‘She had the biggest heart’: Friends, colleagues remember Thompson MLA Danielle Adams

Thompson MLA Danielle Adams was someone with a genuine down-to-earth personality, who fought hard for accessible, affordable child care and a better North, longtime friend says.

In the words of longtime friend Dana Cyrenne, NDP Thompson MLA Danielle Adams was someone with a genuine down-to-earth personality, who fought hard for accessible, affordable child care and a better North.

Adams, 38, died in a two-vehicle crash Thursday morning on Highway 6 while en route to Winnipeg.

Cyrenne met her at Thompson Children’s World Daycare after accepting a job there in 2015, where Adams served as a board member for around a decade before entering politics.

“She was the dream parent. She was there for volunteer hours. She was there for fundraising,” Cyrenne told Global News on Friday. “She knew when you were having a bad day before you knew you were having a bad day. She just, she was a bright side kind of girl.”

Adams strived with dedication and energy, lending time to a number of organizations, said Cyrenne, who served as the daycare’s director when Adams was board vice-chair then chair of the daycare.

The mother of two attracted an “amazing support system” and an extended family of friends with whom she played board and card games, Cyrenne said.

She especially loved testing her friends with Sushi Go!, Cyrenne said with a laugh.

“If you have ever spent any time in the North, it’s a completely different dynamic up there, so you cling on to the good where you can find it, and she was one of the best, absolutely one of the best people,” Cyrenne said.