RCMP to Release Names of Manitoba Crash Victims as City Gathers in Mourning

Wayne Olson, a community minister for the Church of Christ in Dauphin, stands outside Parkland Crossing in Dauphin, Man., on June 21, 2023. The Canadian Press/Kelly Geraldine Malone

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 inDauphin and one of the organizers of a community memorial service Thursday evening.