December 6 is National Day for Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

December 6 is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. Flags have been lowered at all municipal facilities.

Honour the victims of the Polytechnique Montréal tragedy by wearing a white ribbon.

We remember:

Geneviève Bergeron

Hélène Colgan

Nathalie Croteau

Barbara Daigneault

Anne-Marie Edward

Maud Haviernick

Maryse Laganière

Maryse Leclair

Anne-Marie Lemay

Sonia Pelletier

Michèle Richard

Annie St-Arneault

Annie Turcotte

Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz

On December 6, Lanark County Interval House and Community Support will hold their annual Candlelight Vigil at 6 p.m. in the park outside the Crystal Palace in Perth.

Today and throughout the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence (from November 25 to December 10), add your voice to the conversation and share the ways you are being part of the solution to end gender-based violence: https://women-gender-equality.canada.ca/en/commemorations-celebrations/16-days.html