Windsor's mayor is asking the community to wear their favourite sports jersey on Thursday to raise money for the victims of the bus crash in Humboldt, Saskatchwan.
City staff will be wearing sports jerseys to work and raising money for a GoFundMe page that has already raised more than $6.8-million for the survivors of the crash and the families of those who were lost last Friday night.
The small town in rural Saskatchewan has been devastated by the loss of 15 members of its junior hockey team, the Broncos, including the team captain, head coach, and team play-by-play announcer.
The team was travelling on a rural highway, on its way to a game, when its bus collided with a transport truck at an intersection.
As of Tuesday morning, officials at a Saskatoon hospital said four of the 14 members that were hurt remain in critical condition, but two have been released from the hospital.
The first of the survivors is talking about the crash and posted to Twitter how lucky he is to have survived it.
— Nicholas Shumlanski (@nickshumlanski) April 9, 2018
Mayor Drew Dilkens admits the crash hit him hard too.
"As a parent, you can recognize the pain that many families are feeling in our country, and certainly in that particular community," he told reporters. "It was appropriate for our council to take time and have a moment of silence and recognize that tragedy."
He said city staff approached management about the fundraiser, and he hopes the broader community gets involved too.
"The more people that can become a part of that and help with the healing, and raise some money for the victims of that tragedy, I think the better," he said.
-With files from Mark Brown
