Toby and Bernadine Boulet will receive honorary degrees from the University of Lethbridge. (Photo: U of L)

By David Opinko

Bernadine and Toby Boulet to receive honorary degrees from U of L

Oct 1, 2025 | 1:23 PM

The University of Lethbridge (U of L) is honouring two locals for turning a tragedy into a national movement.

Bernadine and Toby Boulet are set to receive honorary degrees from the university, “For their selfless commitment to motivating Canadians to participate in organ donations and saving countless lives.”

Their son, Logan, was among the 16 people who died in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash on April 6, 2018.

Logan had signed up just a few months prior to be an organ donor, and his organs ended up saving six lives.

This spurred the “Logan Boulet Effect,” where nearly 150,000 Canadians were inspired to register as donors themselves.

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His parents created Green Shirt Day, a national movement to encourage conversations and organ donor registrations.

They formed partnerships with the Canadian Transplant Association, Kidney Foundation and Canadian Blood Services, and successfully lobbied legislators to create Give Life Alberta.

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The university says the Boulets have been “relentless advocates for their values and causes that matter most to them.”

“Their philanthropic efforts endowed the Ric Suggitt Women’s Rugby Memorial Award at ULethbridge. Likewise, their fundraising efforts have exceeded $750,000, benefitting groups such as KidSport, Special Olympics and youth fine arts, while simultaneously establishing the Logan Boulet Endowment,” reads a news release from the U of L.

They were also awarded the national Schilly Award for helping to create the Lethbridge Plasma Centre at Canadian Blood Services.

Bernadine and Toby Boulet will receive their honorary degrees at the U of L’s Fall Convocation on Saturday, Oct. 18.