December 3, 2024 – National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women on Dec 6

This Friday, December 6, 2024, will mark 35 years since 14 women at l’École Polytechnique de Montréal were killed in an act of gender-based violence. Most of these women were engineering students, pursuing dreams of creating a better future.

As December 6 approaches, we pause to remember their names, their aspirations, and their lives cut tragically short:

Geneviève Bergeron, civil engineering student
Hélène Colgan, mechanical engineering student
Nathalie Croteau, mechanical engineering student
Barbara Daigneault, mechanical engineering student
Anne-Marie Edward, chemical engineering student
Maud Haviernick, materials engineering student
Maryse Laganière, budget clerk in the École Polytechnique’s finance department
Maryse Leclair, materials engineering student
Anne-Marie Lemay, mechanical engineering student
Sonia Pelletier, mechanical engineering student
Michèle Richard, materials engineering student
Annie St-Arneault, mechanical engineering student
Annie Turcotte, materials engineering student
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz, nursing student  

 

Community Vigils

Yellowknife
Great Hall, NWT
Legislative Assembly 
6:00 p.m. 

This event will include guest speakers, a rose-laying ceremony, a classical music performance and a moment of silence. There will be light refreshments available. Learn more.