A ceremony will be held on Monday to formally unveil a permanent marker in memory of those who lost their lives in what remains Canada's worst bus accident.
In May 1980, a tanker truck/bus collision claimed the lives of 22 people near Webb in 1980, with the majority of the fatalities Canadian Pacific Railway workers who were doing work on the main line.
A brass plaque and a permanent marker will be unveil from its location beside the TransCanada Highway on the 27th anniversary of the accident.
A series of speakers will make some brief remarks at the memorial site starting at 1 p.m. on Monday. The formal event will be followed by coffee and a social at the Webb Hall.
Accident memorial to be unveiled Monday
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Published on
May 24, 2007
- Published on July 9, 2009
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Staff ~ The Southwest Booster
A ceremony will be held on Monday to formally unveil a permanent marker in memory of those who lost their lives in what remains Canada's worst bus accident.
In May 1980, a tanker truck/bus collision claimed the lives of 22 people near Webb in 1980, with the majority of the fatalities Canadian Pacific Railway workers who were doing work on the main line.
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