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PAUL, Manitoba, Aug.  15, 2024  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Families and friends of individuals who were killed and those who suffered serious injuries as a result of\u00a0crashes involving alcohol and\/or drugs will come together on Saturday for a special ceremony of Hope and Remembrance at MADD Canada\u2019s Manitoba Memorial Monument.<\/p>\n<p>The ceremony will take place at the beautiful granite Monument in the Glen Eden Memorial Gardens, located in the Rural Municipality of West St. Paul. The Monument is etched with the names of 86 people, including two new names added this year, Martin Paul Robak and Jeanne Balcaen (Lavack), who lost their lives due to someone\u2019s choice to drive\u00a0after consuming\u00a0alcohol and\/or drugs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Media are invited to attend the Manitoba Memorial Monument Ceremony:<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width:100%; border-collapse:collapse ;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width:25%; width:25%; min-width:25%;;vertical-align: top ; \">Date &amp; Time:<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:75%; width:75%; min-width:75%;;vertical-align: top ; \">Saturday, August 17, 2024, at 11 AM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top ; \">Location:<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top ; \">Glen Eden Funeral Home and Cemetery \u2013 4477 Main Street, West St. Paul, MB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top ; \">Guest Speakers:<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top ; \">MLA for McPhillips\u00a0\u2013 JD Devgan<br \/>MADD Winnipeg Chapter President \u2013 Trevor Ens<br \/>MADD Canada National President \u2013 Tanya Hansen Pratt<br \/>Mayor of West St. Paul &#8211; Peter Truijen<br \/>RCMP Officer in Charge of Traffic Services &#8211; Inspector Michael Gagliardi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top ; \">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top ; \">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p align=\"left\">\u201cThis ceremony is a time for us to remember and honour those whose lives, filled with promise and potential, were cut short by someone who got behind the wheel\u00a0after consuming alcohol, cannabis, and\/or other drugs,\u201d said Gillian Phillips, MADD Canada Victim Services Manager for the Western Region. Our efforts to raise public awareness and stop this preventable crime continue in memory of these victims.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>MADD Canada has other provincial Memorial Monuments in Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Ontario and Quebec. We are working towards establishing similar monuments in British Columbia and Prince Edward Island. <\/p>\n<p><strong>To RSVP for the Ceremony, contact: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gillian Phillips<\/strong>, MADD Canada Victim Services Manager \u2013 Western Region, 1-800-665-6233 ext. 235, or <a href=\"mailto:gphillips@madd.ca\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"gphillips@madd.ca\">gphillips@madd.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Arielle Nkongmeneck<\/strong>, MADD Canada Communications Manager, 1-800-665-6233 ext. 240, or <a href=\"mailto:ankongmeneck@madd.ca\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"ankongmeneck@madd.ca\">ankongmeneck@madd.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ml.globenewswire.com\/media\/NzU3Y2JlZDEtYTljNC00MjBjLTg3ODgtODZjNTZkYzJmOWM0LTExMDQ5MjE=\/tiny\/MADD-Canada.png\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WEST ST. 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