GRAND FALLS WINDSOR, Newfoundland and Labrador, Oct. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MADD Canada will honor victims and survivors of alcohol, cannabis and/or other drug-related crashes at its annual Memorial Ceremony in Grand Falls-Windsor this Saturday. The ceremony brings families and community members together, offering a time to reflect, remember and renew our commitment to sober driving.
The monument, located at Central Funeral Home in Grand Falls-Windsor, is engraved with the names of 78 victims who were killed or injured in alcohol- or drug-related accidents. Although no new names were added this year, the Monument remains a constant reminder of the lives forever changed by someone's decision to drive after consuming alcohol, cannabis and/or other drugs.
Media representatives are invited to the ceremony. Interviews with special guests will be available upon request.
| Date and time: | Saturday, October 18, 2025, 2:00 p.m. |
| Location: | The Salvation Army Grand Falls Citadel, 33 Circular Rd., Grand Falls-Windsor |
| Guests: | Elder Bob Young of Qalipu First Nation Mike Brown, Mayor of Grand Falls-Windsor Clifford Small, Member of Parliament for Central Newfoundland |
MADD Canada has other provincial memorial sites in Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and Quebec. The monument on Prince Edward Island will open next year, and we are working on creating a similar monument in British Columbia.
To RSVP to the ceremony, please contact:
Megan Wetmore, Victim Services Manager, MADD Canada – Atlantic Region, 506-262-8933, or [email protected]
Arielle Nkongmenek, Communications Manager, MADD Canada, 1-800-665-6233 ext. 240 or [email protected]
