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In a solemn ceremony on Thursday, the Queen 91ÖÆƬ³§ ’s community remembered the 14 women killed at Montreal 91ÖÆƬ³§ ’s l’École Polytechnique on Dec. 6 1989.

During the annual event, organized and hosted by the Engineering Society of 91ÖÆƬ³§, 13 female engineering students and one staff member held red roses, lit white candles, and read a brief outline of each of the victims.

A new addition to the ceremony was the EngChoir 91ÖÆƬ³§ ’s debut performance of the choral piece Chrysalides, co-written by fourth-year engineering student and EngChoir Director Monet Slinowsky. Read this Gazette article for more about the creation of the piece.

The event was attended by dozens of Queen 91ÖÆƬ³§ ’s community members, including students, faculty, staff, and administration members.

Twelve female engineering students, a nurse, and a faculty member were killed in the 1989 massacre. Three years after the attack, Dec. 6 was declared the .