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Vigil in Stratford to honour murdered and missing indigenous women

Communities across Canada, including Stratford, are coming together to honour the lives of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.

Sisters in Spirit Vigils are taking place Thursday with organizers saying they are powerful movements of social change and the number of those being held across Canada has grown from 11 in 2006 to 212 last year.

There will be events held in Market Square in Stratford Thursday including a vigil at 7 p.m.

Anne Carbert helped organize the events locally and says it’s important to take time to honour those that have been lost.

“Different communities get together to honour missing and murdered indigenous women and show some support for families who are mourning the loss of those women in their families and communities.”

Organizers say that gatherings and vigils are also held internationally.

Casey Kenny
Casey Kenny
A graduate of the Broadcast Journalism Program at Loyalist College, Casey has worked in newsrooms across the country for 20 years. Stops along his radio adventure include Ottawa, Calgary, Vancouver, North Bay, Stratford and now Kemptville. Casey is also a veteran play-by-play announcer and is the Voice of the Kemptville 73's Hockey Team. A proud uncle of eight nieces and nephews, Casey is happy to call Kemptville home now.

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