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Historic Sites of Manitoba: Mothers Against Drunk Driving Monument (4477 Main Street, RM of West St. Paul)

Located in the Glen Eden Memorial Gardens in the Rural Municipality of West St. Paul, this Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) memorial commemorates victims of impaired crashes. The names engraved on the monument commemorate the innocent lives lost on Manitoba roads. It was unveiled on 28 August 2016 by MADD Canada CEO Andrew Murie before a group of government officials, law enforcement officers, MADD personnel, and family and friends of crash victims.

Mothers Against Drunk Driving Monument

Mothers Against Drunk Driving Monument (September 2016)
Source: Nathan Kramer

Mothers Against Drunk Driving Monument

Mothers Against Drunk Driving Monument (July 2019)
Source: George Penner

Site Location (lat/long): N50.00767, W97.04830
denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Glen Eden Memorial Gardens / Riverside Cemetery (4477 Main Street, RM of West St. Paul)

Sources:

“Monument to Manitoba’s drunk driving victims will be unveiled in August,” Winnipeg Free Press, 27 April 2016.

“Monument for victims of impaired driving unveiled Sunday,” CTV Winnipeg, 28 August 2016.

“MADD monument honours lives lost to impaired driving,” The Selkirk Journal / InterlakeToday, 31 August 2016.

We thank George Penner for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer.

Page revised: 23 May 2021

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