Regina mother calls for safety measures at YWCA after her 2 daughters die within 7 months
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In the span of seven months, Valerie Lafontaine lost both of her adult daughters while they were living at the YWCA in Regina.
In the span of seven months, Valerie Lafontaine lost both of her adult daughters while they were living at the YWCA in Regina.
The first call came Christmas Day 2022.
Andrea Lafontaine, 32, died from a suspected drug poisoning, although Valerie said she has not received the final coroner’s report.
YWCA staff logs show Andrea was checked on at 5 a.m. and again at 9 a.m. when she was found slumped over, dead in her bed. A bottle of Narcan was found next to her in her purse.
Seven months later, Valerie received another call from police. Her daughter Nicole Lafontaine, 31, had fallen out of a fifth floor window at the YWCA. She died from her injuries in hospital a short time later.
“I didn’t even get to say goodbye to my girls,” Valerie said. “I got a lot of life to live myself and now I have two less children.”
