Alkali Lake holds candlelight vigil for missing women Thursday, Oct. 4

The Alkali Lake community is hosting a candlelight vigil for Murdered and Missing Women Day today, Thursday, Oct. 4.

Oct. 3, 2012 2:00 p.m.
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The Alkali Lake community is hosting a candlelight vigil for Murdered and Missing Women Day today, Thursday, Oct. 4.

The event takes place between 7 and 8 p.m. and will honour all missing and murdered women in B.C., including Jackie Bob, who went missing a few years ago, and Rosemarie Roper, who was murdered in 1967, says event organizer Irene Johnson.

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