Names of Four Nova Scotia Victims of Impaired Driving will be Added to the Provincial Monument
September 11 2024 - 7:00AM
MADD Canada will hold its annual Memorial Ceremony to pay tribute
to those who lost their lives or suffered injuries in crashes
involving alcohol and/or drugs. Families and Friends of victims
will attend the Ceremony which will be held on Saturday, at the
Nova Scotia Memorial Monument for Victims of Impaired Driving in
Dartmouth.
This year, four new names will be added to the
Monument, bringing the total number of victims of impaired driving
to 131.
Media are invited to attend the Nova Scotia Memorial
Monument Ceremony:
Date &
Time: |
Saturday,
September 14, 2024, at 1 p.m. |
Location: |
Dartmouth Memorial Gardens, 767 Main St., Dartmouth, Nova
Scotia |
Guest Speakers: |
Chief Don Maclean, Halifax Regional Police |
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Chief Superintendent Jeff Christie, Halifax Regional
District RCMP |
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“The absence of a loved one due to impaired
driving leaves a void that words cannot fill,” said Meghann
Wetmore, MADD Canada Victim Services Manager for the Atlantic
Region. “With the annual Memorial Monument Ceremony, we honour the
victims’ memory and renew our commitment to preventing such
tragedies from happening.”
The Memorial Monument has been made possible
through the generous support of Dartmouth Memorial Gardens and
Atlantic Funeral Home.
MADD Canada has provincial Memorial Monuments in
Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Manitoba, Saskatchewan,
Alberta, Quebec, and Ontario. We are working towards establishing
similar monuments in British Columbia and Prince Edward Island.
For more information, contact:
Meghann Wetmore, MADD Canada Victim Services
Manager – Atlantic Region, 506-262-8933, or mwetmore@madd.ca. (on
site)
Arielle Nkongmeneck, MADD Canada
Communications Manager, 1-800-665-6233 ext. 240, or
ankongmeneck@madd.ca.
About MADD CanadaMADD Canada
(Mothers Against Drunk Driving) is a national, charitable
organization that is committed to stopping impaired driving and
supporting the victims of this violent crime. With volunteer-driven
groups in close to 100 communities across Canada, MADD Canada aims
to offer support services to victims, heighten awareness of the
dangers of impaired driving and save lives and prevent injuries on
our roads. To learn more, visit www.madd.ca.