Guelph-Wellington Women in Crisis to remember Polytechnique massacre with vigil
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Guelph-Wellington Women in Crisis will host a vigil on Friday to remember the Polytechnique Massacre, along with the lives lost to domestic violence. It starts at 12:00 pm.
Guelph-Wellington Women in Crisis is remembering the 35th anniversary of the École Polytechnique massacre and the lives lost to femicide.
The massacre happened on Dec. 6, 1989, when 14 women were killed by 25-year-old Marc Lepine at Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal.
The local women’s group is hosting an in-person vigil at 12 p.m. on Friday.
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