Photo Submitted by Nova Scotia Remembers Legacy Group.
A commemorative walk for the 23 victims (including Baby Beaton) of Nova Scotia’s mass shooting last April has drawn an overwhelming response this week.
Denise Burgess, a member of the Nova Scotia Legacy Society’s anniversary committee, which was in charge of planning the event said the walk has drawn interest locally and nationally. The walk follows a path through Victoria Park in Truro, with 15 memorial sites honouring the victims.
“All we could do last year was sit in our homes on lockdown and light candles and put them on our doorstep and feel helpless,” she said in an interview.
The walk opened Sunday April, 11, and will remain open until Sunday April 18, with quiet time reserved for the victims’ families from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday. The trail is currently open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.
Burgess shared a video of the walk, taken with her iPhone, on the Nova Scotia Legacy Group’s Facebook page.
She hopes by sharing the video online, people who may not be able to travel home to Nova Scotia because of the pandemic will have a chance to be a part of the event.
“I think that people need this opportunity to heal,” she said.
Burgess also said they’ve received requests to keep the walk open longer than initially planned, and while nothing is certain yet, it is being discussed.
