City to remember 14 lives lost during Polytechnique shooting on Dec. 6, 1989 

Ceremonies are taking place today to commemorate the 26th anniversary of the École Polytechnique massacre.

On Dec. 6, 1989, 14 women were killed at the Montreal engineering school by a gunman professing to hate feminists and the place women took in society. Another 14 people were injured before the gunman took his own life.

Two rallies are planned in Montreal to honour the memory of the 14 women killed.

The first rally will begin at 11:45 a.m. at Place-du-6-décembre, a memorial park close to Polytechnique.

A second gathering will take place at 5 p.m. at Montreal’s Mount Royal. Fourteen beams of light will be projected onto the night sky over the city, representing each of the victims.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to attend.

The Olympic Stadium is one of many monuments nationwide that will be illuminated in red to honour the victims.