A vigil is being held in Chatham later today to honour the victims of Sunday’s attack.
Sponsored by the Chatham-Kent Muslim Association, the socially-distanced event gets underway at 6:30 at the Tecumseh Park band shell.
“We stand in solidarity with the Muslim community,” said Mayor Darrin Canniff. “Hatred and violence have no place in our country. No one should be alienated and live in fear because of the colour of their skin, their manner of dress or their religion.”
The Chatham Ministerial Association has also lent its voice to the chorus of those condemning the attack.
“We stand in solidarity with all our brothers and sisters in the Muslim community, and pray for the day when hateful acts such as this will no longer happen,” the statement reads. “We pray for God’s comfort for the son in hospital, and for his extended family. May we, in turn, strive to rid our minds and country of all prejudice and bigotry which bring only sadness, suffering and pain into the world.”
