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The Humboldt Broncos bus crash was a tragedy that many couldn’t imagine going through. Sixteen lives were lost and thirteen were injured in the accident. 

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“Our hearts were broken, but in Nipawin, our hearts were also full because we had a community of people that rallied around. I didn’t phone anybody to come and help at the church or bring anything and we had food that we were giving away for weeks. We took food out to emergency workers and all kinds of spots because people rallied around and that’s awesome.”

Pastor Gadsby lived in Prince George for nearly 12 years and worked as a Pastor for the Gateway Church during that time. On Sunday he attended the church’s Jersey Sunday event where he got the chance to speak. Everyone was invited to wear their favourite jersey and bring a food donation for the Salvation Army. Connections Pastor, Kimi Orton says hearing personal stories from the crash reminds small communities like Prince George that there is hope when things like this happen. 

“As a hockey town ourselves, as a community that’s a bit more remote you know we have to travel ourselves for sporting events if you’re involved in volleyball, basketball or hockey we are a community that has to travel. So I think this tragedy hits home to the whole nation, to the world, but especially to parents that have that personal experience with putting their kids on a bus and praying that there would be safety as they travel throughout the province,” adds Orton. 

Pastor Gadsby says many people are still hurting from the tragedy but they continue to come together with events like community-wide BBQ’s when they can.