Tag: roses
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Remembrance Through Roses
STORY BY MARK ELGIE THINGLINK BY MICHAEL MELRO Sunday, Dec. 6 marked the anniversary of the Ecole Polytechnique Massacre. It was 26 years ago that Marc Lepine entered the institution armed with a rifle and a hunting knife, and killed 14 women. “I think for a lot of students who come to Sheridan today, they…
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Peace garden memorial to Montreal massacre victims
STORY BY DEVON GENERAL PHOTOS BY TAYLOR SHAPPERT On Dec. 6, 1989 a gunman stormed Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal shortly after 5 p.m. During his shooting spree he killed 14 women before turning the rifle on himself. Since then, Dec. 6 has become known as the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against…