08/28/2026
There really are no words.
💜 Thank You for Standing With Us 💜
To everyone who came out to our Drug Poisoning Awareness Day event in Guelph yesterday— thank you. Your presence, your stories, your support, and your willingness to stand together meant more than words can say.
A special thank you to everyone who helped make this day possible — the volunteers, organizing committee, community partners, supporters, families, friends, and every person and organization who gave their time, energy, resources, and heart to help us get to the finish line and bring this memorial to life. Huge thank you to the City of Guelph for their support and care.
We created more than a memorial. We created a space to remember, to reflect, to grieve, to come together, and to honour the lives that should still be with us. Every name represents a person who was loved, who mattered, and whose life left an impact.
We know that remembrance is only one part of the work. We must also turn our grief into action. We must keep speaking up, keep raising awareness, keep supporting one another, and keep advocating for a contimuum of supports, so that we don't lose any more lives to drug poisoning.
Let yesterday and this memorial remind us not only of who we've lost, but of why we keep going.
For those we remember.
For those still here.
For those still fighting.
We will keep showing up. We will keep doing the work. And we will keep working toward a future where no family has to experience this loss.
Thank you for standing with us. 💜
We remember. We support. We take action.
