Memorial commemorates boy who drowned over 50 years ago in Montreal’s West Island

Memorial commemorates boy who drowned over 50 years ago in Montreal’s West Island

Six-year-old Alain Nadeau was playing with some friends near a creek in Terra-Cotta Natural Park in Pointe-Claire, Que., when he slipped and fell down an embankment into deep water in 1974. The municipality unveiled a monument in his memory.

Memorial placed for boy who drowned

CTV has a story about a permanent memorial placed in a Pointe‑Claire park for a six‑year‑old boy who drowned there, 52 years ago. His mother is quoted saying there’s finally something to mark the spot where her son died. This strikes me as odd. Most people who perish in accidents don’t have permanent markers showing where they died, so how can it be an expectation? Sometimes when there’s a disaster there will be a memorial to the incident, but e…