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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 2009-12-02, Page 5Page 4 - Goderich Signal -Star, Wednesday, December 2, 2009 Photos by Dave Sykes Big boat Two fishermen watch off the southp ier as the Quebecois out of Toronto slowly made its way into the channel and Goderich Harbour early Sunday afternoon. Built in 1963 in Montreal, the Quebecois can carry 25,600 tons at maximum Seaway draft of 26 feet and can carry up to 27,800 tons. The ship, which made its way to Goderich from Thunder Bay, will Toad with soybeans and head out the St. Lawrence River to a Quebec port later this week. The Quebecois is owned by Upper Lakes Shipping, Toronto and boasts a length of 730 feet and a beam of 75 -feet. v f%,i' r /!! r y ryiq"i hi /.. 9,� G.✓/ri $Hr r %/ .;:r3' 4rryi, ;4';'" Goderich to observe 20th anniversary of Montreal Massacre Dominique Milburn signal -star staff When Marc Lepine entered &Ole Poly - technique in Montreal and killed 14 women in 1989, he claimed he was fighting femi- nism. Lepine wrote in his suicide letter he was angry at the women, mostly engineering students, for leaving their traditional gen- der roles. He accused them of seeking social chang- es that took away from the rights of men. In becoming engineers, they were overstep- ping their bounds. So they were killed. December 6 will mark the 20th anniver- sary of this incident. Now acknowledged each year as the Na- tional Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, memorial vigils are being held across the country, including here in Goderich. They exist to remind us all of the social issues at hand, violence against women and a fear of feminism. Photo by Gerard Creces More than 50 people attended the service to honour the 14 women killed during 1989s Montreal Massacre and all those who have experi- enced violence against women. "This event must never be forgotten," said Women's Shelter Exectutive Director. Michele Hansen. "It represents an awaken- ing in Canada about misogyny in our coun- try, a sort -of underground issue." "For the first time, people realized there existed a genu- ine hatred toward women by virtue of only being women." The Goderich service will Don't miss C,oderich's Montreal Massacre Service. It takes place Sunda Dec. 6, begins ng at 4:30 p.m, at the south side of Courthouse Park take place this Sunday, Dec. 6 at 4:30 p.m. at the south steps of the Huron County Courthouse. The Glee's, a women's choral group from Bayfield will set the tone during the event while a solemn procession leads the service to a Pine tree at the north end of Courthouse Park. There, representa- tives from the Maple Leaf Chapter of the IODE will lay 15 memorial roses - 14 in honour of the 14 women who lost their lived at 1 cote Polytechnique, and one more to acknowledge all women who experience abuse. "I'm sad to say these issues against women have not gone away," Hansen added. "It's a reminder that we need to be ever vigilant." The Goderich Mon- treal Massacre service has been observed for 19 years. It was primarily organized by the Huron County Domestic Assault Review Team.