Five Winnipeg boys were orphaned after a crash on a highway in eastern Saskatchewan which sent four of them to hospital, two of them with serious injuries.
Marcel and Brenda Dubois, both 38, were pronounced dead at the scene after a westbound car collided with their eastbound minivan while attempting to pass another vehicle on Hwy 16, near the community of Saltcoats. Two sons, a 15-year-old and a 13-year-old, were airlifted to a Regina hospital in critical condition. Two others, a 16-year-old and a nine-year-old, were taken to a Yorkton hospital for treatment. A fifth son, 19, did not make the trip and stayed behind in Winnipeg.
HOT 103 is working to raise as much money as possible to help the family through this difficult time. Here's how you can help:
A Dubois Family Trust Fund has been set up at Scotia Bank. Here are the locations you can make a donation:
363 Broadway
200 Portage Avenue
623 Corydon Avenue at Daly
235 Marion Street
1485 Portage Avenue
528 Waterloo Street at Corydon Ave.
1648 Dublin Avenue
1220 Pembina Highway
664 Elizabeth Road
1425 Main Street at Polson
1150 Nairn Avenue
1091 St. Mary's Road, St. Vital
843 Leila Avenue
1549 Kenaston Blvd.
1169 Rothesay Street
#14 1500 Dakota Street
4910 Roblin Boulevard
Kirkfield Park 3247 Portage
#1 9 Killarney Avenue
337 Main Street Selkirk, MB
Snowflakes of Hope – Portage Place Shopping Centre
Buy a beautiful snowflake to help decorate Edmonton Court at Portage Place for a minimum of $2. All proceeds raised will support the Merkel and Dubois families as a result of the two devastating tragedies.