Dauphin prepares to gather in mourning for 16 crash victims
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The minibus was carrying a group of seniors from Dauphin and the surrounding area to a casino last Thursday, when it went into the path of a semi-trailer truck on the Trans-Canada.
RCMP are set to release the names of the people who died in a fiery bus crash a week ago as a small western Manitoba community prepares to gather in mourning for the 16 lives lost.
“Death happens but we never forget the ones who passed away. They will always be in our hearts. They have moved us and shaped us,” said Wayne Olson, a community minister for the Church of Christ in Dauphin and one of the organizers of a community memorial service Thursday evening.
The minibus was carrying a group of seniors from Dauphin and the surrounding area to a casino last Thursday, when it went into the path of a semi-trailer truck on the Trans-Canada Highway near the town of Carberry, some 190 kilometres to the south.
Health officials have said nine others are in hospital. Four are in critical condition.
Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson and first responders who were at the crash are scheduled to attend the RCMP press conference in Dauphin.
As it becomes clear who died in the crash, Olson said it is important that people have a place to come together.
The service, organized by the Dauphin and District Ministerial Association, is to include comments from David Bosiak, mayor of Dauphin, and from Ernie Sirski, reeve for the Rural Municipality of Dauphin. There will be hymns, older songs that those affected by the crash likely knew well, Olson said.
A prayer is to be said in English and Ukrainian, to reflect the heritage of the region.
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