A committee dedicated to honouring the memory of a Burnaby Mountie killed in the line of duty in October 2022 has donated more than $10,000 to a Burnaby assistance dog organization.
Const. Shaelyn Yang, 31, was fatally stabbed during a call to Broadview Park near the Burnaby-Vancouver border on Oct. 18, 2022.
The Const. Shaelyn Yang Legacy Committee, established in early 2023, is dedicated to honouring Yang and causes that were important to her.
On Wednesday, the committee presented a $10,680 cheque to the Burnaby-based Pacific Assistance Dogs Society.
"Shaelyn loved dogs and PADS specifically," Burnaby RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Mike Kalanj told the NOW.
After Yang's death, Kalanj also noted PADS dogs had been brought to the detachment "often," to interact with Mounties and staff coping with the tragedy.
"Those dogs are awesome," Kalanj said.
The idea of bringing the dogs to Burnaby RCMP headquarters came from a former Mountie who works at PADS, according to PADS marketing and media coordinator Meredith Areskoug.
"She thought we needed to do something to help this grieving community," Areskoug told the NOW.
The donation from the committee Wednesday will help PADS continue its mission in Burnaby and elsewhere, Areskoug said.
The money donated to the non-profit in Yang's name was raised during a barbecue last summer, through sales of a "challenge coin" honouring Yang and with a donation from the Burnaby Firefighters Charitable Society.
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