Members of the PEI Advisory Council on the Status of Women will host their annual Charlottetown Memorial Service to mark Canada’s National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. The Memorial Service will take place on Friday, December 5th at 12:00 to 1:00pm. The event is open to the public.
Candles will be lit in remembrance of the fourteen (14) women murdered in the Montreal Massacre of 1989 and each of the ten (10) Island women killed since that year by men who knew them. As well, the thousands of missing and murdered Indigenous women across Canada will be honoured through Mi’kmaw ceremony and prayer. Many of the candle-lighters will be family members and loved ones related to the PEI women who have been killed by gender-based violence.
December 6th marks 36 years since the Montreal Massacre at l’École Polytechnique. We mourn the women whose lives have been ended, and rage that thousands continue to be murdered in Canada and around the world each year. We remember and honour women’s lives, and insist on an end to gender-based violence.
We are grateful for the Confederation Centre’s continued sponsorship and welcome in their space. We are grateful to other sponsors who make this year’s Memorial Service possible: the Premier’s Action Committee on Family Violence Prevention and the City of Charlottetown.
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Charlottetown Memorial Service
~ In-Person
Candle Lighting for Victims of Violence
Friday, December 5, 2025
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Memorial Hall
Confederation Centre of the Arts (Venue Sponsor)
Charlottetown
Open to the public. All Welcome.
Guest speaker is Alyssa Coghlin, Therapist, PEI Rape & Sexual Assault Centre
Musical performance by Catherine MacLellan
Piano accompaniment during the service by Todd MacLean
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Summerside Memorial Service
~ In-Person
Candle Lighting for Victims of Violence
Friday, December 5, 2025
12:00 noon
Summerside Baptist Church
219 Church Street
Summerside, PE C1N 1K3
Guest Speaker Rev. Cory Somers
For more info contact: 902-439-7268, 902-436-9856, or [email protected]
December 5 Vigil – UPEI Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering
~ In-Person
December 6th is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, which marks the day in 1989 when 14 young women at Polytechnique Montréal, 12 of whom were engineering students, were murdered in a violent act of misogyny that shook our country.
Since December 6 falls on a weekend this year, the Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering will hold its vigil on Friday, December 5, 2025. The FSDE would love to have you join us to remember the victims and reaffirm our commitment to ending gender-based violence.
Event Details: Candlelight Vigil
Date: Friday, December 5, 2025
Time: 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Location: FSDE Building, Academic Staircase
A commemorative display will be set up near the entrance throughout the day for those who wish to write messages of reflection and hope. Light refreshments will be provided following the ceremony. The venue is wheelchair accessible. All are welcome. For more info: [email protected]
