Today at 5:10 p.m., the moment when, 34 years ago, the first shots were fired at École Polytechnique, 14 beams illuminated the Montreal sky.
The beams, representing the 14 women killed at the Montreal engineering school, shine atop Mount Royal at the Belvedere Kondiaronk. A ceremony was held inside the Mount Royal chalet.
A person takes a photo of 14 beams of light to commemorate the victims on the 33rd anniversary of the Polytechnique mass shooting in Montreal, on Dec. 6, 2022. (Peter McCabe / The Canadian Press)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Premier François Legault and other dignitaries were in attendance.
The event,
