Commemorations in Amqui: one year after truck attack
Posted March 13, 2024 9:42 am.
Last Updated March 13, 2024 2:05 pm.
Commemorations will take place Wednesday in Amqui to mark the first anniversary of the truck attack which claimed the lives of three people and injured eight.
The driver, 39-year-old Steeve Gagnon, turned himself in shortly after the incident.
He is currently detained and has been ordered to stand trial, with a court date set for June 3.
The mayor of Amqui, Sylvie Blanchette, asked citizens to respect a minute of silence at 3:05 p.m. on Wednesday – the time when the attack took place in 2023.
The population is also invited to Parc Pierre-et-Maurice-Gagné at 6 p.m., along the Matapédia River, for a commemoration.
There will be speeches by Parti Québécois MNA Pascal Bérubé, Bloc Québécois MP Kristina Michaud, and Mayor Blanchette among others.
Around 6:30 p.m., a citizens’ march will take place on the Saint-Benoît Blvd. West sidewalk, which is where the victims were struck.
An hour later, at 7:30 p.m., a mass will be celebrated at the Amqui church.
Gérald Charest, Jean Lafrenière and Simon-Guillaume Bourget all lost their lives in the attack on March 13, 2023.
—This report by La Presse Canadienne was translated by CityNews.
