not be subject to copyright.
http://thechronicleherald.ca/novasc...t-cartoon-stolen-used-to-sell-t-shirts-online
Redbubble.com pulls T-shirt featuring stolen Humboldt cartoon | Toronto Sun
I thought they were operating out of Alberta with Alberta plates and insurance.
'We never gave them permission': Error-filled Humboldt Broncos obituaries appear on website selling services
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April 23, 2018
Updated:
April 23, 2018 2:16 PM EDT
Some families of Humboldt Broncos bus crash victims are surprised to learn that error-riddled obituaries of their loved ones have been posted on a website that’s selling flowers, as well as online memorial candles, and that the site isn’t donating the money.
Eleven of the 16 people who died when the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League team’s bus and a semi collided April 6 are listed on the Everhere website, which calls itself one of North America’s largest databases for obituaries.
But Russell Herold, whose 16-year-old son, Adam, died in the tragedy, says his family never agreed to post the information, which incorrectly lists his son’s place of death as Wolseley, Sask., east of Regina.
In this screenshot, an obituary for Adam Scott Herold who died in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash is seen on the website Everhere.com (Screenshot/Everhere.com)
That’s approximately 300 kilometres south of where the crash occurred.
“We never gave them permission. It’s obvious when the birthplace and place of death are wrong,” Herold said in an email.
The site’s obituary for Dayna Brons, the team’s athletic therapist, states the 24-year-old died in Lake Lenore, Sask., which was where she went to school, not where she died.
“It makes me a little uncomfortable that they’re profiting off it without permission of the families,” Eric Brons, Dayna’s brother, says.
Everhere did not respond when contacted by The Canadian Press on the weekend.
On its website, the company states it “serves to inform the public of obituaries that are already on the Internet by categorizing them by city.”
It says families can share the obituaries online to invite people to the funerals, which it says saves time for grieving families during a difficult time.
“There is no obligation for anyone to purchase anything from our website. It is just there so people have the option and to make things simpler for those who wish to send flowers, as flower orders are automatically sent to the closest local florist of the recipient,” the website states.
“The candles are a religious intention. We offer the service if someone would like to light a candle as an act of love towards that family,” the site says, noting that fees for lighting a candle go “towards the development of our company, since our company provides our online services for free.”
Attendants hold programme cards during the funeral of Humboldt Broncos player Evan Thomas in Saskatoon, Sask., on Monday, April, 16, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kayle Neis
The site says errors can be corrected, or obituaries removed, by contacting the company.
A lawyer in Newfoundland and Labrador, Erin Best, said earlier this year that she was attempting to certify a class-action lawsuit before the Federal Court of Canada against an obituary website, Afterlife Network Inc.
A statement of claim, which has not been proven in court, alleges the site contains hundreds of thousands of obituaries and photographs copied without permission from the websites of Canadian funeral homes and newspapers, and that it generates revenues by advertising and permitting users to “light virtual candles and send flowers.”
The Jan. 11 document says the reproductions infringe copyright, and that Afterlife hasn’t sought permission from the copyright holders.
The website for Afterlife now redirects to Everhere.
Humboldt Broncos’ Adam Herold’s father Russell, centre, speaks with coach Chris Beaudry as Adam’s sister Erin stands with a child near his birthday cake as family and friends celebrate what would have been Adam’s 17th birthday in Montmartre, Sask. on Thursday, April 12, 2018.
Dan Pollack, a copyright lawyer in Toronto, says copying obituaries and reproducing them verbatim without permission, along with photographs, could be a copyright infringement issue. But he says that if the obituaries just give biographical information about the individuals, such as when they were born or when they died, that would probably not constitute copyright infringement.
None of the obituaries for people killed in the Humboldt Broncos crash contain photographs.
But Pollack says that doesn’t mean the obituaries aren’t problematic.
“Getting beyond all of the nitty-gritty of the legal issues, you’re talking about things that are incredibly sensitive and there really could be substantial backlash if it’s seen that this site is somehow profiting from this tragedy,” Pollack says.
Hockey sticks, messages and other items continue to be added to a memorial at the intersection of a fatal bus crash that killed 16 members of the Humboldt Broncos hockey team last week near Tisdale, Sask. on Saturday, April 14, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards
The Funeral Service Association of Canada says in a statement that it opposes the practice of using information in online obituary sites without the specific permission of families.
“This is an intrusion into a grieving family’s privacy and appears to have a commercial overtone,” the statement on Sunday said.
The organization encourages families to contact their provincial funeral service regulator, or the Funeral Service Association of Canada for assistance if they encounter such incidents.
Error-filled Broncos obits appear on website selling services | Toronto Sun
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Published:
April 23, 2018
Updated:
April 23, 2018 2:16 PM EDT
Some families of Humboldt Broncos bus crash victims are surprised to learn that error-riddled obituaries of their loved ones have been posted on a website that’s selling flowers, as well as online memorial candles, and that the site isn’t donating the money.
Eleven of the 16 people who died when the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League team’s bus and a semi collided April 6 are listed on the Everhere website, which calls itself one of North America’s largest databases for obituaries.
But Russell Herold, whose 16-year-old son, Adam, died in the tragedy, says his family never agreed to post the information, which incorrectly lists his son’s place of death as Wolseley, Sask., east of Regina.
In this screenshot, an obituary for Adam Scott Herold who died in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash is seen on the website Everhere.com (Screenshot/Everhere.com)
That’s approximately 300 kilometres south of where the crash occurred.
“We never gave them permission. It’s obvious when the birthplace and place of death are wrong,” Herold said in an email.
The site’s obituary for Dayna Brons, the team’s athletic therapist, states the 24-year-old died in Lake Lenore, Sask., which was where she went to school, not where she died.
“It makes me a little uncomfortable that they’re profiting off it without permission of the families,” Eric Brons, Dayna’s brother, says.
Everhere did not respond when contacted by The Canadian Press on the weekend.
On its website, the company states it “serves to inform the public of obituaries that are already on the Internet by categorizing them by city.”
It says families can share the obituaries online to invite people to the funerals, which it says saves time for grieving families during a difficult time.
“There is no obligation for anyone to purchase anything from our website. It is just there so people have the option and to make things simpler for those who wish to send flowers, as flower orders are automatically sent to the closest local florist of the recipient,” the website states.
“The candles are a religious intention. We offer the service if someone would like to light a candle as an act of love towards that family,” the site says, noting that fees for lighting a candle go “towards the development of our company, since our company provides our online services for free.”
Attendants hold programme cards during the funeral of Humboldt Broncos player Evan Thomas in Saskatoon, Sask., on Monday, April, 16, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kayle Neis
The site says errors can be corrected, or obituaries removed, by contacting the company.
A lawyer in Newfoundland and Labrador, Erin Best, said earlier this year that she was attempting to certify a class-action lawsuit before the Federal Court of Canada against an obituary website, Afterlife Network Inc.
A statement of claim, which has not been proven in court, alleges the site contains hundreds of thousands of obituaries and photographs copied without permission from the websites of Canadian funeral homes and newspapers, and that it generates revenues by advertising and permitting users to “light virtual candles and send flowers.”
The Jan. 11 document says the reproductions infringe copyright, and that Afterlife hasn’t sought permission from the copyright holders.
The website for Afterlife now redirects to Everhere.
Humboldt Broncos’ Adam Herold’s father Russell, centre, speaks with coach Chris Beaudry as Adam’s sister Erin stands with a child near his birthday cake as family and friends celebrate what would have been Adam’s 17th birthday in Montmartre, Sask. on Thursday, April 12, 2018.
Dan Pollack, a copyright lawyer in Toronto, says copying obituaries and reproducing them verbatim without permission, along with photographs, could be a copyright infringement issue. But he says that if the obituaries just give biographical information about the individuals, such as when they were born or when they died, that would probably not constitute copyright infringement.
None of the obituaries for people killed in the Humboldt Broncos crash contain photographs.
But Pollack says that doesn’t mean the obituaries aren’t problematic.
“Getting beyond all of the nitty-gritty of the legal issues, you’re talking about things that are incredibly sensitive and there really could be substantial backlash if it’s seen that this site is somehow profiting from this tragedy,” Pollack says.
Hockey sticks, messages and other items continue to be added to a memorial at the intersection of a fatal bus crash that killed 16 members of the Humboldt Broncos hockey team last week near Tisdale, Sask. on Saturday, April 14, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards
The Funeral Service Association of Canada says in a statement that it opposes the practice of using information in online obituary sites without the specific permission of families.
“This is an intrusion into a grieving family’s privacy and appears to have a commercial overtone,” the statement on Sunday said.
The organization encourages families to contact their provincial funeral service regulator, or the Funeral Service Association of Canada for assistance if they encounter such incidents.
Error-filled Broncos obits appear on website selling services | Toronto Sun
Comedy duo apologizes for ’Indian with STDs’ joke at Broncos tribute concert
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Published:
April 29, 2018
Updated:
April 29, 2018 8:49 PM EDT
Chad Brownlee performs at the Country Thunder Humboldt Broncos Tribute in Saskatoon, SK on Friday, April 27, 2018. (Saskatoon StarPhoenix/Matt Smith)
SASKATOON — An American comedy duo is apologizing for a joke they made at a tribute concert for the Humboldt Broncos hockey team that was described as racist and inappropriate by some concertgoers.
Bruce Williams and Terry Ree, who refer to themselves as “The Indian and the White Guy,” emceed the concert in Saskatoon on Friday.
At one point, Williams sang a song to Ree which included the line “shake it for the Indian with STDs.”
Some members of the audience took to social media to express their outrage, with several saying they left the venue.
Williams and Ree posted on Facebook late Saturday apologizing to anyone who was offended by their routine.
They said they failed to consider the emotional nature of the event, which was billed as a tribute to remember the 16 people who died in the April 6 bus crash.
“Williams and Ree sincerely apologize to all offended by their humour at the recent show in Saskatoon,” the duo wrote.
“The Great Province of Saskatchewan has been under a tremendous amount of strain and heartache, and we failed to take into account situational awareness and its toll on the citizens who live therein. Peace and love to all.”
Claire Aistine, who attended the concert with her daughters and son-in-law, said it was more than just one line in a single song that was offensive. She said the show began with beautiful tributes, but then got uncomfortable quickly when Williams and Ree came out.
Aistine, whose children are Dene through their father, said they were all taken aback when the duo introduced themselves as “The Indian and The White Guy.”
“This continues. Like the derogatory statements that I heard — using the word ’squaw,’ and statements like ’Indians don’t work,’ ’dirty Indians’ was another term that was used — very stereotypical connections with the casino and things like that,” Aistine said.
“My girls and I looked at each other and said, ’Whoa!”’
Premier Scott Moe addressed the crowd at one point during the concert, but it wasn’t clear if he was present when the emcees were performing.
An email to Moe’s spokesman about whether the premier heard any of the comments Ree and Williams made was not returned on Sunday.
A spokesman for Country Thunder Music Festival, which booked the evening’s musical acts, said in an email that it had not received any complaints but was aware of some Facebook posts and the apology by Williams and Ree.
“Williams and Ree are veteran comedians who are approaching their 50th year in show business. I guess it’s true that not everyone is going to appreciate every joke, and I’m sorry if anyone has been offended in any way during what was a spectacular evening,” Gerry Krochak said in the email.
Williams and Ree have been on the bill as hosts for Country Thunder, and Craven Country Jamboree as it was known prior to 2016, every July for over a decade.
Their website describes them as a comedy team out of the Dakotas, noting, “The message they bring is one of love and harmony, with an underlying note of deceit and debauchery.”
Aistine said she and her family didn’t walk out of the show because one of her daughters really wanted to see Dallas Smith. She said it appeared Williams and Ree toned down their performance towards the very end of the show, and she suspected they may have received a warning.
She said a few people around them laughed at the jokes, but not everyone.
Comedy duo apologizes for
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Published:
April 29, 2018
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April 29, 2018 8:49 PM EDT
Chad Brownlee performs at the Country Thunder Humboldt Broncos Tribute in Saskatoon, SK on Friday, April 27, 2018. (Saskatoon StarPhoenix/Matt Smith)
SASKATOON — An American comedy duo is apologizing for a joke they made at a tribute concert for the Humboldt Broncos hockey team that was described as racist and inappropriate by some concertgoers.
Bruce Williams and Terry Ree, who refer to themselves as “The Indian and the White Guy,” emceed the concert in Saskatoon on Friday.
At one point, Williams sang a song to Ree which included the line “shake it for the Indian with STDs.”
Some members of the audience took to social media to express their outrage, with several saying they left the venue.
Williams and Ree posted on Facebook late Saturday apologizing to anyone who was offended by their routine.
They said they failed to consider the emotional nature of the event, which was billed as a tribute to remember the 16 people who died in the April 6 bus crash.
“Williams and Ree sincerely apologize to all offended by their humour at the recent show in Saskatoon,” the duo wrote.
“The Great Province of Saskatchewan has been under a tremendous amount of strain and heartache, and we failed to take into account situational awareness and its toll on the citizens who live therein. Peace and love to all.”
Claire Aistine, who attended the concert with her daughters and son-in-law, said it was more than just one line in a single song that was offensive. She said the show began with beautiful tributes, but then got uncomfortable quickly when Williams and Ree came out.
Aistine, whose children are Dene through their father, said they were all taken aback when the duo introduced themselves as “The Indian and The White Guy.”
“This continues. Like the derogatory statements that I heard — using the word ’squaw,’ and statements like ’Indians don’t work,’ ’dirty Indians’ was another term that was used — very stereotypical connections with the casino and things like that,” Aistine said.
“My girls and I looked at each other and said, ’Whoa!”’
Premier Scott Moe addressed the crowd at one point during the concert, but it wasn’t clear if he was present when the emcees were performing.
An email to Moe’s spokesman about whether the premier heard any of the comments Ree and Williams made was not returned on Sunday.
A spokesman for Country Thunder Music Festival, which booked the evening’s musical acts, said in an email that it had not received any complaints but was aware of some Facebook posts and the apology by Williams and Ree.
“Williams and Ree are veteran comedians who are approaching their 50th year in show business. I guess it’s true that not everyone is going to appreciate every joke, and I’m sorry if anyone has been offended in any way during what was a spectacular evening,” Gerry Krochak said in the email.
Williams and Ree have been on the bill as hosts for Country Thunder, and Craven Country Jamboree as it was known prior to 2016, every July for over a decade.
Their website describes them as a comedy team out of the Dakotas, noting, “The message they bring is one of love and harmony, with an underlying note of deceit and debauchery.”
Aistine said she and her family didn’t walk out of the show because one of her daughters really wanted to see Dallas Smith. She said it appeared Williams and Ree toned down their performance towards the very end of the show, and she suspected they may have received a warning.
She said a few people around them laughed at the jokes, but not everyone.
Comedy duo apologizes for
'ABSOLUTE JERKS': Paralyzed Humboldt Broncos player's name stolen for phoney fundraiser
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May 1, 2018
Updated:
May 1, 2018 12:24 AM EDT
Humboldt Broncos hockey player Ryan Straschnitzki, who was paralyzed following a bus crash that killed 16 people, is wheeled by his father Tom as his mother Michelle, centre, walks beside in Calgary, Alta., Wednesday, April 25, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
CALGARY — Tom and Michelle Straschnitzki have seen the best in people over the last three weeks as their son has worked to recover after being paralyzed in a crash between his hockey team’s bus and a transport truck.
On Monday, they also saw the worst.
Tom Straschnitzki said he woke up early and was alerted on Twitter that someone using Ryan’s name had set up a fake account and was seeking money for a GoFundMe campaign.
It had Ryan’s picture, as well as a photo of the Humboldt Broncos Saskatchewan junior hockey team.
related links‘I couldn’t move my body’: Ryan Straschnitzki recalls Humboldt crash
“I phoned him and said, ’Is this your Twitter account?’ And he freaked out and went, ’No, it’s not. Everyone is going to think this is fake. My teammates are going to hate me thinking I’m trying to get money,”’ Tom Straschnitzki told The Canadian Press.
“It took a long time to calm him down. I said, ’We’ll take care of it. I kind of warned you this stuff can happen.”’
Straschnitzki alerted a couple of friends who contacted GoFundMe which shut down the campaign. Tweets from the fake account, which had over 1,700 followers, were deleted and the name was changed at least twice by mid-afternoon.
Straschnitzki tweeted a message to the person responsible for his son’s fake account and suggested that he “should meet me at the hospital today. This way he will be closer to emergency.”
He’s most worried about the impact on Ryan.
Humboldt Broncos hockey player Ryan Straschnitzki, who was paralyzed following a bus crash that killed 16 people, speaks to the media as his mother Michelle, looks on in Calgary, Alta., Wednesday, April 25, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
“Ryan wears everything on his sleeve. He’s kind of a little too trusting but now he knows this could happen,” he said.
“But if you look at the odds out of the millions that are supporting Ryan, that’s just one.”
Michelle Straschnitzki had hoped it wouldn’t happen, but said too often people try to take advantage of a tragedy.
“It reminds you that there are absolute jerks out there,” she said. “In the world that we live in, it’s not surprising. It’s disheartening, but it’s not surprising.”
A spokeswoman for GoFundMe said no funds were raised by the campaign, and the campaign organizer has also been banned from using the GoFundMe platform in the future.
“We have a dedicated team that works around the clock to monitor campaigns set up to support the families and victims of the Humboldt Broncos tragedy, and they are continuing to review all campaigns,” Rachel Hollis wrote in an email.
Hollis added it is not permitted to mislead, defraud, or deceive any user on a GoFundMe campaign. If it happens, she said GoFundMe takes swift action which can include removing the campaign, banning the user,and refunding donors.
Ryan, 19, continues to undergo treatment and rehabilitation.
The collision April 6 in rural Saskatchewan is still being investigated. RCMP have only said the transport truck was in the intersection when the crash occurred.
The Broncos were on their way to a playoff game when 16 people were killed and 13 were injured.
‘ABSOLUTE JERKS’: Paralyzed Humboldt Broncos player’s name stolen for phoney fundraiser | Toronto Sun
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Published:
May 1, 2018
Updated:
May 1, 2018 12:24 AM EDT
Humboldt Broncos hockey player Ryan Straschnitzki, who was paralyzed following a bus crash that killed 16 people, is wheeled by his father Tom as his mother Michelle, centre, walks beside in Calgary, Alta., Wednesday, April 25, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
CALGARY — Tom and Michelle Straschnitzki have seen the best in people over the last three weeks as their son has worked to recover after being paralyzed in a crash between his hockey team’s bus and a transport truck.
On Monday, they also saw the worst.
Tom Straschnitzki said he woke up early and was alerted on Twitter that someone using Ryan’s name had set up a fake account and was seeking money for a GoFundMe campaign.
It had Ryan’s picture, as well as a photo of the Humboldt Broncos Saskatchewan junior hockey team.
related links‘I couldn’t move my body’: Ryan Straschnitzki recalls Humboldt crash
“I phoned him and said, ’Is this your Twitter account?’ And he freaked out and went, ’No, it’s not. Everyone is going to think this is fake. My teammates are going to hate me thinking I’m trying to get money,”’ Tom Straschnitzki told The Canadian Press.
“It took a long time to calm him down. I said, ’We’ll take care of it. I kind of warned you this stuff can happen.”’
Straschnitzki alerted a couple of friends who contacted GoFundMe which shut down the campaign. Tweets from the fake account, which had over 1,700 followers, were deleted and the name was changed at least twice by mid-afternoon.
Straschnitzki tweeted a message to the person responsible for his son’s fake account and suggested that he “should meet me at the hospital today. This way he will be closer to emergency.”
He’s most worried about the impact on Ryan.
Humboldt Broncos hockey player Ryan Straschnitzki, who was paralyzed following a bus crash that killed 16 people, speaks to the media as his mother Michelle, looks on in Calgary, Alta., Wednesday, April 25, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
“Ryan wears everything on his sleeve. He’s kind of a little too trusting but now he knows this could happen,” he said.
“But if you look at the odds out of the millions that are supporting Ryan, that’s just one.”
Michelle Straschnitzki had hoped it wouldn’t happen, but said too often people try to take advantage of a tragedy.
“It reminds you that there are absolute jerks out there,” she said. “In the world that we live in, it’s not surprising. It’s disheartening, but it’s not surprising.”
A spokeswoman for GoFundMe said no funds were raised by the campaign, and the campaign organizer has also been banned from using the GoFundMe platform in the future.
“We have a dedicated team that works around the clock to monitor campaigns set up to support the families and victims of the Humboldt Broncos tragedy, and they are continuing to review all campaigns,” Rachel Hollis wrote in an email.
Hollis added it is not permitted to mislead, defraud, or deceive any user on a GoFundMe campaign. If it happens, she said GoFundMe takes swift action which can include removing the campaign, banning the user,and refunding donors.
Ryan, 19, continues to undergo treatment and rehabilitation.
The collision April 6 in rural Saskatchewan is still being investigated. RCMP have only said the transport truck was in the intersection when the crash occurred.
The Broncos were on their way to a playoff game when 16 people were killed and 13 were injured.
‘ABSOLUTE JERKS’: Paralyzed Humboldt Broncos player’s name stolen for phoney fundraiser | Toronto Sun
Three children among six dead in head-on Saskatchewan highway crash
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Published:
June 29, 2018
Updated:
June 29, 2018 11:40 PM EDT
ELROSE, Sask. — Six people are dead following a two-vehicle crash in southwestern Saskatchewan.
RCMP say two SUVs collided head-on north of Elrose on Highway 4.
Two adults and three children were found dead in one of the vehicles.
A woman who was the only person in the other SUV also died.
RCMP say there were no other people in the vehicles and no names will be released.
Mounties say they are contacting next of kin.
Three children among six dead in head-on Saskatchewan highway crash | Toronto Sun
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June 29, 2018
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June 29, 2018 11:40 PM EDT
ELROSE, Sask. — Six people are dead following a two-vehicle crash in southwestern Saskatchewan.
RCMP say two SUVs collided head-on north of Elrose on Highway 4.
Two adults and three children were found dead in one of the vehicles.
A woman who was the only person in the other SUV also died.
RCMP say there were no other people in the vehicles and no names will be released.
Mounties say they are contacting next of kin.
Three children among six dead in head-on Saskatchewan highway crash | Toronto Sun
It was just a question, Mowich, based on something I read in one of the posts.
I fully agree with that IF everyone's losses and needs are equal.
I doubt there are any equal losses, JLM. What value does one put on a dead son, husband, father, daughter? What value on one who is paralyzed from the waist down? What about the boys who did not suffer such severe physical injuries but still were hurt? How does one judge the amount of trauma these boys have gone through and which may the hardest factor to deal with. Bodies will heal to the extent they can with time but a wounded soul takes longer. I am heartened by the fact that Humboldt is such a close-knit community and those who are suffering will be comforted.
That said, what they do with the money is up to Humboldt and the Broncos.
This was just ugly, and tragic, and avoidable.
The information coming out was conflicting at
the time, but this is what we put together in the
days after the crash long before the RCMP
released anything. I'm not pointing fingers in
either direction as I think both drivers were
negligent but that's irrelevant at this point.
Sunset that day was about 6:30PM & the
accident happened about 5pm or so. It was
winter. The Truck was traveling westbound.
The sun would be low in the sky and bouncing
off the snow.
Maybe the driver of the truck came to a full stop,
or maybe a rolling stop...we'll never know for sure
but he was facing a stop sign with flashing lights
so he wouldn't miss it all together. I won't say that
it would be impossible for the driver to miss that
stop sign but it would have been very improbable.
The cab of the tractor would have cleared the inter
-section completely when the bus hits the leading
(first) trailer just in front of the tri-axle grouping. there
are no skid (braking skid marks) by either vehicle.
The bus punched the trailer (the only rubber marks on
the pavement on the South West corner of the inter
-section) hard enough that the trailer deck slices into
the front of the bus and the trailer frame on the drivers
side is completely twisted. The bus is spun 180 degrees
as the truck & trailers are flipped over into the S.W. Ditch.
Cargo goes everywhere. 16 people lose their lives as a
result of this accident. Now for the "what if's..."
If the driver came to a full stop or a rolling stop we may
never know for certain, but if he didn't enter the intersection,
16 people wouldn't have lost their lives that day. I'm assuming
the driver of the truck didn't have the experience to judge just
how long (elapse time) was needed for his combination to
fully clear that intersection be it from a full stop or a rolling stop.
If the driver of the bus was paying attention to the road in
front of him, there would be some kind of braking skid marks.
The length of the skid would indicate when driver of the bus
noticed a tractor trailer combo completely across the highway
from one side of the #35 to the other. There are no skid marks.
In my opinion, both the driver of the truck & the driver of
the bus where both lacking in training. The driver of the
truck I'm assuming was lacking in experience, and the
driver of the bus would have been distracted by some
-thing instead of watching the road in front of him. It does
not change the outcome at all and is just my opinion.
The information coming out was conflicting at
the time, but this is what we put together in the
days after the crash long before the RCMP
released anything. I'm not pointing fingers in
either direction as I think both drivers were
negligent but that's irrelevant at this point.
Sunset that day was about 6:30PM & the
accident happened about 5pm or so. It was
winter. The Truck was traveling westbound.
The sun would be low in the sky and bouncing
off the snow.
Maybe the driver of the truck came to a full stop,
or maybe a rolling stop...we'll never know for sure
but he was facing a stop sign with flashing lights
so he wouldn't miss it all together. I won't say that
it would be impossible for the driver to miss that
stop sign but it would have been very improbable.
The cab of the tractor would have cleared the inter
-section completely when the bus hits the leading
(first) trailer just in front of the tri-axle grouping. there
are no skid (braking skid marks) by either vehicle.
The bus punched the trailer (the only rubber marks on
the pavement on the South West corner of the inter
-section) hard enough that the trailer deck slices into
the front of the bus and the trailer frame on the drivers
side is completely twisted. The bus is spun 180 degrees
as the truck & trailers are flipped over into the S.W. Ditch.
Cargo goes everywhere. 16 people lose their lives as a
result of this accident. Now for the "what if's..."
If the driver came to a full stop or a rolling stop we may
never know for certain, but if he didn't enter the intersection,
16 people wouldn't have lost their lives that day. I'm assuming
the driver of the truck didn't have the experience to judge just
how long (elapse time) was needed for his combination to
fully clear that intersection be it from a full stop or a rolling stop.
If the driver of the bus was paying attention to the road in
front of him, there would be some kind of braking skid marks.
The length of the skid would indicate when driver of the bus
noticed a tractor trailer combo completely across the highway
from one side of the #35 to the other. There are no skid marks.
In my opinion, both the driver of the truck & the driver of
the bus where both lacking in training. The driver of the
truck I'm assuming was lacking in experience, and the
driver of the bus would have been distracted by some
-thing instead of watching the road in front of him. It does
not change the outcome at all and is just my opinion.
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Owner of trucking company involved in Humboldt bus crash charged
The Canadian Press
Published:
October 10, 2018
Updated:
October 10, 2018 5:07 PM EDT
Alberta Transportation Minister Brian Mason says Sukhmander Singh of Adesh Deol Trucking Ltd. is charged with non-compliance with federal and provincial safety regulations over a six-month period.
EDMONTON — The owner of an Alberta trucking company involved in the fatal Humboldt Broncos bus crash has been charged.
Alberta Transportation Minister Brian Mason says Sukhmander Singh of Adesh Deol Trucking is charged with non-compliance with federal and provincial safety regulations over a six-month period.
Sixteen people were killed and 13 were injured when a semi-trailer and the Broncos hockey bus collided in Saskatchewan last April.
Officials with Alberta Transportation say eight charges have been laid.
A department spokesman says a federal Crown lawyer will be handling the prosecution.
When reached in Calgary, Singh said he didn’t have any comment on the charges.
The charges include failure to maintain logs for drivers hours of service, failure to monitor the compliance of a driver under safety regulations, having more than one daily log for any day and failure to have or follow a written safety program.
“The charges follow an investigation that was completed by Alberta Transportation into the collision,” Mason said. “The investigation found multiple instances of non-compliance of various transportation regulatory requirements in a six-month period.”
Singh’s first court appearance is Nov. 9 in Calgary.
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The Canadian Press
Published:
October 10, 2018
Updated:
October 10, 2018 5:07 PM EDT
Alberta Transportation Minister Brian Mason says Sukhmander Singh of Adesh Deol Trucking Ltd. is charged with non-compliance with federal and provincial safety regulations over a six-month period.
EDMONTON — The owner of an Alberta trucking company involved in the fatal Humboldt Broncos bus crash has been charged.
Alberta Transportation Minister Brian Mason says Sukhmander Singh of Adesh Deol Trucking is charged with non-compliance with federal and provincial safety regulations over a six-month period.
Sixteen people were killed and 13 were injured when a semi-trailer and the Broncos hockey bus collided in Saskatchewan last April.
Officials with Alberta Transportation say eight charges have been laid.
A department spokesman says a federal Crown lawyer will be handling the prosecution.
When reached in Calgary, Singh said he didn’t have any comment on the charges.
The charges include failure to maintain logs for drivers hours of service, failure to monitor the compliance of a driver under safety regulations, having more than one daily log for any day and failure to have or follow a written safety program.
“The charges follow an investigation that was completed by Alberta Transportation into the collision,” Mason said. “The investigation found multiple instances of non-compliance of various transportation regulatory requirements in a six-month period.”
Singh’s first court appearance is Nov. 9 in Calgary.
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I'm pleased to see this is bringing positive changes nation wide.
There is something to be said about destruction and creation going hand in hand.
There is something to be said about destruction and creation going hand in hand.
Firm says trees obstructing vision at Humboldt Broncos crash intersection
Canadian Press
Published:
December 12, 2018
Updated:
December 12, 2018 7:56 PM EST
REGINA — A consulting firm says sight lines are a safety concern at the rural intersection where the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash happened.
A 70-page safety review done for the Saskatchewan government and released Wednesday said a stand of trees, mostly on private property, obstructs the view of drivers approaching from the south and east — the same directions the bus and semi-trailer were coming from when they collided.
Negotiating with the landowner to remove the trees is one of 13 recommendations included in the report. The province said painting “Stop” and “Stop Ahead” on the road, as suggested in the review, was done this week and there are plans to add rumble strips next year.
Chris Joseph, a former NHLer whose son Jaxon died in the crash, said all of the recommendations are good.
“We definitely want to make the roads safer,” Joseph said. “I mean, that’s pretty much all we’ve got, right? We lost our son and we’re just hoping to avoid future accidents like that.”
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Sixteen people died and 13 others were injured in the collision at the intersection north of Tisdale on April 6.
The bus was travelling north on Highway 35 and the semi was westbound on Highway 335. Both roads have speed limits of 100 km/h. Highway 335 has a stop sign. Highway 35 does not.
The RCMP have charged the truck’s driver, Jaskirat Sidhu, with 16 counts of dangerous driving causing death and 13 counts of dangerous driving causing bodily injury. His next court appearance is scheduled for Tuesday.
The review notes that because Sidhu’s charges are still before the court, police would not discuss causes of the crash.
The report’s authors found six collisions at the intersection between 1990 and 2017 and another 14 on the two roads nearby.
One of those collisions was deadly.
In June 1997, a half-ton truck and a semi-trailer crashed leaving six members of the same family dead.
Those vehicles where heading south and east — in the opposite direction as the bus and truck in the Broncos crash. The review did not find another accident with vehicles travelling west and north.
“Although there have been two multiple fatality collisions at the intersection, the location does not have a high overall frequency of collisions, including high-severity collisions,” the review concludes.
A coroner’s report on the 1997 crash, which was obtained through a freedom of information request, recommended installing an additional warning device approaching Highway 35 from the west, which could include rumble strips. The government of the day declined, however, noting there had only been one crash at that intersection since 1988.
Joseph said rumble strips would slow drivers down and he thinks better sight lines would have allowed bus driver Glen Doerksen more of an opportunity to see the truck. Doerksen was killed in the crash.
“There’s no question the trees would have helped,” Joseph said.
The government cut down some of the trees in October, but most of them are on private property.
Fred Antunes, deputy minister with the province’s Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure, said there will be further discussions about the trees with the landowner.
But Ian Boxall, deputy reeve of the Rural Municipality of Connaught, said he takes issue with asking people to cut down trees on their private property.
“If you follow the rules of the road and stop at the stop sign, the trees aren’t an issue,” he said.
The review looks at the current memorial at the intersection and suggests it be moved to a safer location because of the high volume of visitors.
Joseph said preliminary discussions suggest the government is willing to create a space where people can safely pull off.
“We want a roadside memorial, we don’t want it to be a distraction,” Joseph said.
In a year-end interview with The Canadian Press, Premier Scott Moe said Saskatchewan is looking at improving safety of other intersections across the province.
“The investment that our highways have experienced over the last decade needs to continue,” Moe said.
But no matter what governments do to reduce risk, Antunes said drivers are still responsible.
“It requires all drivers to pay attention to what they’re doing, follow the rules of the road and if drivers don’t do that, we’re still going to have accidents.”
http://torontosun.com/news/national...vision-at-humboldt-broncos-crash-intersection
Canadian Press
Published:
December 12, 2018
Updated:
December 12, 2018 7:56 PM EST
REGINA — A consulting firm says sight lines are a safety concern at the rural intersection where the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash happened.
A 70-page safety review done for the Saskatchewan government and released Wednesday said a stand of trees, mostly on private property, obstructs the view of drivers approaching from the south and east — the same directions the bus and semi-trailer were coming from when they collided.
Negotiating with the landowner to remove the trees is one of 13 recommendations included in the report. The province said painting “Stop” and “Stop Ahead” on the road, as suggested in the review, was done this week and there are plans to add rumble strips next year.
Chris Joseph, a former NHLer whose son Jaxon died in the crash, said all of the recommendations are good.
“We definitely want to make the roads safer,” Joseph said. “I mean, that’s pretty much all we’ve got, right? We lost our son and we’re just hoping to avoid future accidents like that.”
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Sixteen people died and 13 others were injured in the collision at the intersection north of Tisdale on April 6.
The bus was travelling north on Highway 35 and the semi was westbound on Highway 335. Both roads have speed limits of 100 km/h. Highway 335 has a stop sign. Highway 35 does not.
The RCMP have charged the truck’s driver, Jaskirat Sidhu, with 16 counts of dangerous driving causing death and 13 counts of dangerous driving causing bodily injury. His next court appearance is scheduled for Tuesday.
The review notes that because Sidhu’s charges are still before the court, police would not discuss causes of the crash.
The report’s authors found six collisions at the intersection between 1990 and 2017 and another 14 on the two roads nearby.
One of those collisions was deadly.
In June 1997, a half-ton truck and a semi-trailer crashed leaving six members of the same family dead.
Those vehicles where heading south and east — in the opposite direction as the bus and truck in the Broncos crash. The review did not find another accident with vehicles travelling west and north.
“Although there have been two multiple fatality collisions at the intersection, the location does not have a high overall frequency of collisions, including high-severity collisions,” the review concludes.
A coroner’s report on the 1997 crash, which was obtained through a freedom of information request, recommended installing an additional warning device approaching Highway 35 from the west, which could include rumble strips. The government of the day declined, however, noting there had only been one crash at that intersection since 1988.
Joseph said rumble strips would slow drivers down and he thinks better sight lines would have allowed bus driver Glen Doerksen more of an opportunity to see the truck. Doerksen was killed in the crash.
“There’s no question the trees would have helped,” Joseph said.
The government cut down some of the trees in October, but most of them are on private property.
Fred Antunes, deputy minister with the province’s Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure, said there will be further discussions about the trees with the landowner.
But Ian Boxall, deputy reeve of the Rural Municipality of Connaught, said he takes issue with asking people to cut down trees on their private property.
“If you follow the rules of the road and stop at the stop sign, the trees aren’t an issue,” he said.
The review looks at the current memorial at the intersection and suggests it be moved to a safer location because of the high volume of visitors.
Joseph said preliminary discussions suggest the government is willing to create a space where people can safely pull off.
“We want a roadside memorial, we don’t want it to be a distraction,” Joseph said.
In a year-end interview with The Canadian Press, Premier Scott Moe said Saskatchewan is looking at improving safety of other intersections across the province.
“The investment that our highways have experienced over the last decade needs to continue,” Moe said.
But no matter what governments do to reduce risk, Antunes said drivers are still responsible.
“It requires all drivers to pay attention to what they’re doing, follow the rules of the road and if drivers don’t do that, we’re still going to have accidents.”
Humboldt Broncos' crash: After the guilty plea, the sentencing hearing
Postmedia News
Published:
January 27, 2019
Updated:
January 27, 2019 9:13 AM EST
Jaskirat Singh Sidhu leaves provincial court with his lawyer Mark Brayford (centre right) in Melfort, Sask., Tuesday, January, 8, 2019. Sidhu, the driver of a transport truck involved in a deadly crash with the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team's bus, has pleaded guilty to all charges against him.Kayle Neis / CP
It’s 65 kilometres from crash site to courthouse, from an April night at Armley Corner to a January morning in Melfort.
Judge, truck driver, families, friends and spectators will converge in one place starting Monday for a small bit of closure to a Humboldt Broncos story that will never completely end.
Five days have been set aside for Jaskirat Singh Sidhu’s sentencing hearing. That’s time enough for arguments and victim impact statements.
Melfort’s multi-purpose Kerry Vickar Centre will serve as the courthouse. Sidhu negated the need for a full trial when he entered guilty pleas earlier this month on 16 counts of dangerous driving causing death and 13 counts of dangerous driving causing bodily harm.
This coming week, they’ll determine his fate on the other side of this nine-month, 65-km trek that — for its limited geographical range — sent side-roads shooting all over the globe.
It started with a routine bus trip down a rural Saskatchewan highway, a hockey team on the move, opponents and fans waiting at the other end.
It started with a driver moving a load of peat moss, approaching an intersection.
It started with a collision at Highways 335 and 35 that killed 16 people on the bus and injured 13 more.
First responders raced to an unimaginable scene. Parents searched wreckage for their boys before getting sent to nearby Nipawin. Numbed townspeople in Humboldt gathered at the local arena.
The wreckage of a fatal bus crash carrying members of the Humboldt Broncos hockey team is shown outside of Tisdale, Sask., on April, 7, 2018. Jonathan Hayward / THE CANADIAN PRESS
“The ice was empty. There was nothing going on,” Humboldt Mayor Rob Muench said that night, recounting what he saw when he walked into the place shortly after the crash. “But there’s people, just sitting in the stands, stunned. They didn’t know what to do.”
The facility that houses the Broncos’ on-ice home became a gathering point. People flowed in, media arrived en masse from around North America, flowers and home-made memorials filled the place.
The entire weekend was a time to congregate and to mourn. On Sunday, two nights after the crash, they held a nationally-televised prayer vigil at the arena.
And from there came 16 funerals — players, athletic therapist, broadcaster, stats man, coaches.
“They become our Humboldt Broncos,” long-time Broncos fan Malcolm Eaton said in those terrible hours after the crash. “They become our boys. Some of them have girlfriends here. They live with billet families, and there are younger kids in those families. They become part of families; they become part of the school family; they become part of the community family. And sometimes, they even get married — I have a daughter who’s married to a Humboldt Bronco. It happens.”
Several survivors gathered over the summer for a trip to Las Vegas and the NHL awards, where they honoured coach and general manager Darcy Haugan, who posthumously won the Willie O’Ree Community Hero Award.
Their shared story was evident when they interacted on that trip.
“I want to offer up my house,” survivor Tyler Smith, from Leduc, Alta., said during that week in Vegas. “Be like, ‘Hey, you guys — I’m here for you, and we’re all here for each other, and we’re all family.’ They’re welcome to stay whenever they want. I don’t care if I’m at work and they just pop by. They can drive six hours; I’ll drive six hours. We’ll do anything for each other.”
Smith returned to the Broncos as a player, briefly, but his body wasn’t quite ready for the game’s daily rigours. Two other survivors are back with the team in 2018-19: Brayden Camrud and Derek Patter.
Away from the ice, in the immediate aftermath of the crash, a GoFundMe drive raised more than $16 million — donors from all walks of life, from all corners of the globe, giving a little piece of themselves to affected families.
That outpouring reflected widespread interest. Newsrooms voted it Canada’s news story of the year for 2018. This deep and ongoing tragedy intersected with moments of hope, resilience, and that whole court process.
And now there’s a fresh focus: After the wreckage, the grief, the great outpouring, comes the judgement.
It’s a piece of the story that’s been months in both the telling and the speculating. Unlike a hockey game, there’s no winners. Just a tale they wish never had to be told.
kemitchell@postmedia.com
twitter.com/kmitchsp
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Postmedia News
Published:
January 27, 2019
Updated:
January 27, 2019 9:13 AM EST
Jaskirat Singh Sidhu leaves provincial court with his lawyer Mark Brayford (centre right) in Melfort, Sask., Tuesday, January, 8, 2019. Sidhu, the driver of a transport truck involved in a deadly crash with the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team's bus, has pleaded guilty to all charges against him.Kayle Neis / CP
It’s 65 kilometres from crash site to courthouse, from an April night at Armley Corner to a January morning in Melfort.
Judge, truck driver, families, friends and spectators will converge in one place starting Monday for a small bit of closure to a Humboldt Broncos story that will never completely end.
Five days have been set aside for Jaskirat Singh Sidhu’s sentencing hearing. That’s time enough for arguments and victim impact statements.
Melfort’s multi-purpose Kerry Vickar Centre will serve as the courthouse. Sidhu negated the need for a full trial when he entered guilty pleas earlier this month on 16 counts of dangerous driving causing death and 13 counts of dangerous driving causing bodily harm.
This coming week, they’ll determine his fate on the other side of this nine-month, 65-km trek that — for its limited geographical range — sent side-roads shooting all over the globe.
It started with a routine bus trip down a rural Saskatchewan highway, a hockey team on the move, opponents and fans waiting at the other end.
It started with a driver moving a load of peat moss, approaching an intersection.
It started with a collision at Highways 335 and 35 that killed 16 people on the bus and injured 13 more.
First responders raced to an unimaginable scene. Parents searched wreckage for their boys before getting sent to nearby Nipawin. Numbed townspeople in Humboldt gathered at the local arena.
The wreckage of a fatal bus crash carrying members of the Humboldt Broncos hockey team is shown outside of Tisdale, Sask., on April, 7, 2018. Jonathan Hayward / THE CANADIAN PRESS
“The ice was empty. There was nothing going on,” Humboldt Mayor Rob Muench said that night, recounting what he saw when he walked into the place shortly after the crash. “But there’s people, just sitting in the stands, stunned. They didn’t know what to do.”
The facility that houses the Broncos’ on-ice home became a gathering point. People flowed in, media arrived en masse from around North America, flowers and home-made memorials filled the place.
The entire weekend was a time to congregate and to mourn. On Sunday, two nights after the crash, they held a nationally-televised prayer vigil at the arena.
And from there came 16 funerals — players, athletic therapist, broadcaster, stats man, coaches.
“They become our Humboldt Broncos,” long-time Broncos fan Malcolm Eaton said in those terrible hours after the crash. “They become our boys. Some of them have girlfriends here. They live with billet families, and there are younger kids in those families. They become part of families; they become part of the school family; they become part of the community family. And sometimes, they even get married — I have a daughter who’s married to a Humboldt Bronco. It happens.”
Several survivors gathered over the summer for a trip to Las Vegas and the NHL awards, where they honoured coach and general manager Darcy Haugan, who posthumously won the Willie O’Ree Community Hero Award.
Their shared story was evident when they interacted on that trip.
“I want to offer up my house,” survivor Tyler Smith, from Leduc, Alta., said during that week in Vegas. “Be like, ‘Hey, you guys — I’m here for you, and we’re all here for each other, and we’re all family.’ They’re welcome to stay whenever they want. I don’t care if I’m at work and they just pop by. They can drive six hours; I’ll drive six hours. We’ll do anything for each other.”
Smith returned to the Broncos as a player, briefly, but his body wasn’t quite ready for the game’s daily rigours. Two other survivors are back with the team in 2018-19: Brayden Camrud and Derek Patter.
Away from the ice, in the immediate aftermath of the crash, a GoFundMe drive raised more than $16 million — donors from all walks of life, from all corners of the globe, giving a little piece of themselves to affected families.
That outpouring reflected widespread interest. Newsrooms voted it Canada’s news story of the year for 2018. This deep and ongoing tragedy intersected with moments of hope, resilience, and that whole court process.
And now there’s a fresh focus: After the wreckage, the grief, the great outpouring, comes the judgement.
It’s a piece of the story that’s been months in both the telling and the speculating. Unlike a hockey game, there’s no winners. Just a tale they wish never had to be told.
kemitchell@postmedia.com
twitter.com/kmitchsp
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