Luminary to be Lit in Honour of Shaw Ostapchuk

Les Keisman is a 20 year old who hails from Gimli. He is on the “Cooking Up a Cure” team because his best friend, Shaw Ostapchuk recently died from Lung Cancer at the age of 21. He was an amazing drummer and artist and is greatly loved and missed by anyone who had the blessing of knowing.



Les feels this is a beautiful ceremony in which to commemorate Shawn’s courage and strength, and to perhaps inspire others who are going through similar situations. He has been asked to light one of the first luminaries in honour of Shaw during the ceremony this Friday.


When the group from Olive Garden was assembling their team, it was with the intention that Shawn would be able to join them – With his passing, they are now walking in his memory.