It was on this date in 1989 where a killer took the lives of 14 women at Ecole Polytechnique – just because they were women.
The YWCA of Regina is marking this year’s Red Rose Day, also known as the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, by remembering the women killed, and handing out red roses in downtown Regina.
The roses will be handed out between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. in front of the Fat Badger pub and at the Cornwall Centre.
YWCA Regina works with survivors of gender-based violence daily, as nearly 80 per cent of the women who access their services are doing so because they are fleeing violence.