Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day took part in a ceremonial groundbreaking in Vancouver's Stanley Park Friday for a commemorative playground to honour the victims of the 1985 Air India bombings.
A total of 331 people died in the two Air India bombings in 1985 — 329 aboard Air India Flight 182 off the coast of Ireland, and two baggage handlers in Japan in a related bombing the same day.
The memorial involves the redevelopment of the old Ceperley playground in Stanley Park, including an area for reflection.
The federal government is paying the Vancouver Park Board $800,000 for the memorial, which will be completed by next summer.
11/08/06 CBC News, Canada
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Vancouver groundbreaking held for Air India memorial
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