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Family of Port Alberni child killed in 2018 asks for memorial park space

Port Alberni city council plans to find a space to honour Dontay-Patrick Lucas
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Patrick Lucas, Dontay’s father, stands at the microphone on Monday, Jan. 29, while other members of Dontay’s family sit in the audience for support. (SCREENSHOT)

Family members of the late Dontay Lucas want to make sure his legacy lives on in the Alberni Valley.

His family attended a committee of the whole meeting on Monday, Jan. 29 and asked Port Alberni city council to dedicate a space in the community to celebrate Dontay’s life.

Dontay-Patrick Lucas was just six years old in 2018 when he was found in medical distress at the home of his mother Rykel Charleson and his stepfather Mitchell Frank.

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