Candlelight Vigil to Honour the Victims of the Montreal Massacre:
Club members and members of the public are invited to a Candlelight Vigil to honour those who lost their lives or were injured in an act of violent misogyny on December 6, 1989 at l’École Polytechnique de Montréal. The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women commemorates the 14 women who were killed that day, because they were women, and the lives of all of those who have died as a result of gender-based violence.
Date: Saturday, December 6, 2025
Time: 7 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Location: The ceremony will take place on the banks of the Welland Canal between Linwell and Scott Streets on the Welland Canal Trail on December 6th from 7-9 pm. See the map below.
Details:
- Large photos of the victims will be hung on the backs of seven park benches and illuminated by bright LED lights so they can be viewed while walking on the Trail.
- The names and a brief bio of each young woman will be read by attendees between 7:30 and 8:15.
- Please bring a flashlight or battery-operated candle.
- Limited parking spaces are available at various locations along the Welland Canal Parkway. See the map below. Consider carpooling.
- We’re grateful to the Brock Sexual Violence Prevention Committee which is supplying photos of the women who will be honoured.
They are acknowledged by name here:
- Geneviève Bergeron (born 1968) (aged 21), civil engineering student
- Hélène Colgan (born 1966) (aged 23), mechanical engineering student
- Nathalie Croteau (born 1966) (aged 23), mechanical engineering student
- Barbara Daigneault (born 1967) (aged 22), mechanical engineering student
- Anne-Marie Edward (born 1968) (aged 21), chemical engineering student
- Maud Haviernick (born 1960) (aged 29), materials engineering student
- Maryse Laganière (born 1964) (aged 25), budget clerk in the École Polytechnique’s finance department
- Maryse Leclair (born 1966) (aged 23), materials engineering student
- Anne-Marie Lemay (born 1967) (aged 22), mechanical engineering student
- Sonia Pelletier (born 1961) (aged 28), mechanical engineering student
- Michèle Richard (born 1968) (aged 21), materials engineering student
- Annie St-Arneault (born 1966) (aged 23), mechanical engineering student
- Annie Turcotte (born 1969) (aged 20), materials engineering student
- Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz (born 1958) (aged 31), nursing student
MAP:
The round spot is where parking is available. X marks where the vigil will be.
