'A bright light': Trevor LaPlante identified as Prince Albert homicide victim
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Prince Albert is grieving the loss of one of its most beloved neighbours and community champions.
Prince Albert is grieving the loss of one of its most beloved neighbours and community champions.
Prince Albert police have identified the homicide victim found Monday afternoon on 18th Street East as 52-year-old Trevor LaPlante.
"It's senseless. It just doesn't make any sense why this would happen," Mayor Greg Dionne said Wednesday. "And I think that you get frustrated when you don't know the unknown."
LaPlante, 52, is being remembered for his decades of work at McDonald's and Burger King, and his infectious positivity that could be seen at many community events, and especially at Prince Albert Raiders games.
"Trevor was an individual who the entire community enjoyed," Prince Albert Raiders business manager Mike Scissons said. "It's such a sad situation. The world lost such a bright light."
Described as never missing a game, LaPlante was a lifelong Raiders fan who was familiar to many for either striking up a conversation, cheering on the team, or loudly encouraging a shot on net.
Scissons smiled as he remembered LaPlante cheering the team on, and occasionally sharing his opinions on the team's performance with general manager Curtis Hunt.
