Today is the Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.

A vigil will be held by the YWCA Thompson in their dining area from 2 to 3 pm.

This vigil is to honor the 14 lives taken on this date in 1989 at the Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal.

Known as the Montreal massacre, this event sparked a national discussion about violence against women and drove major public policy changes, especially around gun control.

Thirty-five years ago, for nearly 20 minutes, 25-year-old Marc Lépine stalked the hallways and classrooms of the school, armed with a semi-automatic rifle and a hunting knife. He murdered 14 women and injured another 13 people before killing himself.

He claimed to be fighting feminism.

Across Canada and globally women and gender-diverse people still face discrimination and violence and the Day of Remembrance is to bring awareness to this fact.