Our next character that resides in Brentwood.
Meet Erika Laffayette, a.k.a. Fransaskois.
Erika is a 26 year old woman who was born and raised in Brentwood. A rough and tumble woman, she became interested in boxing when she was in junior high school, and as she entered high school, she began training.
She became very good, with an ability to identify what her opponent's moves would be. She eventually entered competitions, winning a few provincial titles by the age of 19. When she turned 20, she joined Team Canada and went to the Olympics.
Sadly, while Erika's run was incredible, she only managed silver eventually losing to Ireland's Molly Flaherty. When she returned to Canada, Brentwood still considered her a hero, having gone so far on the world stage.
Erika eventually turned her attention to another passion of hers; nature photography.
Wanting to focus on the natural beauty of Saskatchewan and especially the north, Erika published several coffee table books. She also began freelancing for the newspaper the Brentwood Courier-News.
While Erika had success professionally, it was her mother who suggested that she take up the legacy that her mother started. That was the moniker of Fransaskois, a name Erika's mother took up when she was a member of the Brentwood Search and Rescue Team, along with Audrey Chen.
While Fransaskois was the name Monika, Erika's mother, took up, it is also a language dialect. One that Monka and Erika both share. Fransaskois is a dialect of French (in particular Quebecois) that is natively spoken in Saskatchewan.
It took a little convincing, even from her best friend Sloan (who was already Canadian Spirit at this time) but eventually she agreed. And thus, the second member of the 21st Century chapter of the Brentwood SAR began her training through St. Johns Ambulance Canada and at RCMP Depot.
She became recognized not only as an Olympic champion but also as an integral member of the Brentwood Search and Rescue Team. Like Sloan, she also agreed to help with fundraising efforts for the team as well as organizations like STARS Air Ambulance. Thus, a toy sold through Tim Hortons of Erika in her uniform became available.