Media Advisory: Memorial Ceremony Held for Manitoba Victims of Impaired Driving
August 15 2024 - 7:00AM
Families and friends of individuals who were killed and those who
suffered serious injuries as a result of crashes involving
alcohol and/or drugs will come together on Saturday for a special
ceremony of Hope and Remembrance at MADD Canada’s Manitoba Memorial
Monument.
The ceremony will take place at the beautiful granite Monument
in the Glen Eden Memorial Gardens, located in the Rural
Municipality of West St. Paul. The Monument is etched with the
names of 86 people, including two new names added this year, Martin
Paul Robak and Jeanne Balcaen (Lavack), who lost their lives due to
someone’s choice to drive after consuming alcohol and/or
drugs.
Media are invited to attend the Manitoba Memorial
Monument Ceremony:
Date & Time: |
Saturday, August 17, 2024, at 11 AM |
Location: |
Glen Eden Funeral Home and
Cemetery – 4477 Main Street, West St. Paul, MB |
Guest Speakers: |
MLA for McPhillips – JD
DevganMADD Winnipeg Chapter President – Trevor EnsMADD Canada
National President – Tanya Hansen PrattMayor of West St. Paul -
Peter TruijenRCMP Officer in Charge of Traffic Services - Inspector
Michael Gagliardi |
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“This ceremony is a time for us to remember and
honour those whose lives, filled with promise and potential, were
cut short by someone who got behind the wheel after consuming
alcohol, cannabis, and/or other drugs,” said Gillian Phillips, MADD
Canada Victim Services Manager for the Western Region. Our efforts
to raise public awareness and stop this preventable crime continue
in memory of these victims.”
MADD Canada has other provincial Memorial Monuments in
Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia,
Saskatchewan, Alberta, Ontario and Quebec. We are working towards
establishing similar monuments in British Columbia and Prince
Edward Island. To RSVP for the Ceremony,
contact:
Gillian Phillips, MADD Canada Victim Services
Manager – Western Region, 1-800-665-6233 ext. 235, or
gphillips@madd.caArielle Nkongmeneck, MADD Canada
Communications Manager, 1-800-665-6233 ext. 240, or
ankongmeneck@madd.ca.