MADD Canada Adds 22 New Names to Ontario Memorial Monument for Victims of Impaired Driving
September 11 2024 - 7:00AM
MADD Canada will hold a Candlelight Vigil Service and Memorial
Monument ceremony to honour Ontario victims of impaired driving
including the 22 new names added to the Monument this year. This
ceremony pays tribute to those who have tragically lost their lives
in alcohol, cannabis and/or other drug-related crashes and serves
as a reminder of the importance of sober driving.
The Monument is located at Chinguacousy Park in Brampton,
Ontario. Since its inauguration in 2023, it has been engraved with
the names of 158 innocent victims killed in alcohol, cannabis
and/or other drug-related crashes. Visually, the Ontario Memorial
Monument is an artistic representation of the guardrails on the
side of a road. It is a continuous rail held by wooden slabs,
upon which the names of Ontario victims are engraved. The guardrail
is a symbol of how we protect and cherish the memories of the
victims and support their families.
Media are invited to attend the ceremony. Interviews
with MADD Canada’s representatives will be available upon
request.
Date & Time: |
Saturday, September 14, 2024, at 11 a.m. |
Location: |
Chinguacousy Park, 225 Central
Park Dr., Brampton. The gathering will be in the Memorial Plaza/
Cenotaph area (near the Central Park Dr. and Queen St. E. corner of
the park). |
Speakers: |
MADD Canada National President
Tanya Hansen PrattCoast Tsimshian First Nations Elder Shannon
ThunderbirdBrampton Deputy Mayor Harkirat SinghAssociate Minister
of Women's Social and Economic Opportunity Charmaine Williams Peel
Regional Police Staff Superintendent Hubert Hiltz Acting Deputy
Fire Chief Nick RullerOPP Deputy Commissioner Rohan Thompson |
MADD Canada has other provincial Memorial Monuments in
Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Manitoba,
Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Quebec. We are working towards
establishing similar monuments in British Columbia and Prince
Edward Island.
To RSVP for the Ceremony, contact: Arielle
Nkongmeneck, MADD Canada Communications Manager, 1-800-665-6233
ext. 240 or 647-462-6233, or ankongmeneck@madd.ca.