A Saint Johner living and working in Toronto had to put his family and friends at ease in the aftermath of the van attack knowing they were going to learn about it quickly.
Kyle Ferguson works for the Ontario Hockey League now but some may remember when he worked with Saint John Sea Dogs.
We asked him if he knows the area where the tragedy took place at Yonge and Finch in North York.
“I live 15 kilometres just south of that and my office is 20 kilometres east of that so I am very familiar with that area, I pass by it every day on the 401,” Ferguson says.
Calling it “the power of social media”, Ferguson marked himself safe on Facebook even though he doesn’t live or work near Yonge and Finch.
“At first you don’t think it’s important to you if you are not in that area to post that but I was getting some emails and texts from friends and family so you feel the importance to do it”.
Ferguson’s first thoughts were of his cousin who works very close to the area where the white van started hitting pedestrians. He was relieved to learn she was not hurt.