This weekend will mark six years since the worst mass shooting in Canadian history happened in Nova Scotia.
The tragedy began in the small seaside community of Portapique, which sits on the Bay of Fundy, on the night of April 18, 2020. Over the course of 13 hours, 22 people were murdered, before the gunman was shot and killed by police the following day at a gas station in Enfield, just north of Halifax.
Here are the names of those who are being rememeber:
- Tom Bagley
- Kristen Beaton and her unborn child
- Greg and Jamie Blair
- Joy Bond and Peter Bond
- Lillian Campbell
- Corrie Ellison
- Gina Goulet
- Dawn and Frank Gulenchyn
- Alanna Jenkins and Sean McLeod
- Lisa McCully
- Heather O’Brien
- Jolene Oliver, Aaron Tuck and Emily Tuck
- Const. Heidi Stevenson
- E. Joanne Thomas and John Zahl
- Joey Webber
In a statement, Premier Tim Houston said the events of that weekend changed the province forever.
“We continue to remember and honour the victims and survivors,” Houston wrote. “May they feel the love and support of all Nova Scotians, today and every day.”
Flags at provincial government buildings were to be lowered on the weekend in recognition of the tragedy.
