On December 6, Canadians mark the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women by honouring the 14 women engineering students who were brutally murdered in 1989 at Polytechnique Montréal.
We remember:
- Geneviève Bergeron
- Hélène Colgan
- Nathalie Croteau
- Barbara Daigneault
- Anne-Marie Edward
- Maud Haviernick
- Maryse Laganière
- Maryse Leclair
- Anne-Marie Lemay
- Sonia Pelletier
- Michèle Richard
- Annie St-Arneault
- Annie Turcotte
- Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz
The flags at all City of Ottawa sites are flying at half-mast until sunset today to commemorate the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.