This weekend marks sad anniversary for Castlegar

CASTLEGAR (NEWS 1130) – It was a year ago eight people, including a Castlegar woman, were killed in an attack in London.

Chrissy Archibald, 30, was struck by a van while walking with her boyfriend along London Bridge on June 3, 2017. She died in his arms.

Castlegar Mayor Lawrence Chernoff says he talks to Archibald’s parents, Greg and Barb, on a regular basis, and says they will be quietly marking the anniversary.

“They are adjusting, but it’s the loss of a child, you know. It’s like Greg says – you need to move on – and that’s exactly what they are doing.”

He says the couple not only had to deal with the tragedy, but also with getting international attention.

“Because it came from around the world, not just from around the province and Castlegar. You absorb it but then you move on. They’re definitely doing that, but the memory never disappears.”

Chernoff points out Archibald’s legacy of working at a homeless shelter in Calgary lives on in Castlegar. Last summer a women’s centre was renamed Chrissy’s Place.

Her death triggered the #chrissysentme movement and spurred people to donate to charities.

“I think Chrissy is still in the community. It’s still front and centre for everybody. These things you don’t forget easily,” says Chernoff.

A moment of silence and a service will be held for the victims in London on Sunday.

The three men who drove the van over the bridge and into pedestrians also got out at a market and began stabbing shoppers. Forty-eight people were injured. The three men were then shot dead by police.

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