The Weyburn Humane Society has named its cat room in memory of shooting victim Tanya Myers following a successful community fundraising initiative. In less than three months, organizers raised more than $34,000 for the rights to name the room — seeking to commemorate Myers’ love of cats. Myers was fatally shot on Sept. 12, 2025 when she and her friend, Andrea Morrice, were travelling on Highway 39 near Weyburn. The vehicle they were travelling in was struck by a bullet. People behind the fundraiser said Myers deserves to be remembered for who she was as a person and not how she passed away. “I was just driving by the terminals one day and tried to come up with an idea of how to make it about how she lived her life and not how she died,” said organizer Jamie Wawro. “I actually didn’t know her before that night. I was in the vehicle behind her and Andrea that night.” Since then, Wawro said she learned more about Myers from people in the community who helped contribute towards the initiative. Myers’ sister, Pam Horne, said her family is overwhelmed by the support. “I just want to say thank you to everybody, all of the businesses, Jamie, Andrea, for picking it up and running with it,” Horne said tearfully. “Liz and her girls for all the stuff that they did. The businesses, the community for all of the donations. “We’re just so thankful as a family that Tanya’s legacy, the way she lived, what she did ... she loved cats and all animals, but she had a special place in her heart for cats that that’s going to live on and she will be known for that.” Morrice, a long-time friend of Myers and the person who was driving the vehicle on the evening of her death, also expressed her appreciation for the fundraiser. “I think Tanya would really appreciate that we did this and that the community came together and made the cat room ... She basically lived for animals. I mean she liked people, but not as much as she liked animals,” Morrice said with a smile. “They were definitely her favourite, and they were drawn to her, animals, babies. She had a touch with everyone.” More details to come ….
