Powell River RCMP and qathet SAFE invite the public to annual shoe memorial

Powell River

2023-12-05 11:51 PST

Powell River RCMP Victim Services and qathet Safety and Advocacy for Everyone (SAFE) will be holding the 12th annual shoe memorial in the Town Centre Mall on December 6, 2023 from 10am – 5pm.

The memorial takes place on the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, and is held to commemorate the 14 women who were murdered at Montreal’s Ecole Polytechnique in 1989.

The shoe memorial will be set up in the interior hallway of the Town Centre Mall, outside of Save on Foods. Attached to each pair of shoes is a short biography of a woman or child who died due to violence or is missing due to suspicious circumstances.

Pair of women’s shoes placed on purple cloth with a biography placard that says, </q>Helene Colgan. Died: December 6, 1989. Helene (23) was in her final year of the mechanical engineering program and planned on getting her master’s degree. She had three job offers waiting. Helene was one of 14 women killed at Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal.</q>

View larger image : women's shoes with memorial card

Police victim services Christine Schreiber will be there with PADS Justice facility dog Serrano and members of qathet SAFE.

Christine explains that the shoe memorial is an emotionally powerful display and emphasizes that, It is an important opportunity to increase awareness about gender based violence and to highlight the support services that are available in Powell River.

Victim services and qathet SAFE invite all community members to come by and take a moment to visit and to honour the memorial display.

Released by

Cst. Paula Perry

Media Relations Officer
Powell River RCMP
7070 Barnet Street, Powell River, BC V8A 2A1
Office: 604-485-6255

Email: paula.perry@rcmp-grc.gc.ca

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