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Humboldt bus-crash survivor and winner of Amazing Race Canada shares his story at DCVI WENDY LAMOND Independent Reporter
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Fans of the Amazing Race Canada may recognize Tyler Smith as being the winner of season nine with Kat Kastner, his girlfriend at the time and now fiancé. The game takes strength, dedication and resilience as teams complete challenges and make their way across the country to different pit stops ending up with one winning team. What fans may not know about Smith is his strength and resilience was acquired long before being on the race, and stems from the worst day of his life. Smith was one of the 13 survivors of the Humboldt Bronco bus crash on April 6, 2018, near Armley, Sask. when a semi-trailer truck ran a stop sign and hit the bus. Thanks to the Ontario Ministry of Education’s Mental Health Strategy Support and the OPP’s Crime-School Safety Grants, Smith visited with students at St. Marys DCVI March 5 to share his story. Since the accident, Smith has spoken at more than 200 schools about mental health, grief, trauma and PTSD. He is the founding member of Not Alone Co., providing positive messages to help those most vulnerable and in need of support with how to deal with their emotions. Smith shared with the students that after the accident, he suffered in silence when it came to his mental health. He does not remember that day and is not sure if one day his brain will wake up and bring it all back. He has come a long way since then, learning how to deal with his grief and the importance of leaning on friends and family. He never saw himself as a public speaker, but by sharing his story, the 16 members of the Humboldt Broncos hockey team and staff who died that day are
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FROM BUS-CRASH SURVIVOR TO AMAZING RACE WINNER
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Tyler Smith visited St. Marys DCVI to share his story and talk about the importance of grief, mental health and asking for help.
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