SPRUCE GROVE, Alberta, Sept. 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The harmless lives misplaced on account of impaired driving will probably be honoured this Saturday as their households and associates collect with MADD Canada and particular visitors for a ceremony of remembrance on the Alberta Memorial Monument for Victims of Impaired Driving.
The Alberta Memorial Monument offers victims’ households and associates a particular place to recollect and pay tribute to their family members. The putting granite construction, situated on the grounds of the Parkland RCMP Detachment in Spruce Grove, is etched with the names of 61 individuals who died on account of somebody’s option to drive after consuming alcohol or medicine, together with seven new names added this 12 months.
The Monument was first unveiled in 2021, and was made attainable by way of a partnership with the City of Spruce Grove and the Town of Stony Plain.
Media are invited to attend the ceremony of hope and remembrance:
| Date: | Saturday, September 17, 2022 | |
| Time: | 1 p.m. | |
| Location: | Parkland RCMP Headquarters, 91 Campsite Road, Spruce Grove, Alberta | |
| Guest Speakers: | Spruce Grove Mayor Jeff Acker | |
| Edmonton Police Service Deputy Chief Devin Laforce | ||
| Calgary Police Service Inspector Curtis Olson | ||
| MADD Canada Chief Executive Officer Steve Sullivan |
“At this beautiful site, we honour the memories of the innocent victims of impaired driving, and stand in support of their families and friends,” mentioned Gillian Phillips, MADD Canada Victim Services Manager for the Western Region. “We also stand here united in our dedication to stop impaired driving and the tragic, senseless deaths and injuries it causes.”
MADD Canada at the moment has provincial monuments to honour victims of impairment-related crashes in Alberta, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, Saskatchewan and Quebec, with plans underway to unveil an Ontario Monument in 2023.
