In honour of those who lost their lives in a plane crash in Iran that killed all 176 people on board, a candlelight memorial and vigil is taking place in North 麻豆传媒映画Tuesday evening.
The seventh-day vigil is occurring one week after the downing of Ukraine International Airlines flight 752 in Tehran, where 57 Canadians, including , lost their lives.
A poster for the event, which is being organized by North Shore Multicultural Society with support from the City of North Vancouver, invites people to: 鈥渃ome together as a community to remember those who have passed and support one another with empathy and compassion.鈥�
North 麻豆传媒映画residents Ayeshe Pourghaderi, Fatemeh Pasavand, Delaram Dadashnejad, Daniel Saket, Faye Kazerani, Naser Pourshabanoshibi and Firouzeh Madani were among those killed in the plane crash.
The vigil is set to take place on Tuesday, Jan. 14 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the city鈥檚 Civic Plaza, located by Lonsdale Avenue and 13th Street.
鈥淭his is when the whole community needs to come together to take care of those who are hurting and grieving and mourning,鈥� said Wendy McCulloch, executive director of North Shore Multicultural Society. 鈥淲e would love the whole community to come together for this.鈥�
North Shore Multicultural Society invites you to the Seventh Day Vigil, a Candlelight Memorial for loved ones lost in the recent plane crash. Tuesday January 14th, 6-8 pm Civic Plaza in the City of North Vancouver. Everyone Welcome!
鈥� Linda Buchanan (@LindaCBuchanan)
It won鈥檛 be the first vigil held on the North Shore so far. Last Wednesday evening, the day after the plane crash, a makeshift vigil was set up outside Amir Bakery in Central Lonsdale which included messages of condolence, bouquets of flowers and candles commemorating those who died.
Amir Pasavand, owner of the bakery, lost his wife Ayeshe Pourghaderi and daughter Fatemeh Pasavand in the plane crash.
As reported by the Canadian Press, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has acknowledged that it was an Iranian missile that took down Ukraine International Airlines flight 752.
that an investigation concluded 鈥渕issiles fired due to human error caused the horrific crash.鈥�
In a news conference in Ottawa, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed outrage at what he referred to as 鈥渁 tragedy that should not have happened.鈥�
鈥淪hooting down a civilian aircraft is horrific. Iran must take full responsibility,鈥� Trudeau said.
