‘We still hurt’: Community marks grim anniversary in downtown Kelowna
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Tuesday, a crane at a Kelowna construction site blasted its horn as hundreds of people held a moment of silence to mark the fatal crane collapse that happened July 12, 2021.
At 10:55 Tuesday morning, a crane at a downtown Kelowna construction site blasted its horn as hundreds of people held a moment of silence.
The gesture marked the exact time a year earlier when a crane collapsed at the Brooklyn construction site on the corner of St. Paul Street and Bernard Avenue.
The crane was being dismantled when it came crashing down. The catastrophic incident on July 12, 2021 killed five people.
A large crowd gathered to pay tribute to the men killed at a memorial organized by the North Okanagan Labour Council on Tuesday.
“We are all still very much grieving,” said a very emotional Chris Vilness, who lost his son Cailen Vilness that day.
Brothers Eric and Patrick Stemmer, Jared Zook and Brad Zawislack also died. Zawislack was working in an adjacent office building at the time.
“It’s horrible. It’s like a nightmare,” said Danielle Pritchett, Cailen’s mom. “It’s a beautiful thing that the community has come out and you know the North Okanagan Labour Council has taken the initiative to do this for us and we appreciate that, but it’s a horrifying day for our family. It’s a very difficult day.”
Those attending the one-year memorial were encouraged to sign a book of condolences.
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