Ignite Gala shines a light on a Montreal family’s grief

Ignite Gala shines a light on a Montreal family’s grief

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“You’re not alone,” said Allysen Goldsmith, sharing a lesson she learned through the grief support of Myra’s Kids Foundation after losing her father. She spoke at the Ignite Gala in Montreal’s Little Burgundy on Wednesday. Johanie Bouffard reports.

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